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Lexicon :: Strong's H5493 - sûr

Aa
סוּר
Transliteration
sûr
Pronunciation
soor
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1480

Strong’s Definitions

סוּר çûwr, soor; or שׂוּר sûwr; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literally or figuratively):—be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), × grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, × be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 301x

The KJV translates Strong's H5493 in the following manner: (put, take, ...) away (97x), depart (76x), remove (35x), aside (29x), take (14x), turn (12x), turn in (9x), take off (6x), go (3x), put (3x), eschewed (3x), miscellaneous (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 301x
The KJV translates Strong's H5493 in the following manner: (put, take, ...) away (97x), depart (76x), remove (35x), aside (29x), take (14x), turn (12x), turn in (9x), take off (6x), go (3x), put (3x), eschewed (3x), miscellaneous (14x).

  1. to turn aside, depart

    1. (Qal)

      1. to turn aside, turn in unto

      2. to depart, depart from way, avoid

      3. to be removed

      4. to come to an end

    2. (Polel) to turn aside

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose

      2. to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish

    4. (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סוּר çûwr, soor; or שׂוּר sûwr; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literally or figuratively):—be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), × grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, × be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
STRONGS H5493: Abbreviations
סוּר and (Hosea 9:12) [שׂוּד] 300 verb turn aside (Late Hebrew Hiph. cause to turn aside, or apostatize; Tel Amarna sûru, noun rebel WklGloss); —
Qal161 Perfect masculine singular סָר Exodus 3:4 +; 3rd person feminine singular סָ֫רָה 1 Samuel 16:14 +; 1st person singular סָ֑רְתִּי Psalm 119:102; 3rd person plural סָרוּ Deuteronomy 9:12 +; 2nd person masculine plural סַרְתֶּם Deuteronomy 9:16 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָסוּר Genesis 49:10 +, וַיָּ֫מַר Judges 4:18 +; 3rd person feminine singular תָּסוּר 1 Samuel 6:3 +; 1st person singular cohortative אָסֻ֫רָה Exodus 3:3; 3rd person masculine plural יָסֻ֫רוּ Exodus 25:15 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular סוּר 2 Samuel 2:22 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute סוֺר Daniel 9:5, סֹר Daniel 9:11; construct סוּר Isaiah 7:17 +; suffix שׂוּרִי Hosea 9:12 (Ges§ 6 k Now); Participle סָר Job 1:1 +; feminine construct סָרַת Proverbs 11:22; masculine plural construct סָרֵי Jeremiah 6:28 (or from סרר, or שָׂר); passive feminine סוּרָה Isaiah 49:21, with intransitive meaning (Ges§ 50f Köii. 1, 137), plural suffix סוּרַי [H3249 Jeremiah 17:13] Qr; and construct סוּרֵי [H5494 Jeremiah 2:21]; —
1. turn aside, out of one's course 1 Samuel 6:12; Deuteronomy 2:27, from following, מֵאַחֲרֵי person 2 Samuel 2:21, 2 Samuel 2:22, absolute 2 Samuel 2:23, from attacking, מֵעַל 2 Chronicles 20:10; turn in unto (for shelter, refuge, etc.), with אֶלֿ, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3(J) Judges 4:18 (3 times in verse); Judges 19:11, Judges 19:12; 2 Kings 4:11, with לְ Judges 20:8, with שָׁם Judges 18:3; Judges 19:15, שָׁ֫מָה Judges 18:15; 2 Kings 4:8)+ infinitive), 2 Kings 4:10; with הֵ֫נָּה Proverbs 9:4, Proverbs 9:16 (in figurative); for purpose implied Exodus 3:3 (J) Ruth 4:1 (twice in verse), or expressed by infinitive Exodus 3:4 (J) Judges 14:8; Jeremiah 15:5 (in figurative); especially figurative turn aside from right path, from י׳, his commands, etc., usually with מִן Exodus (J) Judges 2:17; Deuteronomy 9:12 + 7 times D, Proverbs 13:14 + 5 times Proverbs, + 10 times elsewhere, + 2 Chronicles 8:15 (insert מִן); with מֵאַחֲרֵי 1 Samuel 12:20 + 4 times; with מֵעַל Jeremiah 32:40; Ezekiel 6:9; מִן + יָמִין etc. Deuteronomy 5:29 ; Deuteronomy 17:11; 2 Kings 22:2 2 Chronicles 34:2; absolute (sometimes = revolt) Psalm 14:3; Jeremiah 5:23; Deuteronomy 11:16; Deuteronomy 17:17 (subject לֵבָב), וְסוּרַי Jeremiah 17:13 Qr (> יסורי Kt) read probably וְסוּרֶיךָ those revolting from thee (Ew Gie); סוּרֵי הַגֶּפֶן נָכְרִיָּה H5494 Jeremiah 2:21 degenerate (shoots) of the foreign vine (figurative); סָרַת טַעַם Proverbs 11:22 a woman turning aside as to discretion, shewing lack of it; also from wrong path, sins (of Jeroboam), etc., with מִן 2 Kings 3:3; 2 Kings 14:24 + 7 times 2 Kings; with מֵעַל 2 Kings 10:31; 2 Kings 15:18; with מֵאַחֲרֵי 2 Kings 10:29; סָר מֵרָע (participle) Job 1:1, Job 1:8; Job 2:3 also Isaiah 59:15; סוּר מֵרָע (infinitive and imperative) Job 28:28; Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 13:19; Proverbs 16:6, Proverbs 16:17; Psalm 34:1b; Psalm 37:27.
2. depart, usually with מִן, of frogs Exodus 8:7 [Exodus 8:11], flies Exodus 8:25 [Exodus 8:29] (both J), sword 2 Samuel 12:10; sceptre from Judah Genesis 49:10 (poem in J): י׳'s hand 1 Samuel 6:3, his kindness 2 Samuel 7:15 (MT, but read אָסִיר Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate || 1 Chronicles 17:13 Th We Dr Klo Bu Kit HPS), his wrath Ezekiel 16:42 (but strike out Co Siegf Toy), depart from way = get out of the way, cease to obstruct Isaiah 30:11, etc.; with מִתּוֺךְ 1 Samuel 15:6 (twice in verse); with מֵעַל Isaiah 7:17; Judges 16:19; Numbers 12:10, etc.; of י׳ departing, מִן person, Hosea 9:12, מֵעַל Judges 16:20; 1 Samuel 28:16, מֵעִם 1 Samuel 18:12; God, with מִן Job 21:14; Job 22:17, with מֵעַל 1 Samuel 28:16, רוּחֵ י׳, with מֵעִם 1 Samuel 16:14; evil spirit, with מֵעַל 1 Samuel 16:23; absolute depart [from Babylon] Isaiah 52:11 (twice in verse); = avoid contact Lamentations 4:15 (3 times in verse); of wicked Job 15:30 he shall not depart out of (מִנִּי) darkness, i.e. shall not avoid it, escape it; passive participle made to depart, thrust away, of Israel under figure of wife Isaiah 49:21 (> active, according to BaNB § 124 c).
3. of lifeless things = be removed, oppressors's yoke, with מֵעַל Isaiah 14:25 compare Isaiah 14:25; Isaiah 10:27; staves from (מִן) ark Exodus 25:15; absolute inquity Isaiah 6:7; especially of בָּמוֺת 1 Kings 15:14; 1 Kings 22:44; 2 Kings 12:4 [2 Kings 12:3]; 2 Kings 14:4; 2 Kings 15:4, 2 Kings 15:35; 2 Chronicles 15:17; 2 Chronicles 20:33.
4. = come to an end, Amos 6:7; Isaiah 11:13. — For סָר אֶלֿ 1 Samuel 22:14 read שָׂר עַלֿ Greek Version of the LXX Th Dr Klo Bu Kit Löhr HPS; in 1 Samuel 15:32 Th HPS strike out סָר (after Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Syriac Version) as dittograph; סָר סָבְאָם Hosea 4:18 see סֹבֶא; Hosea 7:14 read יָס֫וֺרוּ for יָס֫וּרוּ (√ סרר which see); Jeremiah 6:28, it is uncertain whether (סוֺרְרִים) סָרֵי belongs here, revolters among the rebellious, or below []סרר, or even = שָׂרֵי princes, chiefs (compare 1 Samuel 22:14).
† Pô`lel Perfect 3rd person masculine singular סוֺרֵר דְּרָכָיו Lamentations 3:11 he turned aside my ways (my steps).
Hiph.133 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֵסִיר 2 Kings 18:4 +; 2nd person masculine singular וַהֲסִרֹ֫תָ consecutive (Dr§ 110(5) Obs.) 1 Kings 3:31 [1Ki 2:31]; 1st person singular הֲסִירֹ֫תִי 2 Kings 23:27 +, וַהֲסִרֹתִ֫י 1 Samuel 17:46 +; 3rd person plural הֵסִ֫ירוּ 2 Chronicles 30:14, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָסִיר Isaiah 3:18 +, jussive יָסֵר Exodus 8:4 [Exodus 8:8] +, וַיָּ֫סַר Genesis 8:13 +; suffix וַיְסִרֵהוּ 1 Samuel 18:13, וַיְסִרֶהָ 1 Kings 15:13, יְסִירֶנָּה Leviticus 3:4 +; 3rd person masculine plural יָסִ֫ירוּ Isaiah 5:23 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הָסֵר 1 Kings 20:24 +, הָסִיר Ezekiel 21:31 [Ezekiel 21:26] (read הָסֵיר, הָסֵר); feminine singular הָסִ֫ירִי 1 Samuel 1:14, etc.; Infinitive absolute הָסֵר Genesis 30:32 +; construct הָסִיר 2 Kings 6:32 +, etc.; Participle מֵסִיר Isaiah 3:1 + 3 times; —
1. cause to (turn aside,) depart, common word for remove, take away: with מִן, Exodus 8:4 [Exodus 8:8]; Exodus 8:27 [Exodus 8:31]; Exodus 33:23 (all J), Exodus 23:25 (E) Deuteronomy 7:15; 1 Samuel 28:3; Joshua 7:13 (J) Judges 10:16; Isaiah 3:1; Psalm 18:23 [Psalm 18:22] (+ || 2 Samuel 22:23, read אָסִיר מִמֶּנִּי De Hup-Now HPS); shoulder from burden Psalm 81:7 [Psalm 81:6]; מֵסִיר אָזְנוֺ מִשְּׁמֹעַ Proverbs 28:9; + often, + Job 33:17 (insert מִן Greek Version of the LXX Ew Di De Hi Bu and others); with מֵעַל, take off ring Genesis 41:42 (E) Esther 3:10, also Esther 8:2 (absolute); garments Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:19 (J) Deuteronomy 21:13; Zechariah 3:4; 1 Samuel 17:39 (armour), also Exodus 34:34 (P; absolute) and Ezekiel 26:16 (Co insert מֵעַל); take off head, מֵעַל 1 Samuel 17:46, absolute 2 Samuel 4:7; 2 Samuel 16:9; 2 Kings 16:32; with מֵעַל also often figurative (from upon = from resting on, or burdening), plagues Exodus 8:4 [Exodus 8:8]; Exodus 10:17 (J), compare Numbers 21:7 (E), also 1 Samuel 1:14; Amos 5:23; 1 Kings 2:31; reproach 1 Samuel 17:26; Isaiah 25:8; with מֵעִם = from one's presence 1 Samuel 18:13, also of י׳ removing kindness 1 Chronicles 16:13 [1 Samuel 16:14] = || 2 Samuel 7:15 (see Qal 2.); with מֵעַל מָּנָיו, of י׳ removing Israel 2 Kings 17:18, 2 Kings 17:23; 2 Kings 23:27; 2 Kings 24:3; Jeremiah 32:31; absolute 2 Kings 23:27; often absolute, Genesis 8:13 Noah removed the covering; remove = depose with מִן 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Chronicles 15:16 (see מִן 7b (b)), absolute 2 Chronicles 36:3, compare Judges 9:29; Job 34:20; remove בָּמוֺת, etc., 2 Kings 18:4, 2 Kings 18:22 = Isaiah 36:7; 2 Chronicles 32:12; 2 Kings 23:19; 2 Chronicles 30:14; 2 Chronicles 14:2 [2 Chronicles 14:3], compare 2 Chronicles 14:4 [2 Chronicles 14:5]; 2 Chronicles 17:5 [2 Chronicles 17:6] (both with מִן); = put away strange gods, etc., Genesis 35:2; Joshua 24:14, Joshua 24:23 (all E), 1 Samuel 7:4, with מִתּוֺךְ 1 Samuel 7:3; Isaiah 58:9; once with לְ, מֵסִיר שָׂפָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים Job 12:20.
2. rarer uses are: put aside = leave undone Joshua 11:15 (D); retract words Isaiah 31:2 (of י׳); reject prayer Psalm 66:20; abolish sacrifice Daniel 11:31; turn one away מֵאַחֲרֵי, i.e. from following Deuteronomy 7:4; with אֶלֿ person, remove the ark unto 2 Samuel 6:10 = 1 Chronicles 13:13.
† Hoph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הוּסַר Leviticus 4:31; Daniel 12:11; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יוּסַר Leviticus 4:35; Participle מוּסָר Isaiah 17:1; plural מוּסָרִים 1 Samuel 21:7 [1 Samuel 21:6] (but final ם probably dittograph before מ We Dr Klo Kit HPS); — be taken away, removed: with מִן Leviticus 4:35, מֵעַל Leviticus 4:31, מִלִּפְנֵי י׳ 1 Samuel 21:7 [1 Samuel 21:6]; מוּסָר מֵעִיר Isaiah 17:1 Damascus is removed from being a city; absolute be abolished Daniel 12:11 (compare Daniel 11:31 Hiph.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:13; 8:13; 19:2; 19:3; 30:32; 35:2; 38:14; 38:19; 41:42; 49:10; 49:10

Exodus

3:3; 3:3; 3:4; 3:4; 8:8; 8:8; 8:8; 8:11; 8:29; 8:31; 10:17; 23:25; 25:15; 25:15; 33:23; 34:34

Leviticus

3:4; 4:31; 4:31; 4:35; 4:35

Numbers

12:10; 21:7

Deuteronomy

2:27; 5:29; 7:4; 7:15; 9:12; 9:12; 9:16; 11:16; 17:11; 17:17; 21:13

Joshua

7:13; 11:15; 24:14; 24:23

Judges

2:17; 4:18; 4:18; 9:29; 10:16; 14:8; 16:19; 16:20; 18:3; 18:15; 19:11; 19:12; 19:15; 20:8

Ruth

4:1

1 Samuel

1:14; 1:14; 6:3; 6:3; 6:12; 7:3; 7:4; 12:20; 15:6; 15:32; 16:14; 16:14; 16:14; 16:23; 17:26; 17:39; 17:46; 17:46; 18:12; 18:13; 18:13; 21:6; 21:6; 22:14; 22:14; 28:3; 28:16; 28:16

2 Samuel

2:21; 2:22; 2:22; 2:23; 4:7; 6:10; 7:15; 7:15; 12:10; 16:9; 22:23

1 Kings

2:31; 2:31; 15:13; 15:13; 15:14; 20:24; 22:44

2 Kings

3:3; 4:8; 4:10; 4:11; 6:32; 10:29; 10:31; 12:3; 14:4; 14:24; 15:4; 15:18; 15:35; 17:18; 17:23; 18:4; 18:4; 18:22; 22:2; 23:19; 23:27; 23:27; 23:27; 24:3

1 Chronicles

13:13; 17:13

2 Chronicles

8:15; 14:3; 14:5; 15:16; 15:17; 17:6; 20:10; 20:33; 30:14; 30:14; 32:12; 34:2; 36:3

Esther

3:10; 8:2

Job

1:1; 1:1; 1:8; 2:3; 12:20; 15:30; 21:14; 22:17; 28:28; 33:17; 34:20

Psalms

14:3; 18:22; 34:1; 37:27; 66:20; 81:6; 119:102

Proverbs

3:7; 9:4; 9:16; 11:22; 11:22; 13:14; 13:19; 16:6; 16:17; 28:9

Isaiah

3:1; 3:1; 3:18; 5:23; 6:7; 7:17; 7:17; 10:27; 11:13; 14:25; 14:25; 17:1; 17:1; 25:8; 30:11; 31:2; 36:7; 49:21; 49:21; 52:11; 58:9; 59:15

Jeremiah

5:23; 6:28; 6:28; 15:5; 17:13; 32:31; 32:40

Lamentations

3:11; 4:15

Ezekiel

6:9; 16:42; 21:26; 26:16

Daniel

9:5; 9:11; 11:31; 11:31; 12:11; 12:11

Hosea

4:18; 7:14; 9:12; 9:12; 9:12

Amos

5:23; 6:7

Zechariah

3:4

H5493

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Strong's Number H5493 matches the Hebrew סוּר (sûr),
which occurs 301 times in 283 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 6 (Deu 21:13–2Sa 5:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:29 - I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and will turn from the way I have commanded you to follow. In the days to come, disaster will come down on you, for you will do what is evil in the LORD’s sight, making him very angry with your actions.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:29 - If I were in charge here, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say[fn] to him, ‘Get some soldiers, and come out and fight!’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:16 - Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the LORD. And he was grieved by their misery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:8 - Later, when he returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to look at the carcass of the lion. And he found that a swarm of bees had made some honey in the carcass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:20 - Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!”
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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:15 - Then the five men turned off the road and went over to Micah’s house, where the young Levite lived, and greeted him kindly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:8 - And all the people rose to their feet in unison and declared, “None of us will return home! No, not even one of us!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:12 - And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth-shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:3 - Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you are really serious about wanting to return to the LORD, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Determine to obey only the LORD; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:4 - So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:20 - “Don’t be afraid,” Samuel reassured them. “You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the LORD with all your heart, and don’t turn your back on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:21 - Don’t go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you—they are totally useless!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:6 - Saul sent this warning to the Kenites: “Move away from where the Amalekites live, or you will die with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites packed up and left.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:32 - Then Samuel said, “Bring King Agag to me.” Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, “Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:14 - Now the Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and the LORD sent a tormenting spirit[fn] that filled him with depression and fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:23 - And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:26 - David asked the soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel? Who is this pagan Philistine anyway, that he is allowed to defy the armies of the living God?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:39 - David put it on, strapped the sword over it, and took a step or two to see what it was like, for he had never worn such things before.
“I can’t go in these,” he protested to Saul. “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off again.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:46 - Today the LORD will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:12 - Saul was then afraid of David, for the LORD was with David and had turned away from Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:13 - Finally, Saul sent him away and appointed him commander over 1,000 men, and David faithfully led his troops into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:6 - Since there was no other food available, the priest gave him the holy bread—the Bread of the Presence that was placed before the LORD in the Tabernacle. It had just been replaced that day with fresh bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:14 - “But sir,” Ahimelech replied, “is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:3 - Meanwhile, Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him. He was buried in Ramah, his hometown. And Saul had banned from the land of Israel all mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:15 - “Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul.
“Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:16 - But Samuel replied, “Why ask me, since the LORD has left you and has become your enemy?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - “Go fight someone else!” Abner warned. “Take on one of the younger men, and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel kept right on chasing Abner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:22 - Again Abner shouted to him, “Get away from here! I don’t want to kill you. How could I ever face your brother Joab again?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:23 - But Asahel refused to turn back, so Abner thrust the butt end of his spear through Asahel’s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He stumbled to the ground and died there. And everyone who came by that spot stopped and stood still when they saw Asahel lying there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:7 - They went into the house and found Ishbosheth sleeping on his bed. They struck and killed him and cut off his head. Then, taking his head with them, they fled across the Jordan Valley[fn] through the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:6 - David then led his men to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land who were living there. The Jebusites taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here! Even the blind and lame could keep you out!” For the Jebusites thought they were safe.

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