17 Bible Verses about People Who Delayed

Her brother and mother replied: Let the girl stay with us ten days or so. After that she may go.

If we had not waited so long, we could have made this trip twice by now.

Hurry back to my father and tell him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of Egypt. Come here to me immediately!

The morning of the fourth day they woke up early and prepared to go. But the woman's father said to the Levite: Eat first. You will feel better. You can go later.

The two men sat down and ate and drank together. Then the woman's father told him: Spend the night and enjoy yourself.

The Levite got up to go. However the father encouraged him to stay, so he spent another night there.

The morning of the fifth day he started to leave. The woman's father said: Eat something and wait until later in the day. The two men ate together.

What all Israel was saying reached the king at his house. So King David sent this message to the priests Zadok and Abiathar: Ask the leaders of Judah, Why should you be the last tribe to reinstate the king back to his palace?

You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. Why should you be the last to reinstate the king?

Lot still hesitated. So the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for Jehovah was merciful.

The king responded: I am certain that you bargain for time, because you see my command is firm.

The people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain. They gathered around Aaron. They said to him: We do not know what has happened to Moses, the man who led us out of Egypt. Make gods to lead us.

Sisera's mother looked thru the window. From behind the lattice she looked. Why is his chariot so late in coming? She asked. Why are his horses so slow to return?

Amasa assembled the army of Judah. It took longer than three days.

The people were waiting for Zechariah. They were surprised he was in the Temple for such a long time.

When he heard the news he stayed where he was for two days.

When Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them saying, When Lysias the commander comes here I will decide your case.