'Sought the Lord' in the Bible
Then Moses besought the LORD his God and said, "O LORD, why should thy wrath wax hot upon thy people which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
And I besought the LORD the same time, saying,
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, "Oh pray unto the LORD thy God and make intercession for me, that my hand may be restored me again." And the man of God besought the LORD, and his hand came to him again as well as before.
But Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD heard him. For he had seen the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.
And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and besought the LORD, saying,
And therefore he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and compass them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while we have the land quiet. For we have sought the LORD our God: and because we have sought him, he hath given us rest on every side." And so they built and prospered.
But sought the LORD God of his father and walked in his commandments and not after the doings of Israel.
And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him where he was hid in Samaria, and brought him to Jehu. And when they had slain him they buried him: "Because," said they, "he was the son of Jehoshaphat which sought the LORD with all his heart." And there was none of the house of Ahaziah that could obtain to be king.
And he sought God while Zechariah - which taught in the visions of God - lived: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.
In those days Hezekiah was sick unto the death and besought the LORD; which answered him and showed him a wonderful miracle.
And when he was in tribulation he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself exceedingly before the God of his fathers,
I sought the LORD, and he heard me; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear.
In the time of my trouble I sought the LORD, I held up mine hands to him in the night season, for my soul refused all other comfort.
For the herdsmen have done foolishly, that they have not sought the LORD. Therefore have they dealt unwisely with their cattle, and all are scattered abroad.
"Now when I had delivered the evidence unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I besought the LORD, saying,