16 occurrences in 12 translations

'Persuaded' in the Bible

When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”

When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”

Verse ConceptsDismounting

His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.

Verse ConceptsThree DaysFathers In Laws

The man got up to go, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed and spent the night there again.

Verse ConceptsPeople Who Delayed

With these words David persuaded his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul.Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

Verse ConceptsAttacking

By doing things like this, he persuaded all the men of Judah to unite in support of him. They sent the king this message: "Come on back, you and all of your army!"

Verse ConceptsUnified PeopleLet Them Go Home

One day Elisha went to Shunem. A prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to eat some food. So whenever he passed by, he stopped there to eat.

Verse ConceptsBedroomsHospitalityTravellers

And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.

Verse ConceptsVisiting

He will not be appeased by anythingor be persuaded by lavish gifts. >

Verse ConceptsDefraudingNot Redeemed

Thou hast persuaded me, O Jehovah, and I am persuaded; Thou hast hardened me, and dost prevail, I have been for a laughter all the day, Every one is mocking at me,

Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleCruelty, examples ofMockeryPainRidicule, Objects OfDerisionAmbivalenceGod DeceivingDeception

For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him,'say all my familiar friends, they that watch for my fall; peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessPeace, Human Destruction OfPersecution, Forms OfSympathyWaitingWatchfulness, Of BelieversWatching To EntrapDefamationDeceiving OneselfFear Will ComeFriends FailingMan AvengingUnder One's BreathRevengeterrorism

That, lo, all the women who have been left in the house of the king of Judah are brought forth unto the heads of the king of Babylon, and lo, they are saying: Persuaded thee, and prevailed against thee, Have thine allies, Sunk into mire have thy feet, They have been turned backward.

Verse ConceptsMarshesMen DeceivingFriends Failing

Then it moved against the Heavenly Army. It persuaded some of the Heavenly Army to fall to the earth, along with some of the stars, and it trampled them.

Verse ConceptsHost Of HeavenAffecting Sun Moon And StarsPutting Things Down

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Persuade (27 instances)
Persuaded (50 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
סוּת 
Cuwth 
Usage: 18

פּתה 
Pathah 
Usage: 28

ἀναπείθω 
Anapeitho 
Usage: 1

πείθω 
Peitho 
Usage: 52

πληροφορέω 
Plerophoreo 
Usage: 5

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