'Spread out' in the Bible

Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out, so that they were in dread of the sons of Israel.

Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease and there will be hail no longer, that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.

So Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to the Lord; and the thunder and the hail ceased, and rain no longer poured on the earth.

They said, “We will surely give them.” So they spread out a garment, and every one of them threw an earring there from his spoil.

Then the Philistines went up and camped in Judah, and spread out in Lehi.

He placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall. So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house.

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the model of the chariot, even the cherubim that spread out their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

Then he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

Now Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt on his knees in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

“He thrives before the sun,And his shoots spread out over his garden.

“If you would direct your heart rightAnd spread out your hand to Him,

‘My root is spread out to the waters,And dew lies all night on my branch.

“Can you, with Him, spread out the skies,Strong as a molten mirror?

My eye has wasted away because of affliction;I have called upon You every day, O Lord;I have spread out my hands to You.

To Him who spread out the earth above the waters,For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,I will hide My eyes from you;Yes, even though you multiply prayers,I will not listen.Your hands are covered with blood.

‘Your pomp and the music of your harpsHave been brought down to Sheol;Maggots are spread out as your bed beneath youAnd worms are your covering.’

They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”

And he will spread out his hands in the middle of itAs a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim,But the Lord will lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands.

Your tackle hangs slack;It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly,Nor spread out the sail.Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided;The lame will take the plunder.

Thus says God the Lord,Who created the heavens and stretched them out,Who spread out the earth and its offspring,Who gives breath to the people on itAnd spirit to those who walk in it,

“Surely My hand founded the earth,And My right hand spread out the heavens;When I call to them, they stand together.

“I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people,Who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts,

For thus says the Lord:“Behold, one will fly swiftly like an eagleAnd spread out his wings against Moab.

Behold, He will mount up and swoop like an eagle and spread out His wings against Bozrah; and the hearts of the mighty men of Edom in that day will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above; each had two touching another being, and two covering their bodies.

Now over the heads of the living beings there was something like an expanse, like the awesome gleam of crystal, spread out over their heads.

Hear this, O priests!Give heed, O house of Israel!Listen, O house of the king!For the judgment applies to you,For you have been a snare at MizpahAnd a net spread out on Tabor.