16 occurrences in 8 translations

'Ally' in the Bible

Come, let's deal wisely with them. Otherwise they will continue to multiply, and if a war breaks out, they will ally themselves with our enemies and fight against us and leave the country."

Verse ConceptsOppression, Nature OfPersecution, Forms OfShrewdnessFalse WisdomExodusPrinciples Of WarNetworkingImmigrants

But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.

Verse ConceptsGuardsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father's place. (Hiram had always been an ally of David.)

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsenvoyFriendship, Examples OfAnointing Kings

the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, "Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!

Verse ConceptsHatredForbidden Alliances

or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

Verse ConceptsRepaying Evil For Good

Can a corrupt throne—one that creates trouble by law—become Your ally?

Verse ConceptsMischiefInjusticecorruption

For thou hast cast off thy people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with what comes from the east, and use auguries like the Philistines, and ally themselves with the children of foreigners.

Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsAbandonmentDivination, Practiced ByJacob, The PatriarchPagansSyncretismOut Of The EastRelations With ForeignersAliens

“The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim,And the kingdom from DamascusAnd the remnant of Aram (Syria);They will be like the [departed] glory of [her ally] the children of Israel,”Declares the Lord of hosts.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortsSurvivors FavouredNorthern Kingdom Of Israelsyriadamascus

All of you, gather together and listen! Who among them announced these things? The Lord's ally will carry out his desire against Babylon; he will exert his power against the Babylonians.

Verse ConceptsAliancesGuidance, God's Promises OfPredestinationBabylon DestroyedPredicting The Future

“Moreover, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes [as powerful enemies]Have shaved the crown of your head [to degrade you].

Verse ConceptsShavingMemphiscrowns

on account of the day that is comingto destroy all the Philistines,to cut off from Tyre and Sidonevery remaining ally.Indeed, the Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,the remnant of the islands of Caphtor.

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Will Kill The Peoples

Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you give your gifts to all your lovers, bribing the pagan nations to come to you [as allies] from every direction for your obscene immoralities.

Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesPaying For Goodswhores

"Then everyone living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been an unreliable ally to the house of Israel.

Verse ConceptsFalse Confidence

But I have had help from God to this day, and I stand [before people] testifying to small and great alike, stating nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would come to pass—

Verse ConceptsGospel, Confirmation OfHelpfulnessSmallnessWitness To The GospelPredicting ChristGreat And SmallWritten In The ProphetsGod HelpsEverything Happening For A ReasonSupportHaving A Good DayHelping Those In NeedWitnessinghelphelpingtestifying

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