46 occurrences

'Against' in the Bible

And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.

Verse ConceptsBlood, Figurative UseHeadsThe Lord's AnointedKilling KingsWitness Against Oneselftraitors

For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe from the Philistines, and from all who are against them.

Verse ConceptsMinistry, Nature OfServanthood, In Life Of BelieversIndividuals Saving Others

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesZion, As A PlaceEntering Cities

And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodDivine DirectionThe Nations AttackedTo Be Given Into One's HandsDirection

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

Verse ConceptsBreaking Forth

And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodTreesFalling

And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzzah, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there by the ark of God.

Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyAnger Of God, CausesGod's Intolerance Of EvilRetributionAnger Of God, Examples OfGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsError

And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzzah: and he gave that place the name Perez-uzzah, which is its name to this day.

Verse ConceptsAngry PeopleGiven Names To This Day

And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.

Verse ConceptsGod With Specific PeopleSource Of HonourLeadership Qualities

From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.

Verse ConceptsProperty, HousesTime Of Peace

Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

Verse ConceptsFront And BackSpiritual Warfarereinforcement

And the rest of the people he put in position against the children of Ammon, with Abishai, his brother, at their head.

Then Joab and the people with him went forward to the fight against the Aramaeans, and they went in flight before him.

Verse ConceptsPeoples Who Fled

And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the Aramaeans put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him.

Verse ConceptsConfrontation

And the man said to David, Truly the men got the better of us, and came out against us into the open country, but we sent them back to the very doors of the town.

Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may come to his death by the sword like another: put up an even stronger fight against the town, and take it: and do you put heart into him.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofResigned To DeathEncourage Others!

And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:

Verse ConceptsAnger, HumanDeath As PunishmentAngry People

The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.

Verse ConceptsHatred Between RelativesDuring The DayGod Will Bring HarmTransferring WivesRelationship Troublesgrandfathers

Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.

Verse ConceptsCitadelsCapturing Cities

And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

So now, get the rest of the people together, and put them in position against the town and take it, for if I take it, it will be named after my name.

Verse ConceptsPeople Naming Things

And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.

Verse ConceptsCoal, Metaphorical UseNo SurvivorsHanding Over PeopleExtinguishingNames Blotted OutDeath Penalty For Killing

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

Verse ConceptsadvisersConspiraciesPeople MultiplyingConspiracy

But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, You see how my son, the offspring of my body, has made designs against my life: how much more then may this Benjamite do so? Let him be, and let him go on cursing; for the Lord has given him orders.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill MeCursing The UngodlyLeave Them Alone

Then after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.

Verse ConceptsFordsTelling Of Happenings

So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.

And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.

Verse ConceptsFraudCoinageThe King's Orders

Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.

Verse ConceptsHeraldRunningGod Saving From EnemiesTelling Of People's Situations

And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!

Verse ConceptsBowingSalutationsGod Handing OverBowing Before David

And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofGod Saving From Enemies

And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!

Verse ConceptsEmotions, Kinds OfLike Bad People

And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Saving Others

And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.

Verse ConceptsMercy, Examples OfWhat Have We In Common?Enemies Of God

And Joab and his men got him shut up in Abel of Beth-maacah, and put up an earthwork against the town: and all Joab's men did their best to get the wall broken down.

Verse ConceptsBattering ramsSiegesWallsSiege MoundsPeople Attacking Their Own

Not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri, by name, has taken up arms against the king, against David: give up this man only, and I will go away from the town. And the woman said to Joab, His head will be dropped over the wall to you.

Verse ConceptsHanding Over People

And they said to the king, As for the man by whom we were wasted, and who made designs against us to have us completely cut off from the land of Israel,

Verse ConceptsTrapAttempting To Kill Me

And there came against David one of the offspring of the Rephaim, whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, and having a new sword, he made an attempt to put David to death.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalGiantsUnusedAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleWeights Of Other Things

He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorGod Saving From EnemiesOvercoming Enemies

For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictGod Strengthening PeopleClothed With Good ThingsStrength In Battle

He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.

Verse ConceptsRescue From ViolenceGod Lifting PeopleGod Saving From EnemiesProtection From Enemies

These are the names of David's men of war: Ishbaal the Hachmonite, chief of the three; his axe was lifted up against eight hundred put to death at one time.

Verse ConceptsThe Mighty MenSeven To Nine HundredKilling Many People

Again the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and moving David against them, he said, Go, take the number of Israel and Judah.

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodTribes Of IsraelAnger Of God, Examples OfGod Urging

And when David saw the angel who was causing the destruction of the people, he said to the Lord, Truly, the sin is mine; I have done wrong: but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand be against me and against my family.

Verse ConceptsIntercessionSelf CondemnationSheepShepherds, As Kings And LeadersIntercessory PrayerSeeing AngelsGod Opposing

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