4 occurrences

'Overtook' in the Bible

But Adoni-zedek went in flight; and they went after him and overtook him, and had his thumbs and his great toes cut off.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofInjuryKnivesCaptivesMutilationThumbsToesCutting Off Hands And Feet

And in time death overtook all that generation; and another generation came after them, having no knowledge of the Lord or of the things which he had done for Israel.

Verse ConceptsBecoming An AdultGenerationsGod, Revelation OfSpiritual IgnoranceGathered To One's PeopleDeath Of A FatherRosesKnowing God

When they had gone some way from the house of Micah, the men from the houses near Micah's house came together and overtook the children of Dan,

Verse ConceptsOvertaking

So turning their backs on the men of Israel, they went in the direction of the waste land; but the fight overtook them; and those who came out of the town were heading them off and putting them to the sword.

Verse ConceptsTurning One's Back

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Overtake (129 instances)
Overtook (34 instances)
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Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain