3 occurrences

'Refuse' in the Bible

He said, “Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you; ask that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.”

Verse ConceptsInfatuationTransferring Wives

Then she said, “I am making one small request of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Ask, my mother, for I will not refuse you.”

Verse ConceptsSmallness

Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please observe and see how this man is seeking our destruction. For he sent messengers to me for my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, and I did not refuse him.”

Verse ConceptsThe Elders Gathered

Bible Theasaurus

Begrudge (2 instances)
Decline (11 instances)
Garbage (10 instances)
Grudge (10 instances)
Refuse (146 instances)
Reject (99 instances)
Resist (41 instances)
Scraps (5 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀπόβλητος 
Apobletos 
be refused
Usage: 1

ἀρνέομαι 
Arneomai 
Usage: 26

παραιτέομαι 
Paraiteomai 
Usage: 8