14 occurrences in 13 translations

'Cover' in the Bible

When the men of Israel saw the danger they were in, (for the people were troubled,) they took cover in cracks in the hillsides and in the woods and in rocks and holes and hollows.

Verse ConceptsCavesRocksPeople In CavesHiding From PeopleCaves As Places Of Refuge

And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have taken cover.

Verse ConceptsPeople Made Known

And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.

Verse ConceptsHeatHiding From PeoplePeoples Who Fled

The stem of his spear was as long as a cloth-worker's rod, and its head was made of six hundred shekels' weight of iron: and one went before him with his body-cover.

Verse ConceptsArmourCraftsmenIronShieldsSpearsSpinning And WeavingArmor ProtectionArmorbearerBeamsIron ObjectsWeights Of Other Things

And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.

So running up to the Philistine and putting his foot on him, David took his sword out of its cover, and put him to death, cutting off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their fighter was dead, they went in flight.

Verse ConceptsSwordsDisfigurementChampionsBeheadingIndividuals RunningSkullsPeoples Who Fledheroes

Then Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed with a cover of goat hair placed at its head. Then she covered it with clothes.

Verse ConceptsHairsHairclothThose Who Deceived

The messengers went in, and there was the household idol in the bed with the cover of goat hair at its head!

Verse ConceptsHaircloth

And on the third day it will be specially noted, and you will go to the place where you took cover when the other business was in hand, waiting by the hill over there.

Verse ConceptsWaitingThree DaysHiding From People

So David went away from there and took cover in a strong place at Adullam; and his brothers and all his father's people, hearing of it, went down to him there.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsExamples Of EscapingCavesPeople In Caves

So take care to get knowledge of all the secret places where he is taking cover, and be certain to come back to me, and I will go with you: and without doubt, if he is anywhere in the land, I will get him, among all the families of Judah.

Verse ConceptsHuntingHiding From People

And from there, David went up and took cover in the safe place of En-gedi.

Verse ConceptsForts

And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

Verse ConceptsPeople In CavesDefecationpoop

Riding on her donkey, she went down under cover of the mountain. David and his men were coming down to meet her, and she encountered them.

Verse ConceptsRiding Donkeys

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Curtain (65 instances)
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Encompass (10 instances)
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Insure (2 instances)
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Screening (3 instances)
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