'Attempted' in the Bible

Then all his sons and daughters attempted to console him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “I will go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in mourning for my son.” And his father wept for him.

When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.

and attempted to reason with the entire congregation of Israel. They told them, "The land that we went through and explored is very, very good.

The donkey said to Balaam, "Am not I your donkey that you have ridden ever since I was yours until this day? Have I ever attempted to treat you this way?" And he said, "No."

Or has a god attempted to go and take a nation as his own out of another nation, by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

As soon as King Ahaziah of Judah observed this, he attempted to flee by the garden house road, but Jehu pursued him. At the ascent toward Gur which is near Ibleam, he ordered, "Shoot him in the chariot, too!"

David addressed Solomon: "I have attempted to build a temple to the name of the LORD my God.

And a certain young man was following him, clothed [only] in a linen cloth on [his] naked body. And they attempted to seize him,

They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh [to dull the pain], but He would not take it.

Since many people have attempted to write an orderly account of the events that have transpired among us,

Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.

When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.

He conversed and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they attempted to kill him.

having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;

After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches!”

For in connexion with to-day's proceedings there is danger of our being charged with attempted insurrection, there having been no real reason for this riot; nor shall we be able to justify the behaviour of this disorderly mob."

who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, and would have judged according to our law;

On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.

Because they disregarded the righteousness from God and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God’s righteousness.

By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned.