8 occurrences in 12 translations

'Pick' in the Bible

Elisha called Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite woman.” He called her and she came. Then Elisha said, “Pick up your son.”

Verse ConceptsOthers Summoning

Then he said, “Pick it up.” So he reached out and took it.

Verse ConceptsStretching Out

One of his advisers replied, "Pick some men and have them take five of the horses that are left in the city. (Even if they are killed, their fate will be no different than that of all the Israelite people -- we're all going to die!) Let's send them out so we can know for sure what's going on."

Verse ConceptsFive AnimalsLike Bad People

Jehu said to Bidkar his aide, “Pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember when you and I were riding side by side behind his father Ahab, and the Lord uttered this oracle against him:

‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘so will I repay you on this plot of land’—this is the Lord’s declaration. So now, according to the word of the Lord, pick him up and throw him on the plot of land.”

Verse ConceptsHuman Blood Shed

pick the best and most capable of your master's sons, place him on his father's throne, and defend your master's dynasty."

Verse ConceptsThroneChoosing PeopleFighting One Another

Elisha told him, "Pick up a bow and some arrows." So he picked up a bow and some arrows.

Verse ConceptsArrows

After this Elisha said, "Pick up the arrows." So the king picked them up. Then Elisha told the king of Israel, "Strike the ground!" So he struck it three times and then stood still.

Verse ConceptsHalf HeartednessActing Three TimesArrows

Bible Theasaurus

Filling (39 instances)
Option (2 instances)
Picking (11 instances)
Pluck (42 instances)
Selection (74 instances)

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נקר 
Naqar 
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