12 occurrences

'Overtook' in the Bible

then he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him a distance of seven days’ journey, and he overtook him in the hill country of Gilead.

Verse ConceptsSeven DaysOvertaking

So he overtook them and spoke these words to them.

Verse ConceptsOvertaking

Then the Egyptians chased after them with all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and they overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahHorsesCavalryOvertakingComing To The Red Sea

When they had gone some distance from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house assembled and overtook the sons of Dan.

Verse ConceptsOvertaking

Therefore, they turned their backs before the men of Israel toward the direction of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them while those who came out of the cities destroyed them in the midst of them.

Verse ConceptsTurning One's Back

The rest turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, but they caught 5,000 of them on the highways and overtook them at Gidom and killed 2,000 of them.

Verse ConceptsTwo ThousandFive ThousandOvertaking

The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons of Saul.

Verse ConceptsKilling Named Individuals

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho and all his army was scattered from him.

Verse ConceptsSoldiersOvertaking

The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them,And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Verse ConceptsPursuing PeopleOvertaking

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

Verse ConceptsOvertaking

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him.

Verse ConceptsOvertaking

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