| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection; to as bethink oneself for a moment; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought. 2. (v. i.) To think; to recollect; to consider. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BETHINK be-think' (heshibh 'el lebh, "to lay to heart," hence, "recall to mind"): Anglo-Saxon word used only in seventh petition of Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the Temple. If the people, carried into captivity, because of sin, should "take it to heart," then God (he prayed) would hear and forgive (1 Kings 8:47 2 Chronicles 6:37). A choice illustration of the mental and heart process in reflection, repentance and conversion. |  | Multi-Version Concordance Bethink (4 Occurrences) Deuteronomy 30:1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither Jehovah thy God hath driven thee, (See JPS) 1 Kings 8:47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; (KJV JPS ASV WBS) 2 Chronicles 6:37 Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; (KJV JPS ASV WBS) Jonah 1:6 And the chief of the company draweth near to him, and saith to him, 'What -- to thee, O sleeper? rise, call unto thy God, it may be God doth bethink himself of us, and we do not perish.' (YLT) |