18 occurrences in 10 translations

'Attacked' in the Bible

Then David called out to one of his young men and ordered him, "Go up to him and cut him down!" So he attacked him and killed him.

Verse ConceptsKings Summoning

When they had come [into] the house, he [was] lying on his couch {in his bedchamber}, and they attacked him and killed him. Then they {beheaded him}, and they took his head and went on the way of the Arabah all night.

Verse ConceptsBedroomsBeheadingWalking All NightBeds

David was angry because the Lord attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.

Verse ConceptsAngry PeopleGiven Names To This Day

It happened afterwards [that] David attacked [the] Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the hands of [the] Philistines.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahThose Subjected To People

David also attacked King Hadadezer, Rehob's son from Zobah, when he was attempting to restore his hegemony over the Euphrates River.

Verse ConceptsRestoration

So Joab and the soldiers who were with him attacked the Arameans in battle formation, and the Arameans retreated in front of him.

Verse ConceptsPeoples Who Fled

One spring day, during the time of year when kings go off to war, David sent out Joab, along with his personal staff and all of Israel's army. They utterly destroyed the Ammonites and then attacked Rabbah while David remained in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfSpringSiegesNature Of KingsReady For WarThe Nations Attackedspringtime

Then the men of the city came out and attacked Joab, and some of the men from David’s soldiers fell in battle; Uriah the Hittite also died.

Verse ConceptsKilling Named Individuals

The messenger told David, "The men surprised us and attacked us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate.

Meanwhile, Joab attacked the Ammonite city of Rabbah and captured its stronghold.

Verse ConceptsCitadelsCapturing Cities

Then Joab sent messengers to David to tell him, "I just attacked Rabbah and captured its municipal water supply,

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

So David mustered his entire army and marched on Rabbah, attacked it, and captured it.

Verse ConceptsCapturing Cities

"I've been a widowed woman ever since my husband died," she answered. "Your humble servant used to have two sons, but they got into a fight out in the field. Because there was no one to keep them apart, one of them attacked the other and killed him.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyTwo SonsKilling Brothers

Now please pay attention closely! My whole family is attacking your humble servant! They're saying, "Turn over the one who attacked his brother and we'll put him to death in retribution for his brother, whose life he took. That way, we'll kill the heir also!' They're going to extinguish the only light left in my family, leaving my late husband neither an ongoing name nor a survivor on the face of the earth!"

Verse ConceptsCoal, Metaphorical UseNo SurvivorsHanding Over PeopleExtinguishingNames Blotted OutDeath Penalty For Killing

But Zeruiah's son Abishai came to David's aid, attacked the Philistine, and killed him. After this, David's army told him, "You're not going out anymore with us to battle, so Israel's beacon won't be extinguished!"

Verse ConceptsNot Extinguishing

but Eleazar stood his ground and attacked the Philistines until his hand was tired and stuck to his sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops came back to him, but only to plunder the dead.

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfFatigueSwordsThings Stuck TogetherPeople Stripping PeopleTired In Activity

He also killed a soldier from Egypt. Of handsome appearance, the Egyptian carried a spear, but Benaiah attacked him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationSpears

David said to Gad, "I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the Lord, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!"

Verse ConceptsMercifulnessRegretDanger From MenMercyMaking DecisionsDecision Making

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