17 occurrences in 12 translations

'Stay' in the Bible

Eli told her, "How long will you stay drunk? Put away your wine!"

Verse ConceptsDo Not Get Drunkalcoholismdrunkards

Hannah did not go and explained to her husband, “After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence and to stay there permanently.”

Verse ConceptsGodly AncestryLeaving Parents For Spouse

Her husband Elkanah replied, “Do what you think is best, and stay here until you’ve weaned him. May the Lord confirm your word.” So Hannah stayed there and nursed her son until she weaned him.

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Nursing Mothers

When the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of Israel’s God must not stay here with us, because His hand is strongly against us and our god Dagon.”

Verse ConceptsDagon

As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the attendant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I’ll reveal the word of God to you.” So the attendant went on.

Verse ConceptsStillnessPeople Going Before

If they say, ‘Wait until we reach you,’ then we will stay where we are and not go up to them.

Verse ConceptsBe Still!

Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of God

so he told him: “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning and hide in a secret place and stay there.

Verse ConceptsHiding From Peoplesaul

Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow [is] the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will stay empty.

Verse ConceptsMan's Action TomorrowEmpty ThingsGone AwayMissing Someone

The following day hurry down and go to the place where you hid on the day this incident began and stay beside the rock Ezel.

Verse ConceptsWaitingThree DaysHiding From People

And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

Verse ConceptsHurrying Others On

From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldRespect, For Human BeingsSanctity Of LifeRelations With ForeignersGrandmothers

So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.

Verse ConceptsFortifications

Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Leave and return to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

Verse ConceptsForestsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for the one who wants to take my life wants to take your life. You will be safe with me.”

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsCompanionshipLiving TogetherAttempting To Kill MeDo Not Fear MenProtection And Safetyseeking

David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to stay at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him. When David came near to the people, he greeted them.

Verse ConceptsGreetingsThe Number Two HundredTired In Pursuit

and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.

Bible Theasaurus

Arrest (38 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Delay (59 instances)
Detain (5 instances)
Hitch (4 instances)
Persist (16 instances)
Remain (604 instances)

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