'Wish' in the Bible

Hiram king of Tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish—King Solomon gave Hiram 20 towns in the land of Galilee.

“Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,” he replied. “I told him: Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you a vineyard in its place. But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard!’”

But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael. Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then don’t let anyone escape from the city to go tell about it in Jezreel.”

I wish I had never existedbut had been carried from the womb to the grave.

I wish that someone might arbitratebetween a man and Godjust as a man pleads for his friend.

I wish that my words were written down,that they were recorded on a scroll

Let those who seek to take my lifebe disgraced and confounded.Let those who wish me harmbe driven back and humiliated.

Let those who seek my lifebe disgraced and confounded;let those who wish me harmbe driven back and humiliated.

You will be righteous, Lord,even if I bring a case against You.Yet, I wish to contend with You:Why does the way of the wicked prosper?Why do all the treacherous live at ease?

“I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so you would no longer kindle a useless fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.