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'Against' in the Bible

When Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?" Jehoshaphat replied, "I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal."

Verse ConceptsFighting TogetherPeople Are The SameAcquiring Horses

So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him up as a burnt sacrifice on the wall. There was an outburst of divine anger against Israel, so they broke off the attack and returned to their homeland.

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeWallsIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfSacrificing The FirstbornSacrifice

He got up on the bed and spread his body out over the boy; he put his mouth on the boy's mouth, his eyes over the boy's eyes, and the palms of his hands against the boy's palms. He bent down over him, and the boy's skin grew warm.

Verse ConceptsPersonal ContactLaying On Hands To HealWarmingEyes Cared ForOther References To Mouths

Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders. The king sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the leaders, "Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?" Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him."

Verse ConceptsMessengerRemoving HeadsShutting DoorsKilling ProphetsSkullsSoundThe Elders Gathered

He joined Ahab's son Joram in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

Verse ConceptsFighting Together

King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. King Ahaziah son of Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was ill.

Verse ConceptsVisitingVisiting Of The SickVisitationPeople Visiting

You will destroy the family of your master Ahab. I will get revenge against Jezebel for the shed blood of my servants the prophets and for the shed blood of all the Lord's servants.

Verse ConceptsAvenger of bloodRetributionRevenge, And RetaliationResponsibility For Blood ShedKilling ProphetsProphets Killedjezebel

Then Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram.Now Joram had been in Ramoth Gilead with the whole Israelite army, guarding against an invasion by King Hazael of Syria.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesMurder

But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. Jehu told his supporters, "If you really want me to be king, then don't let anyone escape from the city to go and warn Jezreel."

Verse ConceptsNo EscapeDo Not Tell

He said, "Throw her down!" So they threw her down, and when she hit the ground, her blood splattered against the wall and the horses, and Jehu drove his chariot over her.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfSprinkling BloodTrampling PeopleCovered With Bloodjezebel

In the morning he went out and stood there. Then he said to all the people, "You are innocent. I conspired against my master and killed him. But who struck down all of these men?

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesInnocence, Examples Of

Therefore take note that not one of the judgments the Lord announced against Ahab's dynasty has failed to materialize. The Lord had done what he announced through his servant Elijah."

Verse ConceptsMinistry, Nature OfWords To Individuals Fulfilled

His servants conspired against him and murdered Joash at Beth-Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesMurderPlotting

Conspirators plotted against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. But they sent assassins after him and they killed him there.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesPlottingKilling KingsConspiracy

Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him; he assassinated him in Ibleam and took his place as king.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesKilling KingsKings Of The Northern KingdomList Of Kings Of Israel

His officer Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him. He and fifty Gileadites assassinated Pekahiah, as well as Argob and Arieh, in Samaria in the fortress of the royal palace. Pekah then took his place as king.

Verse ConceptsCitadelsConspiraciesOfficersPalacesFiftiesKilling KingsKings Of The Northern KingdomList Of Kings Of IsraelReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He assassinated him and took his place as king, in the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesKilling KingsKings Of The Northern KingdomList Of Kings Of Israel

This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods;

Verse ConceptsDifferent GodsGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptWhy It Happened

The Lord was with him; he succeeded in all his endeavors. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to submit to him.

Verse ConceptsRebellion, Against Human AuthorityGod With Specific PeopleThe Righteous Prosperprospering

In the fourth year of King Hezekiah's reign (it was the seventh year of the reign of Israel's King Hoshea, son of Elah), King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched up against Samaria and besieged it.

Verse ConceptsList Of Kings Of IsraelNations Attacking Israel

In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsenemies, of Israel and JudahRemnantCapturing CitiesNations Attacking IsraelKings of judah

Your claim to have a strategy and military strength is just empty talk. In whom are you trusting that you would dare to rebel against me?

Verse Conceptsemptiness

Furthermore it was by the command of the Lord that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The Lord told me, 'March up against this land and destroy it.'"'"

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of CountriesGod's Orders

Isaiah said to them, "Tell your master this: 'This is what the Lord says: "Don't be afraid because of the things you have heard -- these insults the king of Assyria's servants have hurled against me.

Because you rage against me, and the uproar you create has reached my ears; I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came."

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodHorsesHumiliationNosesRestraintAnger Of God, Examples OfWicked Described AsDivine RestraintsProud People

So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: "He will not enter this city, nor will he shoot an arrow here. He will not attack it with his shield-carrying warriors, nor will he build siege works against it.

Verse ConceptsShieldsArchers, In ArmiesAttacks On Jerusalem Turned Back

Amon's servants conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesKilling KingsConspiracy

The people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.

Verse ConceptsTrapKings Of All Israel Or Judah

"Go, seek an oracle from the Lord for me and the people -- for all Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord's fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do."

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness Of

This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!'"

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodRenunciationQuenchingIncense Offered AmissDifferent Gods

Yet the Lord's great anger against Judah did not subside; he was still infuriated by all the things Manasseh had done.

Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofHeatPropitiationGod Will Be Angry

The Lord sent against him Babylonian, Syrian, Moabite, and Ammonite raiding bands; he sent them to destroy Judah, as he had warned he would do through his servants the prophets.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtWord Of GodGod Spoke By The Prophets

What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the Lord's anger; he finally threw them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Verse ConceptsRevoltsDriven From God's Presence

So King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and set up camp outside it. They built siege ramps all around it. He arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahAttackingInvasionsKingsSiegesTravelWarfare, Examples OfArmies, Against IsraelFortsMonth 10Years Of Zedekiah

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