19 occurrences

'Flight' in the Bible

So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

Verse ConceptsTentsCarnageThirty Thousand And UpIsrael FleeingKilling Within IsraelDefeat Of God's People

And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

Verse ConceptsEscaping From PeopleWhat Manner?

And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.

Verse ConceptsLossPriesthood, In OtThe Ark Moved AroundIsrael Fleeing

Now on the day after, Saul put the people into three bands, and in the morning watch they came to the tents of the Ammonites, and they went on attacking them till the heat of the day: and those who were not put to death were put to flight in every direction, so that no two of them were together.

Verse ConceptsAmmonitesdefeatHeatNoonScattering The PeoplesThree GroupsSurvivors ThreatenedTwo People

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

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

And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.

Verse ConceptsCarnagePeoples Who Fled

And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsExamples Of EscapingEscaping From PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific Peoplesaul

So David went in flight and got away and came to Ramah, to Samuel, and gave him an account of all Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and were living in Naioth.

Verse ConceptsEscaping From PeopleTelling Of Happenings

And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill MeWhat Sin?

Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.

Then the king said to the runners who were waiting near him, Put the priests of the Lord to death; because they are on David's side, and having knowledge of his flight, did not give me word of it. But the king's servants would not put out their hands to make an attack on the Lord's priests.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesKilling PriestsOthers Who FledPeople UnwillingThose Who Did Not Tell

And Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, got away and went in flight after David;

Verse ConceptsEscaping From People

Now when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, went in flight to David, he came down to Keilah with the ephod in his hand.

And David went on fighting them from evening till the evening of the day after; and not one of them got away but only four hundred young men who went in flight on camels.

Verse ConceptsEscapingCamelsCavalryFour To Five HundredOne DayEscaping From PeopleFour And Five HundredFighting Enemies

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationenemies, of Israel and JudahLand, As A Divine GiftIsrael Fleeing

And when the men of Israel across the valley and on the other side of Jordan saw that the army of Israel was in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they came out of their towns and went in flight; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

Verse ConceptsCities In IsraelIsrael FleeingBeyond Jordan

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּרח 
Barach 
Usage: 64

מנוס 
manowc 
Usage: 8

מנסה מנוּסה 
M@nuwcah 
Usage: 2

נוּס 
Nuwc 
Usage: 160

רדף 
Radaph 
Usage: 143

φυγή 
Phuge 
Usage: 0

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