6 occurrences

'Bind' in the Bible

The men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?" They said, "We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us."

Verse ConceptsRepaying Evil For EvilTying UpWhy Do You Do This?

They said to him, "We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines." Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not fall on me yourselves."

Verse ConceptsRestraints From KillingTying UpPeople Bound By Oaths

They spoke to him, saying, "No; but we will bind you fast, and deliver you into their hand; but surely we will not kill you." They bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.

Verse ConceptsUnusedTwo Other ThingsTying Up

The lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, "Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will each give you eleven hundred [pieces] of silver."

Verse ConceptsCoinageEnticementEnticingTying Up

Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man."

Verse ConceptsWeakness, PhysicalTying Up

He said to her, "If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man."

Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofUnused

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