'Willing' in the Bible
Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or to your left. Capture one of the soldiers and take his equipment for yourself!" But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him.
So David was no longer willing to bring the ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David. David left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
I am willing to shame and humiliate myself even more than this! But with the slave girls whom you mentioned let me be distinguished!"
Now be willing to bless your servant's dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant's dynasty be blessed on into the future!"
When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
But the king said to Absalom, "No, my son. We shouldn't all go. We shouldn't burden you in that way." Though Absalom pressed him, the king was not willing to go. Instead, David blessed him.
Then Absalom sent a message to Joab asking him to send him to the king, but Joab was not willing to come to him. So he sent a second message to him, but he still was not willing to come.
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Bible Theasaurus
- Bequeath (5 instances)
- Disposed (17 instances)
- Fain (6 instances)
- Favorable (31 instances)
- Inclined (38 instances)
- Leave (536 instances)
- Minded (43 instances)
- Willing (199 instances)
- Wish (209 instances)
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