'Besought' in the Bible

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

And I besought Jehovah at that time, saying,

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.

And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.

And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.

And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus feet, and besought him to come into his house;

And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.

So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.

When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.

And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there . And she constrained us.

and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city.

And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.

And when we heard these things, both we and they of that place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

But as touching Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come unto you with the brethren: and it was not all his will to come now; but he will come when he shall have opportunity.

Concerning this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.