Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

Bible References

Pressed

Genesis 19:2
and said, “My lords, turn aside to your servant’s house, wash your feet, and spend the night. Then you can get up early and go on your way.”

“No,” they said. “We would rather spend the night in the square.”
Judges 19:7
The man got up to go, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed and spent the night there again.
Luke 14:23
“Then the master told the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and lanes and make them come in, so that my house may be filled.
Luke 24:29
But they urged Him: “Stay with us, because it’s almost evening, and now the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
Acts 16:15
After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

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