The king replied, "Stand here at attention and wait." So he stepped to the side and stood there waiting.

Joab said, "No longer will I wait in your presence." Then he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he [was] still alive in the oak tree.

Behold, I will wait in the plain of the wilderness until there comes word from you to tell me.

When they told it to David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return."