71 occurrences in 13 translations

'Against' in the Bible

No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or forsake you.

Verse ConceptsMidlife CrisisGod Of The FathersTemptation, Universality OfProtection, From GodInvincibilityAble To StandGod Not ForsakingGod With Specific PeoplePowerful Individuals

Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.

Verse ConceptsCourage, In Facing EnemiesRebellion, Against Human AuthorityRebellion Against God, Shown InBraveryStrength Of PeopleBe Courageous!Be Strong!Courage

That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

Verse ConceptsDead SeaCrossing Into The Promised LandRoses

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

Verse ConceptsStandingGod's Sword

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsThe AccursedAnger Of God, CausesGod's Intolerance Of EvilMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinProvoking GodUnfaithfulness, To GodUnder The BanPeople Of JudahUnfaithful

and the Canaanite and all the inhabitants of the land do hear, and have come round against us, and cut off our name out of the earth; and what dost Thou do for Thy great name?'

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfGod, The LordEnemies SurroundingNames Blotted OutFor The Sake Of His Name

Israel has done wrong, sinning against the agreement which I made with them: they have even taken of the cursed thing; acting falsely like thieves they have put it among their goods.

Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfStealingDishonesty, Examples OfBreaking The CovenantIndividuals Who LiedUnder The Ban

This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from you what is set apart.

Verse ConceptsPowerlessnessCursing IsraelUnder The Ban

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

Verse ConceptsHoliness, As Set Apart For GodGet Up!Under The BanMaking People Holytomorrow

The one selected as having taken what has been turned over to destruction is to be incinerated, along with everything that pertains to him, because he has transgressed against the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrageous thing in Israel."'"

Verse ConceptsCremationFireDeath penaltyBurning PeopleBreaking The CovenantUnder The Ban

And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done:

Verse ConceptsAffirmationsExamples, BadLuxuryReturning To GodAcknowledge, SinConfessionWe Have Sinned

The Lord told Joshua, "Don't be afraid and don't panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftWarfare, Nature OfResisting DiscouragementGradual Conquest Of The LandThose God Gave Into Their Hands

And thou shalt do to Ai and to its king as thou didst to Jericho and to its king; only, the spoil thereof and the cattle thereof shall ye take as prey for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city behind it.

Verse ConceptsCattle

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Verse ConceptsPeople Not Far Away

And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Strategies In

And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

Verse ConceptsNot Knowing The FutureThose Who Rose Early

And the Lord said to Joshua, Let your spear be stretched out against Ai; for I will give it into your hands. So Joshua took up his spear, stretching it out in the direction of the town.

Verse ConceptsSpearsThose God Gave Into Their Hands

And the men of Ai look behind them, and see, and lo, the smoke of the city hath gone up unto the heavens, and there hath not been in them power to flee hither and thither -- and the people who are fleeing to the wilderness have turned against the pursuer, --

Verse ConceptsFugitivesConflagrations

And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

Verse ConceptsThe Middle

And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, EventsJudgesFractions, One HalfHalf Of GroupsPriests In Action

And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;

Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

they formed a unified alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.

And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsFaultsResentment, Against People

And all the princes say unto all the company, 'We -- we have sworn to them by Jehovah, God of Israel; and now, we are not able to come against them;

Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsTouchUnable To Harm

Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsFive People

And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

Verse ConceptsGroups Helping

The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have handed them over to you. Not one of them will be able to stand against you.”

Verse ConceptsInvincibilityDo Not Fear MenThose God Gave Into Their HandsStaying Strong And Not Giving UpBeing Scared

Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and station men by it to guard the kings.

Verse ConceptsRolling

And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsSafety

And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictAnger Of God, Examples OfBraveryStrength Of PeopleBe Courageous!Be Strong!CourageBeing Scared

At sunset Joshua commanded that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave where they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.

Verse ConceptsSunsetsCaves For BuryingCorpses Of Other PeoplePlaces To This Day

Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

Verse ConceptsEncampments

And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

Verse ConceptsEncampments

And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

Verse ConceptsSuddenly

Joshua fought an extended campaign against all those kings.

Verse ConceptsAction For A Long Time

For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Verse ConceptsUnforgivenessPredestination, Spiritual EventsGod KillingGod Hardening PeopleGod Will Kill The PeoplesGod Without MercyCaused By God

and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel;

From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir whose name used to be Kiriath-sepher,

and gone down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and touched against Jericho, and gone out at the Jordan.

And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,

Verse ConceptsStones As Monuments

And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

and their border hath gone up towards the sea, and Maralah, and come against Dabbasheth, and come unto the brook which is on the front of Jokneam,

and the border hath touched against Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-Shemesh, and the outgoings of their border have been at the Jordan; sixteen cities and their villages.

Verse ConceptsSixteen

and Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and it toucheth against Carmel westward, and against Shihor-Libnath;

and hath turned back, at the sun-rising, to Beth-Dagon, and come against Zebulun, and against the valley of Jiphthah-El toward the north of Beth-Emek, and Neiel, and hath gone out unto Cabul on the left,

and the border hath turned back westward to Aznoth-Tabor, and gone out thence to Hukkok, and touched against Zebulun on the south, and against Asher it hath touched on the west, and against Judah at the Jordan, at the sun-rising;

and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Japho.

And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

Verse ConceptsSwordsFighting EnemiesPeople Naming Things

The Lord gave them rest on every side according to all He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies were able to stand against them, for the Lord handed over all their enemies to them.

Verse ConceptsInvincibilityThose God Gave Into Their HandsTime Of PeaceRest

And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsBuilding AltarsThe Region Of Jordan

And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.

Verse ConceptsCivil War

Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?

Verse ConceptsRenunciationBuilding AltarsIf You Turn From GodUnfaithful

But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

Verse ConceptsGod Will Be AngryIf You Turn From God

Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD'S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.

Verse ConceptsFellowship, In The GospelRebellion Against God, Nature OfThe Altar Of The LordBuilding AltarsGod Living In The TabernacleUnclean Things

The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)

Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfGod, The LordMighty One

God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.

Verse ConceptsFellowship OfferingThe Altar Of The Lord

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD.

Verse ConceptsRankGod Is Among You

And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt.

“The Lord has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one is able to stand against you to this day.

Verse ConceptsArmies, Against IsraelInvincibilityAble To StandThe Lord Will Drive Them OutUnable To Harm

When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, And Worship Of GodSyncretismBowing To False GodsDifferent GodsBreaking The CovenantGod Will Be AngryGod Will Kill His PeopleHinduism

“‘Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I handed them over to you. You possessed their land, and I annihilated them before you.

Verse ConceptsThose God Gave Into Their Hands

Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

Verse ConceptsCursing Israel

And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised LandThose God Gave Into Their Hands

If you abandon the Lord and worship foreign gods, He will turn against you, harm you, and completely destroy you, after He has been good to you.”

Verse ConceptsServanthood, And Worship Of GodConsequences Of Forsaking GodGod Will Bring HarmForgiving Others Who Hurt YouServing God

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

Verse ConceptsAffirmationsWitness Against Oneself

And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone—it will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the Lord said to us, and it will be a witness against you, so that you will not deny your God.”

Verse ConceptsThings As Witnesses

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