63 occurrences in 9 translations

'Summon' in the Bible

The very next morning, he was frustrated about the dream, so he sent word to summon all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them what he had dreamed, but no one could interpret them.

Verse ConceptsDivination, Practiced ByMorningRestlessnessWisdom, Human NatureMagiciansWise MenKings SummoningNo One AvailableTelling Dreams

Pharoah sent word to summon Joseph quickly from the dungeon, so they shaved his beard, changed his clothes, and then sent him straight to Pharaoh.

Verse ConceptsDungeonsPrisonersShavingPrisonsAccommodationsChanging ClothesIndividuals RunningClean ClothesKings SummoningPeople Set Free By PeopleEtiquette

Pharaoh will summon you and say, 'What is your occupation?'

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular Questions

and summon all of the community to the entrance to the tent of assembly."

Verse ConceptsAssembling IsraelAssembling At The Doorway

I {in turn} will do this to you: then I will summon onto you horror, the wasting disease, and the fever that wastes eyes and that drains away life; and you shall sow your seed {in vain}, and your enemies shall eat it.

Verse ConceptsEyes, Affected BydiseasesdisabilitiesVisionPunishment Of the WickedFeverThreateningsSowing In VainEyes HarmedUseless LabourFear Will ComeDepressionSpilling Your Seed On The Groundterrorism

You will bring the Levites {before} the tent of assembly, and you will summon the entire community of the {Israelites}.

Verse ConceptsCongregationAssembling Israel

“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to summon the community and have the camps set out.

Verse ConceptsSilverMusical Instruments, Made OfTwo Other Things

"Take the staff and summon the community, you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will give water. Bring out for them water from the rock, and let the community and their livestock drink."

Verse ConceptsDisobedience, Examples OfAssembling IsraelProvision From RocksAddressing Someone

At that time, Zippor's son Balak was the king of Moab. He sent messengers to Beor's son Balaam in Pethor, near the Euphrates River, the land where the descendants of his people originated, to summon his aid. He said, "Look! A group of people have escaped from Egypt. They cover the surface of the whole earth, and are sitting here right in front of me.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyMessengers Sent Out

God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGoing Together

Balak asked Balaam, "Didn't I repeatedly send for you to summon you? Why didn't you come to me? I can pay you well, can't I?"

Verse ConceptsImportunity, Towards PeopleUrgencyWhy Do You Do This?

[Remember] the day that you stood {before} Yahweh your God at Horeb {when Yahweh said to me}, 'Summon for me the people so that I can tell them my words, that they may learn to fear me all [of] the days they [are] alive on the earth and so [that] they may teach their children.'

Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofLearning From Other PeopleStandingBibleStudentsAssembling IsraelTeaching ChildrenFear God!

summon the man or the woman who did this evil thing to your city gates. Then stone the man or the woman to death.

Verse ConceptsGatesPunishment, Legal Aspects OfBusiness At The GatewayInstructions About Stoning

The elders of his city will summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, ‘I don’t want to marry her,’

Verse ConceptsPeople Unwilling

Then the Lord said to Moses, "The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting so that I can commission him." So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenGod Appointing OthersDeathDeath Approaching

They summon the peoples to a mountain;there they offer acceptable sacrifices.For they draw from the wealth of the seasand the hidden treasures of the sand.

Verse ConceptsSea Dwellers

The Ephraimites said to him, "Why have you done such a thing to us? You did not summon us when you went to fight the Midianites!" They argued vehemently with him.

Verse ConceptsResentment, Against PeopleDisputesWhat Do You Do?

The men of [the tribe of] Ephraim were summoned [to action], and they crossed over to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight with the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? [For that] we will burn your house down upon you.”

Verse ConceptsArsonActing AloneBurning People

The king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests in Nob. All of them came to the king.

Verse ConceptsKings Summoning

Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite also. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.”

Verse ConceptsOthers Summoning

The king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to me within three days and be here yourself.”

Verse ConceptsAssembling Israel

Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Who Delayed

King David responded, "Summon Bathsheba!" She came and stood before the king.

Verse ConceptsKings Summoning

King David said, "Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada." They came before the king,

Verse ConceptsKings SummoningNamed Prophets Of The Lord

Now summon all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsSchool Of ProphetsTablesAssembling IsraelFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredFollowers Of BaalProphets Of Other GodsServing Asherahjezebel

Meanwhile, the messenger who had gone off to summon Micaiah advised him, "Look, everything that the other prophets were saying was unanimously favorable to the king. So please, cooperate with them and speak favorably."

Verse ConceptsMessengerImitating Wicked PeopleGood Words

Now, therefore, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests. None must be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” However, Jehu was acting deceptively in order to destroy the servants of Baal.

Verse ConceptsFollowers Of BaalProphets Of Other Gods

Meanwhile, the messenger who had gone off to summon Micaiah advised him, "Look, everything that the other prophets were saying has been unanimously favorable to the king. So please, cooperate with them and speak favorably."

If I summon [him], and he should answer me, I do not believe that he will listen to my voice--

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceGod Answered

If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One!If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

Verse ConceptsStrength Of GodGod Is Strong

I summon my servant, but he does not respond, even though I implore him with my own mouth.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsServants, BadBeggingOthers Not AnsweringExamples Of Bad Servants

Then I will summon as my reliable witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah."

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfReliability

Lift up a signal banner on the bare mountain,Summon them [the Medes and Persians] with a loud voice,Wave the [beckoning] hand so that they may enter the doorways of the [Babylonian] nobles.

Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseBeaconsFlags

“Then it will come about in that day,That I will summon My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,

Verse ConceptsServants Of The Lord

When you summon her for divorce, you prosecute her; he drives her away with his strong wind in the day of the east wind.

Verse ConceptseastOut Of The EastPeople ExiledThe East Wind

so you will summon a nation you do not know,and nations who do not know you will run to you.For the Lord your God,even the Holy One of Israel,has glorified you.”

Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfMission, Of IsraelThe Gentiles ConversionGod's Glory In IsraelNot Knowing PeopleSource Of Honour

because I'm about to summon all the families and kingdoms from the north," declares the LORD. "They'll come and each one will set up his seat at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all of its surrounding walls, and against all of the towns of Judah.

Verse ConceptsGatesThroneSitting In The GatewayAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

This is what the Lord of Hosts says:Consider, and summon the women who mourn;send for the skillful women.

Verse ConceptsSkillWisdom, Human NatureMournersWailingWomen WorkingBeing A Woman Of God

"And I will summon over them four types of calamity," {declares} Yahweh, "the sword to kill, and the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and the wild animals of the earth to devour and to destroy.

Verse ConceptsdogsWild Animals DevouringBirds EatingFour Other ThingsPets

“Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. Indeed, I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like Me? Who will summon Me? Who is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”

Verse ConceptsChallengesShepherds, As Kings And LeadersInadequate ShepherdingGod Like A LionWho Is Like God?The Region Of JordanLeadership Qualities

Summon the archers to Babylon,all who string the bow;camp all around her; let none escape.Repay her according to her deeds;just as she has done, do the same to her,for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord,against the Holy One of Israel.

Verse ConceptsdefianceInfidelity To GodNo EscapeLet Evil ReboundProud People

“Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. Indeed, I will chase Babylon away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like Me? Who will summon Me? Who is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”

Verse ConceptsChallengesShepherds, As Kings And LeadersInadequate ShepherdingGod Like A LionWho Is Like God?The Region Of Jordan

Raise a signal flag in the land;blow a ram’s horn among the nations;set apart the nations against her.Summon kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.Appoint a marshal against her;bring up horses like a swarm of locusts.

Verse ConceptsCaterpillarsTrumpetTrumpets For BattleFlags

They will summon a mob who will stone you and hack you in pieces with their swords.

Verse ConceptsPeople Cut In PiecesFear Of Stoning

"She lusted after them when she saw them, so she sent messengers to summon them from Chaldea.

“This is what the Lord God says: Summon an assembly against them and consign them to terror and plunder.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingPeople OpposedPeople Appalled

I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and will not bring famine on you.

Verse ConceptsSalvation, Deliverance FromNo More FamineBeing Cleansed From SinGod Saves From Trouble

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

Verse ConceptsStandingAnger Of Man, CauseAstrologersDivinationOccultismDrugs

The king called out loudly to summon the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple and have a golden collar placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.

Verse ConceptsInscriptionsClothingChainsGoldRulersWisdom, Human NatureWisdom, Source Of HumanColors, PurpleRich ApparelDressGold ChainsPurple ClothesGold OrnamentsJewelleryThird PersonReading Other Matter

did this because Daniel, the one the king named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and perception, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems. Therefore, summon Daniel, and he will give the interpretation.”

Verse ConceptsExplanationsMind, The HumanRiddlesIntellectual KnowledgeKnowingProper UnderstandingInterpreting LanguageHard TasksExcellenceproblemsknots

One who scatters is coming up against you.Man the fortifications!Watch the road!Brace yourself!Summon all your strength!

Verse ConceptsScattering The PeoplesUsing RoadsPreparing For Action

He will remember to summon his finest troops. They will stumble on their way, hurrying over to Nineveh's wall. Their defensive shield is in place.

Verse ConceptsShieldsStumblingPeople StumblingHasty Action

He sent out his slaves to summon those invited to the banquet, but they didn’t want to come.

Verse ConceptsMealsGod Sends ProphetsPeople UnwillingWedding GuestsCelebration

Then Jesus' mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

Verse ConceptsOthers SummoningHalf brothersmomsSiblings

The angel answered him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the poor have arisen as a reminder to God. Send men now to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter.

They said, "Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you."

Verse ConceptsSpecific Holy Individuals

so send messengers to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter, to come to you. He is a guest in the home of Simon, a leatherworker, by the sea.'

Verse ConceptsGuestsHospitality, Examples OfSeashoresStaying Temporarily

Then he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his home and saying, "Send messengers to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter.

Verse ConceptsAngels, as God's messengers

asking him to do them a favor against Paul, that he might summon him to Jerusalem. They were preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.

Verse ConceptsAskingImportunity, Towards PeopleSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfAmbushAttempting To Kill Specific People

Bible Theasaurus

Cite (1 instance)
Marshal (3 instances)
Mobilize (2 instances)
Muster (25 instances)
Rally (4 instances)
Summon (63 instances)
Summons (21 instances)

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