10 occurrences in 9 translations

'Desirous' in the Bible

'And now, thou hast certainly gone, because thou hast been very desirous for the house of thy father; why hast thou stolen my gods?'

Verse ConceptsHomeLove, And The WorldRight DesiresRobbing Gods

And the sons of Manasseh have not been able to occupy these cities, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in this land,

Verse ConceptsNot Driving Them OutUnable To Expel

And Manasseh hath not occupied Beth-Shean and its towns, and Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Iblaim and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in that land;

and the Amorite is desirous to dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, and the hand of the house of Joseph is heavy, and they become tributary;

Verse ConceptsForced Labour

And his wife saith to him, 'If Jehovah were desirous to put us to death, He had not received from our hands burnt-offering and present, nor shewed us all these things, nor as at this time caused us to hear anything like this.'

Verse ConceptsGod KillingMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsGod's Things RevealedGod Killing Individuals

And Joab saith unto the king, 'Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?'

Verse ConceptsOne HundredGod Multipling PeopleAdding People

After this thing Jeroboam hath not turned from his evil way, and turneth back, and maketh of the extremities of the people priests of high places; he who is desirous he consecrateth his hand, and he is of the priests of the high places.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSuperstitionConsecration

His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

Verse ConceptsHuntingLionsWicked Described AsPeople Torn To PiecesLike CreaturesGreed

Gather yourselves together [in repentance], yes, gather [in submission],O nation without shame,

Verse ConceptsAssembling Israel

Bible Theasaurus

Desirous (33 instances)
Inclined (38 instances)
Wishful (1 instance)

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