2 occurrences

'Decline' in the Bible

So Hezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to decline ten steps; no, but let the shadow turn backward ten steps.”

Verse ConceptsTen ThingsGoing ForwardBackwardsEasy For God

Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.”

Verse ConceptsChrist Driving Out PeopleSeeking FoodTwelve DisciplesStaying TemporarilyTemporary Stay In The Wildernesslonliness

Bible Theasaurus

Correct (48 instances)
Decline (11 instances)
Decrease (9 instances)
Delicacy (2 instances)
Descend (65 instances)
Descent (30 instances)
Diminution (1 instance)
Refuse (146 instances)
Reject (99 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂטה 
Satah 
go aside , turn , decline
Usage: 6

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org