Solomon numbered all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, following the census which his father David had taken; and 153,600 were found.

Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David, my father, that which You have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way, to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’

“If a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath, and he comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this house,

“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and deliver them to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to a land far off or near,

if they take thought in the land where they are taken captive, and repent and make supplication to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have committed iniquity and have acted wickedly’;

if they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been taken captive, and pray toward their land which You have given to their fathers and the city which You have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for Your name,

Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son;

A certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the fight, for I am severely wounded.”

When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including goods, garments and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three days taking the spoil because there was so much.

Now when Jehoram had taken over the kingdom of his father and made himself secure, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and some of the rulers of Israel also.

It came about whenever the chest was brought in to the king’s officer by the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, then the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer would come, empty the chest, take it, and return it to its place. Thus they did daily and collected much money.

The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages, and they settled there.

Has not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, “You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn incense”?

They called this out with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them, so that they might take the city.

The archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded.”

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.

He said to him, “Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem and let the house of God be rebuilt in its place.”

For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has intermingled with the peoples of the lands; indeed, the hands of the princes and the rulers have been foremost in this unfaithfulness.”

So now do not give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters to your sons, and never seek their peace or their prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’

Then Ezra rose and made the leading priests, the Levites and all Israel, take oath that they would do according to this proposal; so they took the oath.

You have also appointed prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, ‘A king is in Judah!’ And now it will be reported to the king according to these reports. So come now, let us take counsel together.”

and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

who had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the captives who had been exiled with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had exiled.

So it came about when the command and decree of the king were heard and many young ladies were gathered to the citadel of Susa into the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s palace into the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

the young lady would go in to the king in this way: anything that she desired was given her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, came to go in to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the women, advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of all who saw her.

So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus to his royal palace in the tenth month which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

Then the king said to Haman, “Take quickly the robes and the horse as you have said, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate; do not fall short in anything of all that you have said.”

The king took off his signet ring which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

He said,
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked I shall return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

“His harvest the hungry devour
And take it to a place of thorns,
And the schemer is eager for their wealth.

“Why then do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my iniquity?
For now I will lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me, but I will not be.”

“I am guiltless;
I do not take notice of myself;
I despise my life.

If I sin, then You would take note of me,
And would not acquit me of my guilt.

“He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And takes away the discernment of the elders.

“Why should I take my flesh in my teeth
And put my life in my hands?

“As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.

“Even when I remember, I am disturbed,
And horror takes hold of my flesh.

“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.

“But He knows the way I take;
When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

“Others snatch the orphan from the breast,
And against the poor they take a pledge.

“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.

“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

“Will he take delight in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?

“Iron is taken from the dust,
And copper is smelted from rock.

“At night it pierces my bones within me,
And my gnawing pains take no rest.

“For I do not know how to flatter,
Else my Maker would soon take me away.

“Refute me if you can;
Array yourselves before me, take your stand.

“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous,
But God has taken away my right;

“In a moment they die, and at midnight
People are shaken and pass away,
And the mighty are taken away without a hand.

“But you were full of judgment on the wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you.

That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
And the wicked be shaken out of it?

That you may take it to its territory
And that you may discern the paths to its home?

“Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him for a servant forever?

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”

The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,

Now therefore, O kings, show discernment;
Take warning, O judges of the earth.

Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may soon be kindled.
How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil dwells with You.

But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exult in You.

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.
O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge;
Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
In the Lord I take refuge;
How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain;

How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

He does not put out his money at interest,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.

A Mikhtam of David.
Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.

The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

Wondrously show Your lovingkindness,
O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the Lord is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Guard my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

Do not take my soul away along with sinners,
Nor my life with men of bloodshed,

For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
But the Lord will take me up.

Wait for the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed;
In Your righteousness deliver me.

For I have heard the slander of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they took counsel together against me,
They schemed to take away my life.

How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of men!

Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the Lord.

O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Take hold of buckler and shield
And rise up for my help.

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

The Lord helps them and delivers them;
He delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they take refuge in Him.

You cause us to turn back from the adversary;
And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

“I shall take no young bull out of your house
Nor male goats out of your folds.

But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?

Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

They attack, they lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have waited to take my life.

You have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your book?

For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.
Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul takes refuge in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction passes by.

Let me dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

The righteous man will be glad in the Lord and will take refuge in Him;
And all the upright in heart will glory.

In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed.

Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.