Meaning of Numbers: The Number 113
The English phrase "hundred and thirteen," used for the number 113, is not recorded in the King James Bible.
The possible meaning of the number 113 is derived from the occurrence of certain words and from the Psalms.
The Hebrew word sheqer, Strong's #H8267, occurs 113 times in the original language of the Old Testament. It is written the most in the book of Jeremiah (37 times) then the Psalms (22) followed by Proverbs (20).
Sheqer is used to convey that an act or fact is not true and that the person or spirit promoting such is false, wrong, a fraud, deceitful, a sham or a lie.
(Speaking to Kings Ahab and Jehoshaphat) Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying (sheqer) spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets (the false prophets of King Ahab), and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee (1Kings 22:23, KJV).
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false (sheqer) swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts (Malachi 3:5, KJV).
Appearances of Number One Hundred Thirteen
The Greek word kurios, Strong's #G2962, refers to someone supreme in authority or to someone who owns a person or thing. Commonly translated as "Lord" or "lord" in the King James, the word often refers to Christ. It is recorded 113 times in the book of Acts, the most of any New Testament writing.
The first use of kurios is in Acts is on May 18 in 30 A.D. when Jesus met for the last time with his disciples before his ascension.
So then, when they (the apostles) were assembled together, they asked Him (Jesus), saying, "Lord (kurios), will You restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?" (Acts 1:6, HBFV).
Some of those who returned to Judah and Jerusalem after Babylonian captivity confessed that they had sinned by marrying foreign wives (Ezra 10:1 - 4). God had commanded his people not to marry foreign women so that they would not be led astray to worship other gods and sin against him (Exodus 34:15 - 16).
Ezra the priest, after the people confessed their sin, called upon those who married foreign women to divorce them and send them and their children away (Ezra 10:3, 10 - 11). He then called upon the heads of certain households to help him determine which of the marriages should be recommended for dissolution via divorce (see Deuteronomy 24:1 - 2).
113 men composed of priests, Levites and other Israelites were found to have illegally married (Ezra 10:18 - 43).
And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful, and have married strange women to increase the guilt of Israel. Now confess to the Lord God of your fathers, and do His pleasure. And separate yourselves from the people of the land and from the foreign women." (Ezra 10:10 - 11).
Number 113 and the Psalms
Psalms 113 to 118, collectively known as the Hallel (Praise God) Psalms, were some of the special songs sung during the Feast of Tabernacles observance.
The only Biblical chapter containing 113 (or more) verses in Psalm 119. The one hundred thirteenth verse begins a section labeled with the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew Samech (Samekh). The verse states the following.
I hate those who are double-minded, but Your law do I love (verse 113 of Psalm 119, HBFV).
Psalm 113, written by King David from 1010 to 970 B.C., rejoices in God's majesty and glory. It also praises his mercy for lifting up the poor, lowly or needy.
Who is like the Lord our God, Who dwells on high . . . He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts the needy out of the dunghill in order to seat them with nobles, with the princes of his people. He causes the barren to dwell in the house as a joyful mother of children. O praise the Lord! (Verses 5, 7 - 9, HBFV).
Chariot of Fire
The English word "chariots" is recorded 113 times in 103 King James verses. It is written the most in 1Kings (13 times) followed by 2Chronicles (12) and 2Kings (11).
Chariots were fast-moving two-wheeled vehicles used in ancient times for processions, races and wars.
Egypt's Pharaoh famously used chariots to pursue the Israelites after they left the country. King Solomon made money by importing Egyptian chariots and then selling them to the Hittites and Syrians. One of the most famous chariots in the Bible was the one that whisked the prophet Elijah away from Elisha.
But the Egyptians pursued after them (the Israelites), all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon (Exodus 14:9, KJV).
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt and out of Kue . . . And a chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. And so to all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, they were exported to them through their (the merchant's) hands (1Kings 10:28 - 29, HBFV).
Then it came to pass as they went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire came, and they separated between them both. And Elijah went up in a tempest into heaven (2Kings 2:11, HBFV).
More Info on Biblical Meaning of 113
There are 2 words and phrases in the Bible's original languages that are recorded exactly 113 times.
The Hebrew Gematria for Peleg (Genesis 10:25, Strong's #H6389) is equal to 113 (80 + 30 + 3). Scripture offers tantalizing evidence that suggests that it was during Peleg's life of 239 years (2212 to 1973 B.C.) that the world's continents were no longer reachable by land and ice bridges.
The book of 1Timothy, written by the Apostle Paul in 63 A.D., has six chapters and is the only book in Scripture with 113 verses.
The number 113 is the 30th prime in a sequence that begins with 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 and so on. The primes immediately after 113 are 127, 131, 137, 139, 149 and many others.
The English word "brass" appears 126 times in 113 King James Bible verses. It is recorded the most in Exodus (32) followed by both 1Chronicles and the book of Daniel (10 times each).
True brass is an alloy of copper and zinc or of copper, zinc and tin. Several Biblical commentaries believe the Hebrew word from which the King James derives "brass" is better translated as "copper" (A Dictionary of the Holy Bible) or possibly "bronze" (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia).
And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah (Genesis 4;22, KJV).
And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of bright brass (1Kings 7:45, KJV).