'Closer' in the Bible

Now truly I [am] a redeemer, but there is also a redeemer [of a] closer relationship than me.

The sentry called and told the king, and the king said, "If he [is] alone, good news is in his mouth." {He kept coming closer}.

Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come near to me," so all the people came closer to him. He repaired the altar of Yahweh [that had been] destroyed.

A man of [many] friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.