2 occurrences in 5 translations

'Desist' in the Bible

And Samuel saith unto Saul, 'Desist, and I declare to thee that which Jehovah hath spoken unto me to-night;' and he saith to him, 'Speak.'

Verse ConceptsTelling Of God

Then David {thought to himself}, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me but [that] I must certainly escape to the land of [the] Philistines. Then Saul will desist from searching for me further in all of the territories of Israel, and so I will escape from his hand."

Verse ConceptsEscaping From PeopleDespair

Bible Theasaurus

Abstain (16 instances)
Desist (12 instances)
Refrain (50 instances)