'Scattering' in the Bible

Now it came about that after Joshua and the Israelis had finished the battle, destroying and scattering their survivors, who retreated into their fortified cities,

Now he waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.

But Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash,

Saul replied, "When? I saw that the people were scattering from me, that you didn't come at the appointed time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash. I thought, "The Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal but I've not sought the favor of the LORD,' so I forced myself to offer the burnt offering."

When Saul’s watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, they saw the panicking troops scattering in every direction.

So he said, "I saw all of Israel scattering to the mountains, like the sheep without a shepherd. Yahweh also said, 'There are no masters for these, let them return in peace, each to his house.'"

“Out of its chamber comes the storm,And cold from the north wind.

He also loads the clouds with moisture, scattering his lightning with the clouds.

and would disperse their descendantsamong the nations,scattering them throughout the lands.

He goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for scattering; he cometh again with rejoicing, bearing his sheaves.

He supplies snow like wool, scattering frost like ashes.

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

A king sitting on a throne of judgment, Is scattering with his eyes all evil,

A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.

And as small dust hath been The multitude of those scattering thee, And as chaff passing on the multitude of the terrible, And it hath been at an instant -- suddenly.

And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

"How terrible for the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!" declares the LORD.

Hear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd doth his flock,

And they have known that I am Jehovah, in My scattering them among nations, and I have spread them through lands;

And I hear the one clothed in linen, who is upon the waters of the flood, and he doth lift up his right hand and his left unto the heavens, and sweareth by Him who is living to the age, that, 'After a time, times, and a half, and at the completion of the scattering of the power of the holy people, finished are all these.'

All these strong ones are scattering; they have sought permission to go and walk about over the earth." The Lord had said, "Go! Walk about over the earth!" So they are doing so.

The person who isn't with me is against me, and the person who isn't gathering with me is scattering.

Most of the crowd spread their coats on the road [as before a king], while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.

And he who falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces; but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.

And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

He made a whip of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables;