3 occurrences in 13 translations

'Overcome' in the Bible

Esther’s female servants and her eunuchs came and reported the news to her, and the queen was overcome with fear. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear so he could take off his sackcloth, but he did not accept them.

Verse ConceptsClothing, Need OfAnxiety, Examples OfPeople Giving Clothes

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai is Jewish, and you have begun to fall before him, you won’t overcome him, because your downfall is certain.”

Verse ConceptsNamed WivesGod's TimingGods TimingGod's Timing And Plan

In every province and every city, wherever the king’s command and his law reached, joy and rejoicing took place among the Jews. There was a celebration and a holiday. And many of the ethnic groups of the land professed themselves to be Jews because fear of the Jews had overcome them.

Verse ConceptsFearing Other PeopleRejoicing In God's Works

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Subdue (32 instances)

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