12 occurrences

'Turn' in the Bible

From the blood of [the] slain, from the fat of [the] mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of Saul did not return {without effect}.

Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Uses OfArchers, MenPeople OvercomingKilling Many People

So Asahel pursued Abner, and he did not turn aside to the right or to the left from going after Abner.

Verse ConceptsNot Turning Asiderelentless

Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or to your left; seize for yourself one of the young men, and take his belongings for yourself." But Asahel [was] not willing to turn aside from him.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingNot Turning AsideChanging Direction

So Abner said to Asahel {once again}, "{For your own sake}, turn aside {from following me}. Why should I strike you down to the ground? How could I {show my face} to Joab your brother?"

But he refused to turn away, so Abner struck him in the stomach with the butt of the spear, and the spear went out of his back. He fell there and he died {on the spot}. {Then} all who came to the place where Asahel fell and died [just] stood there.

Verse ConceptsBackSpearsStomachsPiercingsMotionlessnessComing To RestStriking To Death

Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Will [the] sword devour forever? Do you not know that [there] will be bitterness in the end? {How long} will you not tell the people to turn {away from pursuing} their brothers?"

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleEternal Judgement

The king and his men went to Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. They said to David, "You will not come here, for even the blind and the lame can turn you back, saying, 'David cannot come here.'"

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesZion, As A PlaceEntering Cities

However, David [was] not willing to bring the ark of Yahweh to himself, to the city of David, so David caused it to turn [to] the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

Verse ConceptsThe Ark In JerusalemPeople Unwilling

So then, a sword will not turn away from your house forever, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife!'

Verse ConceptsRetributionKilling Will HappenTransferring Wives

Then the king said, "Turn aside, take your place here," so he turned aside and waited.

Verse ConceptsMotionlessnessComing To Rest

For all of his ordinances [were] before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes.

Verse ConceptsI Keep The Commandments

I pursued those who hate me, and I destroyed them. I did not turn back until finishing them.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleEnemiescrushes

Bible Theasaurus

Number (733 instances)
Routine (1 instance)
Spell (4 instances)
Turning (425 instances)
Twist (12 instances)