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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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2 Samuel 24:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Araunah said to David, “May my lord the king take whatever seems good to him and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.
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1 Kings 1:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
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1 Kings 1:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
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1 Kings 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
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1 Kings 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
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1 Kings 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
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1 Kings 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);
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1 Kings 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
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1 Kings 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
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1 Kings 9:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
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1 Kings 10:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
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1 Kings 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hadad and his men set out from Midian and went to Paran. They took men from Paran with them and went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food.
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1 Kings 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.
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1 Kings 11:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes.
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1 Kings 11:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you.
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1 Kings 11:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.
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1 Kings 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”
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1 Kings 14:26 · BSB · 3 occurrences
He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
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1 Kings 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
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1 Kings 16:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
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1 Kings 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
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1 Kings 17:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
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1 Kings 17:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.
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1 Kings 17:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
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1 Kings 18:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)
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1 Kings 18:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.
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1 Kings 18:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
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1 Kings 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
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1 Kings 19:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
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1 Kings 19:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
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1 Kings 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
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1 Kings 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
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1 Kings 20:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.
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1 Kings 20:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
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1 Kings 22:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
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1 Kings 22:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
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2 Kings 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
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2 Kings 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
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2 Kings 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
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2 Kings 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
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2 Kings 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”
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2 Kings 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
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2 Kings 2:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,
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2 Kings 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
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2 Kings 3:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.
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2 Kings 3:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.
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2 Kings 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
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2 Kings 4:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”
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2 Kings 4:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
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2 Kings 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
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