7 occurrences

'Destroy' in the Bible

And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah's anointed?

Verse ConceptsThe Lord's AnointedKilling KingsWhy Do You Do This?

And behold, the whole family is risen against thy bondmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may put him to death, for the life of his brother whom he killed; and we will destroy the heir also: so they will quench my coal which is left, and will not leave to my husband a name or remnant on the earth.

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

Then she said, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they cut off my son. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

Verse ConceptsAvenger of bloodHairsHairs ProtectedMan Avenging

For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

Verse ConceptsPaying Attention To People

I am peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?

Verse ConceptsSpiritual MothersMotherhood

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Verse ConceptsFar Be It!

And the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it; but Jehovah repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed among the people, It is enough: withdraw now thine hand. And the angel of Jehovah was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Verse ConceptsRegretUnhappinessAngels, Ot AppearancesDestruction Of JerusalemGod Changing His MindMore Than EnoughAngels Activities Among Unbelievers

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Annual (17 instances)
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Destroy (457 instances)
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