31 occurrences

'Beseech' in the Bible

The elders [of the tribes] will listen and pay attention to what you say; and you, with the elders of Israel, shall go to the king of Egypt and you shall say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; so now, please, [we ask and plead with you,] let us go on a three days’ journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.’

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesThree DaysParticular JourneysA Feast In The WildernessPaying Attention To People

Then Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!”

Verse ConceptsMoses, Life OfCloud of gloryGoodness

Will the men of Keilah hand me over to him? Will Saul come down just as Your servant has heard? O Lord, God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.”

But David’s heart (conscience) troubled him after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the sin of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Examples OfGuilty ConsciencesConfession, Examples OfBeggarsGuilt, Human Aspects OfKnowledge, Of SinRegretRepentance, Examples OfFoolish PeopleWe Have Sinned

Now, O Lord our God, please, save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know [without any doubt] that You alone, O Lord, are God.”

Verse ConceptsKingdomsKnowing God, Nature OfAfflictions, Prayer DuringNo Other Is GodKnowing That There Is A God

“Please, O Lord, remember now [with compassion] how I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth and with a whole heart [entirely devoted to You], and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfCommitment, to GodWeepingOthers MourningPeople Mourning Catastrophe

Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. But now, I beseech You, take away the wickedness and guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Examples OfBeggarsGuilt, Human Aspects OfRegretRepentance, Examples OfServanthood, In Life Of BelieversFoolish People

“Now, O my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.

‘Remember now, that You have made me as clay;So will You turn me into dust again?

Verse ConceptsClayPouringClay, Figurative UseCreatures Returning To DustDeathdust

“I call to my servant, but he does not answer;I have to implore him with words.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsServants, BadBeggingOthers Not AnsweringExamples Of Bad Servants

‘Hear, please, and I will speak;I will ask You, and You instruct [and answer] me.’

Verse ConceptsGod EnquiringTeaching God

Turn again [in favor to us], O God of hosts;Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,

Verse ConceptsGod Acts From Heavenmindfulness

Then I called on the name of the Lord:“O Lord, please save my life!”

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Described As

O Lord, save now, we beseech You;O Lord, we beseech You, send now prosperity and give us success!

Verse ConceptsSave Us!Success Through GodBlessings And Prosperityatheismsales

and said, “Please, O Lord, just remember how I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth, and with a whole heart [absolutely devoted to You], and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept greatly.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfLoyaltyOthers MourningOne's Deedsdevotion

Do not be angry beyond measure, O Lord,Do not remember our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing] forever.Now look, consider, for we are all Your people.

Verse ConceptsGod ForgettingLet Not God Be AngryAnger And Forgivenessmeasurement

Therefore the princes (court officials) said to the king, “Please [we implore you] let this man [Jeremiah] be put to death; for [speaking] in this way he discourages and weakens [the will of] the soldiers who remain in this city and he discourages and weakens [the will of] all the people by speaking such words to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but rather their harm.”

Verse ConceptsCowardiceBlameKilling ProphetsSeeking The Welfare

and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our petition be presented before you, and pray to the Lord your God for us, that is, for all this remnant [of the people of Judah]; for we were once many, but now [only] a few of us are left, as you see with your own eyes, [so please pray]

Verse ConceptsRemnantFew PeoplePray For Ussupplicationpetition

“Please, test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink.

Verse ConceptsAbstinenceTen Or More DaysVegetablesDrinking WaterEating MeatTestsCompetitionexamsveganism

O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous and just acts, please let Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the wickedness of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn and a contemptuous byword to all who are around us.

Verse ConceptsCityGod, Righteousness OfHillsAccording To ThingsGod Does Right For PeopleLet Not God Be AngryAnger And Forgiveness

And the earth shall respond to the grain and the new wine and the oil [which beg it to bring them forth],And they will respond to Jezreel [My Israel, who will now be restored].

Verse ConceptsProvision Of OilAnswering People

Then they called on the Lord and said, “Please, O Lord, do not let us perish because of taking this man’s life, and do not make us accountable for innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as You pleased.”

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnInnocent BloodNot DyingDeath AvertedLife And Deathjonah

So the rich man said, ‘Then, father [Abraham], I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house—

Verse ConceptsBeggarslazarus

But Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me both of you, so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me.”

Verse ConceptsPray For UsPraying For SinnersUnfulfilled Word

Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent!

Verse ConceptsGentlenessFaultsTimidityJesus Christ, Meekness OfMeekness, Examples OfChrist's GentlenessA Bold FrontContact With PeopleGone AwayHumble PeopleIn Men's PresenceAbsenceGentleness As A Fruit Of The Spirithumbleserenitygraciousness

For indeed you already do practice it toward all the believers throughout Macedonia [by actively displaying your love and concern for them]. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, that you excel [in this matter] more and more,

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofGrowthSpiritual GrowthGrowth In Grace

Bible Theasaurus

Adjure (16 instances)
Beseech (85 instances)
Conjure (8 instances)
Entreat (61 instances)
Press (49 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אנּה אנּא 
'anna' 
I beseech thee , I pray thee , Oh , O
Usage: 13

חלה 
Chalah 
Usage: 76

נא 
Na' 
now, I beseech ..., I pray ..., Oh, go to
Usage: 403

δέομαι 
Deomai 
Usage: 18

ἐρωτάω 
Erotao 
Usage: 42

παρακαλέω 
Parakaleo 
Usage: 102