'Toward' in the Bible

Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.

Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the hearts of Your people, and confirm their hearts toward You.

The wings of these cherubim spread forth were twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

He put the reservoir on the right side, toward the southeast.

For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,

That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.

Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.

When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;

whatever prayer or petitionanyone from your people Israel might have—each man knowing his own affliction and suffering,and spreading out his hands toward this temple—

then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of their motives. (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.)

Even for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israelbut has come from a distant landbecause of Your great nameand Your mighty hand and outstretched arm:when he comes and prays toward this temple,

If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;

If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the Lord's splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, "Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!"

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

You will not fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand, and watch the Lord deliver you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don't be afraid and don't panic! Tomorrow march out toward them; the Lord is with you!'"

Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face toward the ground, and all the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord and worshiped him.

And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

He also agreed with King Ahaziah to build ships to sail toward Tarshish, which they built in Ezion-geber.

And he set all the people, every man with his javelin in his hand, from the right side of the house to the left side of the house, toward the altar and the house, by the king round about.

And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.

And they slaughtered the cattle, and the priests received the blood and threw it toward the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and threw the blood toward the altar, and then they slaughtered the lambs and threw the blood toward the altar.

And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

And after this he built the outer wall of the city of David, on the west, toward Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance of the fish-gate, and carried it round Ophel, and raised it up a very great height; and he put captains of war in all the fortified cities of Judah.

When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families contributed toward building the Temple of God on its former site.

And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king’s attitude toward them, so that he supported them in the work on the house of the God of Israel.

I gathered them together at the river that flows toward Ahava, where we camped three days. Afterwards, I examined the people and the priests, but found no descendants of Levi there.

And I said:My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.

"Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

We have acted corruptly toward You and have not kept the commands, statutes, and ordinances You gave Your servant Moses.

I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Serpent’s Well and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and its gates that had been destroyed by fire.

But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"

After him Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section [toward the hill], from the Angle [in the wall] to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.

When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a covenant with him to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.

“Then You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh,Against all his servants and all the people of his land;For You knew that they acted arrogantly toward them,And made a name for Yourself as it is this day.

You were patient toward them for many years, and you have warned them by your spirit through the hand of your prophets, but they did not listen. So you gave them into the hand of the nations of the lands.

Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

They went over the Fountain Gate and continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall. They passed the house of David and continued on to the Water Gate toward the east.

Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:

So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, who was hostile toward the Jews.

As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard, she won his approval. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

That day Haman left full of joy and in good spirits. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the King’s Gate, and Mordecai didn’t rise or tremble in fear at his presence, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.

Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?

You produce new witnesses against meand multiply Your anger toward me.Hardships assault me, wave after wave.

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

Are the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?

His wrath has torn, and he has been hostile toward me; he gnashed at me with his teeth. My foe sharpens his eyes against me.

"Then you'll take delight in the Almighty; and will turn your face toward God.

“They are insignificant on the surface of the water;Their portion is cursed on the earth.They do not turn toward the vineyards.

but it will clap its hands over him, hissing at him as it lunges toward him."

You changed toward me, and now you're cruel to me; with your mighty hand you are persecuting me;

let him not direct a rebuke toward me. I won't be responding to him with your arguments.

Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.

‘For he adds rebellion [in his unsubmissive, defiant attitude toward God] to his [unacknowledged] sin;He claps his hands among us [in open mockery and contempt of God],And he multiplies his words [of accusation] against God.’”

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

I was blameless toward Himand kept myself from sinning.

Their mouths are opened wide toward me, like roaring and attacking lions.

Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am lonely and oppressed.

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I toward Jehovah have been confident.

The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;

A Psalm of David.Do not fret because of evildoers,Be not envious toward wrongdoers.

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

LORD, my God, You have done great things: marvelous works and your thoughts toward us. There is no one who compares to you! I will try to recite your actions, even though there are too many to number.

To the Overseer. -- An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God.

For our fathers did not possess the land [of Canaan] by their own sword,Nor did their own arm save them,But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,Because You favored and delighted in them.

Do good in your favor toward Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. Only -- toward God is my soul silent, From Him is my salvation.

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

May God be gracious to us and bless us. May he cause his face to shine toward us, Selah

Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me;

I was stupid and didn’t understand;I was an unthinking animal toward You.

Turn Your footsteps toward the perpetual ruins;The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary.

And I said, “This is my grief,That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”

their hearts were insincere toward Him,and they were unfaithful to His covenant.

LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, when will your smoldering anger toward your people's prayers cease?

It sent out sprouts toward the Seaand shoots toward the River.

God of the Heavenly Armies, return! Look down from heaven and see. Show care toward this vine.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

I will show my gracious love toward him forever, since my covenant is securely established with him.

In the morning it blossoms and is renewed, but toward evening, it fades and withers.

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

But from eternity to eternitythe Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,and His righteousness toward the grandchildren

Remember me, O Jehovah, with thy favour toward thy people; visit me with thy salvation: