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la.qach H3947

לָקַח (la.qach) means “to take: take” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

לָקַח Hebrew · H3947 966 tagged occurrences in 909 verses

Pronunciation guide: law-kakh' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3947G

לָקַח · la.qach · to take: take

: take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

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TBESH · H3947H

לָקַח · la.qach · to take: recieve

: recieve 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

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TBESH · H3947I

לָקַח · la.qach · to take: marry

: marry 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

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TBESH · H3947J

לָקַח · la.qach · to take: bring

: bring/put 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

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TBESH · H3947K

לָקַח · la.qach · to take: buy

: buy 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

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TBESH · H3947L

לָקַח · la.qach · to take: fire

: fire 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications)

KJV glosses: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Open Scriptures transcription · CC BY-SA

How translators render H3947

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
took	122
take	116
he took	21
and took	17
and take	13
is to take	13
to take	12
bring	10
had taken	9
married	9
they took	9
accept	8
shall take	7
then he took	6
then take	6
to bring	6
get	5
had married	5
marries	5
receive	5
received	5
so they took	5
taking	5
to get	5
you are to take	5
also took away	4
brought	4
choose	4
he is to take	4
he will take	4
i will take	4
marry	4
so i took	4
to get it	4
to marry	4
will be taken away	4
will take	4
you took	4
and get	3
and he took	3
and i took	3
and taking	3
and they took	3
she took	3
so he took	3
takes	3
then they took	3
they are to take	3
to accept	3
to seize	3
was taken	3
you receive	3
and bring	2
and bring back	2
and he is to take	2
and married	2
and receive	2
and received	2
and take you away	2
and takes	2
and takes away	2
and took hold of me	2
and took it	2
and took them away	2
be brought	2
be taken	2
bring them	2
but take	2
but they took	2
captured	2
has been captured	2
has taken away	2
have already received	2
have been taken	2
have taken	2
he takes	2
i have taken	2
i took	2
i will take you	2
including	2
is taken	2
purchased them	2
put	2
so they brought it	2
take her	2
take up	2
then bring	2
then he shall take	2
then i took	2
they had taken	2
they seized	2
to receive	2
took away	2
vvv	2
we took	2
you are also to take	2
you are to accept	2
you may take	2
accept it	1
accept these gifts	1
accepted	1
accepting	1
accepts	1
acquired	1
also took	1
and accept	1
and accepting	1
and acquired	1
and bring you back	1
and brought	1
and brought saul	1
and buys it	1
and captured	1
and carried away	1
and carry away	1
and david took	1
and entangle	1
and exact	1
and for receiving	1
and get him	1
and get it	1
and got two goats	1
and have taken	1
and he chose	1
and he took her as a wife	1
and he took it	1
and he took with him	1
and he who wins	1
and i will bring	1
and i will take	1
and i will take away	1
and imported	1
and job took	1
and made	1
and moses took	1
and received him	1
and refuses	1
and retrieved	1
and return you	1
and seize them	1
and seized	1
and select	1
and take them	1
and taken	1
and takes him away	1
and they took him	1
and took away	1
and took him	1
and took me	1
and took me away	1
and took michal	1
and took them	1
and want to take	1
and when you take	1
and you are to take	1
and you may take	1
appoint	1
are to take with you	1
as i am taken	1
as if to get	1
asking	1
away	1
be gathered	1
be snatched	1
bear	1
because	1
brings	1
brought me	1
but he took	1
but i have taken	1
but i took	1
but i will take	1
but neco took	1
but you are to take	1
buy	1
by marrying	1
by not accepting	1
by taking	1
can anyone capture him	1
can get	1
can one make	1
carried off	1
carried you away	1
carrying	1
caught	1
collected	1
conducted	1
continued flashing	1
does he receive	1
flashing back and forth	1
for	1
for i will take	1
found	1
get her	1
get them	1
got	1
had adopted	1
had been captured	1
had captured	1
had him brought	1
had married her	1
had received	1
had received her	1
had taken her	1
had taken him away	1
has taken	1
have accepted	1
have i accepted	1
have i taken	1
have received	1
have scouts take	1
have selected	1
have you taken	1
having found	1
hazael had taken	1
hazael took	1
he acquires	1
he collected	1
he even married	1
he grabbed	1
he had been taken	1
he had married	1
he had taken	1
he has married	1
he has taken	1
he himself carried	1
he is to bring	1
he is to marry	1
he married	1
he picked up	1
he placed it	1
he seized	1
he selected	1
he shall take	1
he took the gold	1
he took them	1
he took with him	1
he was taken away	1
he who accepts	1
he will carry	1
he will surely take me to himself	1
him	1
i am about to take away	1
i am taken away	1
i brought you here	1
i choose	1
i have brought	1
i have removed	1
i married	1
i take	1
i took him away	1
i will take it	1
if you take	1
instead he took	1
is taken away	1
is to take her	1
it was taken away	1
it will carry you away	1
keep the items	1
kept david with him	1
laban took	1
let me get	1
let us bring	1
let us take	1
let ziba take	1
married her	1
marry her	1
may take	1
men to capture him	1
moses took	1
must accept the oath	1
must be obtained	1
must marry	1
must select	1
need	1
next i took	1
now if you also take	1
now joshua had taken	1
now you want to take	1
open	1
or let her captivate you	1
or receive	1
or receives them	1
or respond	1
or retrieves	1
or take it	1
others were taken	1
pick up	1
picked out	1
prepare	1
pulled	1
put her	1
receive it	1
receive me	1
remarry	1
removed	1
sampled	1
seize	1
seize them	1
seized	1
select	1
selected	1
shall retrieve	1
shall use	1
share with	1
she accepted	1
she also took	1
she got	1
she has received	1
she is to take	1
she shall bring	1
should you accept	1
so abram brought	1
so as not to take	1
so balak took him	1
so he set out	1
so he took him	1
so he took them	1
so i selected	1
so jehoash took	1
so she took	1
so that i took	1
so that you can take	1
so that you may take	1
someone to take	1
take along	1
take away	1
take him	1
take it	1
take me away	1
take some	1
taking it even	1
taking them	1
that he had taken	1
that you brought us	1
that you have taken away	1
the amalekites had taken	1
the capture	1
the four kings seized	1
then abraham brought	1
then boaz took	1
then have them take	1
then he carried away	1
then he must take	1
then receive	1
then she brought	1
then the scouts took	1
then we will take	1
then you are to take away	1
then you may take	1
they accepted	1
they also carried off	1
they also took	1
they received	1
they selected	1
they take	1
they took the things	1
they will take	1
those being led away	1
to accept it	1
to catch them	1
to collect	1
to get her	1
to him	1
to marry her	1
to retrieve it	1
to steal	1
to supply	1
to take her	1
to take him	1
to take you	1
took him captive	1
took it	1
took me	1
took out	1
took the censer	1
took these	1
took you	1
until he accepted	1
use it	1
used to take	1
want to take	1
was also taken	1
was captured	1
we must get	1
we will need	1
we will take	1
were taken	1
were you taken	1
when he married	1
when you receive	1
which take away	1
which you will accept	1
who received it	1
who refrained from taking	1
who sent for him	1
who took	1
who wag	1
who were pledged in marriage to	1
why should i take	1
will be seized	1
will escort israel	1
will receive	1
will seize	1
will take a shoot	1
will take them	1
will take them away	1
withdrew	1
would claim	1
would pick up	1
you accept	1
you also took	1
you are to collect	1
you are to gather	1
you are to receive	1
you can lead it back	1
you engage	1
you even took	1
you have received	1
you have taken	1
you may take it	1
you must take him	1
you take	1
you take away	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
took	150
take	92
and took	52
and he took	33
and take	32
shall take	24
and they took	23
and thou shalt take	19
to take	13
he took	9
and fetched	8
and he shall take	8
to receive	8
and fetch	7
and i took	7
received	7
had taken	6
to fetch	6
was taken	6
and they shall take	5
have received	5
shalt thou take	5
then took	5
they took	5
thou shalt take	5
and i will take	4
and ye shall take	4
have i taken	4
receive	4
that they bring	4
then take	4
thou shalt not take	4
unto him take	4
and hath taken	3
and he will take	3
and took away	3
away	3
bring	3
hath taken	3
he shall take	3
him and took	3
i took	3
is taken	3
shall they take away	3
taketh	3
that he took	3
they shall take	3
to take away	3
took away	3
unto me take	3
which took	3
and bring	2
and i behold i have taken	2
and receive	2
and shall take	2
and she took	2
and take away	2
and take you away	2
and taketh	2
and we took	2
be taken	2
behold i will take	2
brought	2
fetch	2
get	2
hath taken away	2
her he took	2
him and he took	2
i will take	2
neither shall they take	2
neither shalt thou take	2
nor taketh	2
not to take	2
out	2
shall not take	2
she took	2
so i took	2
take away	2
that they had taken	2
that thou shalt take	2
them and took	2
they have taken	2
thou shalt also take	2
to take it away	2
took they away	2
when he took	2
who took	2
will receive	2
will take away	2
ye shall take	2
against him and we shall take	1
all and he took away	1
all he carried away	1
also take	1
also thou shalt take	1
also took	1
and behold now he hath taken away	1
and brought	1
and buyeth	1
and fetcht	1
and fire	1
and get	1
and had taken	1
and hast taken	1
and hath not taken	1
and hath taken away	1
and have carried them away	1
and he brought	1
and he received	1
and he sent	1
and he that winneth	1
and he took away	1
and he took her	1
and he took them	1
and i have taken	1
and i will also take	1
and i will fetch	1
and if ye take	1
and of them shall be taken up	1
and shall take away	1
and take him away	1
and take them out	1
and taken	1
and taketh away	1
and they brought	1
and they received	1
and they shall not take	1
and they shall take away	1
and thou shalt receive	1
and thou take	1
and to receive	1
and took her	1
and took him out	1
and took me away	1
and took them away	1
and tookest	1
and we will take	1
and when they had taken	1
and wouldest thou take away	1
and ye take	1
any more or receiveth	1
are taken	1
be fetched	1
because he had taken	1
because they cannot be taken	1
because ye have taken	1
behold i have received	1
behold i have taken out	1
behold i take away	1
bring them	1
but he shall take	1
but i pray thee take	1
but i will take	1
but now bring	1
but they shall take	1
but they took	1
carry thee away	1
drawn	1
for he had married	1
for he shall receive	1
for he will not have	1
for he will take	1
for her take	1
for him he took	1
for i have neither brought	1
for i will take	1
for it and shall take	1
for out of it wast thou taken	1
for she hath received	1
for thee before i be taken away	1
for thereof must we take	1
for us and bring	1
from among them he is taken away	1
from whence he was taken	1
getteth	1
had carried away	1
hast thou taken us away	1
hath not received	1
have we not taken	1
have ye taken away	1
he also took	1
he even took away	1
he had taken	1
he hath taken	1
he placed	1
he receiveth	1
he shall carry nothing away	1
he shall receive	1
he taketh	1
he that taketh	1
he took away	1
he was taken	1
him and take	1
him she took	1
him that they brought	1
him to take	1
himself and took	1
howbeit i will not take	1
i pray thee i will bring	1
i will also take	1
i will fetch	1
i will receive	1
if he take	1
if thou wilt receive	1
if thou wilt take	1
in not receiving	1
in thee have they taken	1
infolding	1
is taken away	1
it and took	1
it shall take	1
let her take	1
let us fetch	1
let us take	1
me and hast taken	1
me thou wilt receive	1
moreover take	1
moreover thou hast taken	1
moreover ye shall take	1
neither hath taken	1
neither let her take	1
neither take	1
nor receive	1
nor receiveth	1
nor take	1
not and ye will take	1
not take	1
now and if not i will take	1
now therefore get	1
now therefore i pray thee take	1
now therefore receive	1
now therefore take	1
of him he hath also taken	1
of it shall accept	1
of them and i took	1
of them and took	1
of you and let him fetch	1
on them nor take	1
on this side of thee take	1
or if thou shalt take	1
over them and bring	1
over you he will take	1
put	1
seize	1
shall be taken away	1
shall i then take	1
shall receive	1
she received	1
she shall take	1
so i might have taken	1
so much then he shall take	1
take me not away	1
take now	1
taken	1
taketh away	1
taking	1
that i will not take	1
that take	1
that thou hast taken	1
that thou shalt not take	1
that thou shouldest take	1
that use	1
that we might buy	1
that were taken	1
that ye shall receive	1
thee and from thence will he fetch	1
them and take	1
them for they have even taken	1
then bring	1
then he took	1
then i took	1
then let them take	1
then receive	1
then shalt thou take	1
then she shall bring	1
then she took	1
then take of them again	1
then they took	1
then thou shalt take	1
then will we take	1
therefore she took	1
therefore take	1
therefore they took	1
therefore took	1
therefore we take up	1
therein and they brought	1
these shall he not take	1
they received	1
they shall not take	1
they shall receive	1
they take	1
they would have fetched	1
thine with me and take	1
this take	1
thou didst take	1
thou hast also taken	1
thou hast received	1
thou hast taken	1
thou him or what receiveth	1
thou shalt even take	1
to them that they took	1
took not away	1
unto her and take	1
unto her that thou wouldest have her	1
unto him but took	1
unto him thou shalt not take	1
unto me i took	1
unto thee receive	1
unto them for our sakes because we reserved	1
unto them take	1
unto them when ye take	1
unto us and take	1
unto you and i will take	1
unto you and we will take	1
upon us and take	1
us he would not have received	1
us neither hast thou taken	1
us unto thee to take	1
was brought	1
we would not buy	1
when he had taken	1
when i shall receive	1
when i take	1
when it was taken away	1
when thou shalt receive	1
when ye take	1
which he had taken	1
which he hath taken	1
which i took	1
which married	1
which they took out	1
which thou hast taken	1
which thou shalt receive	1
which thou takest	1
which took me	1
which we took	1
which ye receive	1
which ye shall take	1
who had taken	1
whom he had married	1
whom he had taken	1
whom he married	1
why should he take away	1
will i take	1
will ye not receive	1
with him took	1
with me and take	1
with me i took	1
with thee wilt thou take	1
with them and took	1
ye bring	1
ye get	1
ye have taken away	1
ye take	1
yea let him take	1

Verses containing H3947

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1 Samuel 26:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the LORD forbid that I should extend my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”
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1 Samuel 26:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
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1 Samuel 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of the young men come over and get it.
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1 Samuel 27:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Whenever David attacked a territory, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but he took the flocks and herds, the donkeys, camels, and clothing. Then he would return to Achish,
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1 Samuel 28:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.
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1 Samuel 30:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—
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1 Samuel 30:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
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1 Samuel 30:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
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1 Samuel 30:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.
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1 Samuel 30:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he took all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”
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1 Samuel 31:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
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1 Samuel 31:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.
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1 Samuel 31:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
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2 Samuel 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
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2 Samuel 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
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2 Samuel 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
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2 Samuel 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.
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2 Samuel 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.
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2 Samuel 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
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2 Samuel 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
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2 Samuel 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
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2 Samuel 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
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2 Samuel 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
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2 Samuel 8:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
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2 Samuel 9:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.
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2 Samuel 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
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2 Samuel 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.
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2 Samuel 12:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”
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2 Samuel 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
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2 Samuel 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
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2 Samuel 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
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2 Samuel 12:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
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2 Samuel 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.
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2 Samuel 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
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2 Samuel 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.
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2 Samuel 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.
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2 Samuel 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
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2 Samuel 17:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
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2 Samuel 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
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2 Samuel 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
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2 Samuel 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
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2 Samuel 19:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”
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Source alternate reference: 19.31
2 Samuel 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.
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2 Samuel 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”
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2 Samuel 21:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
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2 Samuel 21:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
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2 Samuel 21:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
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2 Samuel 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
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2 Samuel 23:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
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