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Lexicon :: Strong's H1245 - bāqaš

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בָּקַשׁ
Transliteration
bāqaš
Pronunciation
baw-kash'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 276

Strong’s Definitions

בָּקַשׁ bâqash, baw-kash'; a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:—ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 225x

The KJV translates Strong's H1245 in the following manner: seek (189x), require (14x), request (4x), seek out (4x), enquired (3x), besought (2x), ask (2x), sought for (2x), begging (1x), desire (1x), get (1x), inquisition (1x), procureth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 225x
The KJV translates Strong's H1245 in the following manner: seek (189x), require (14x), request (4x), seek out (4x), enquired (3x), besought (2x), ask (2x), sought for (2x), begging (1x), desire (1x), get (1x), inquisition (1x), procureth (1x).

  1. to seek, require, desire, exact, request

    1. (Piel)

      1. to seek to find

      2. to seek to secure

      3. to seek the face

      4. to desire, demand

      5. to require, exact

      6. to ask, request

    2. (Pual) to be sought

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּקַשׁ bâqash, baw-kash'; a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after:—ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
STRONGS H1245: Abbreviations
† [בָּקַשׁ]224 verb seek (Phoenician בקש) —
Pi. Perfect בִּקֵּשׁ Deuteronomy 13:11 + 15 times; בִּקְשָׁה Ecclesiastes 7:28; Esther 2:15; suffix בִּקְשָׁתַם Hosea 2:9; בִּקַּשְׁתִּיו Songs 3:1, 2; compare Songs 5:6; בִּקְשׁוּ Ezra 2:62 + 12 times; suffix בִּקְשֻׁנִי Isaiah 65:1 + 2 times; Imperfect יְבַקֵשׁ Joshua 22:23 + 37 times; יְבַקֶּש־ Proverbs 15:14 + 2 times; אֲבַקְשָׁה Psalm 122:9 + 3 times; suffix יְבַקְשֵׁהוּ 1 Samuel 23:14 + 7 times; יְבַקְשׁוּ 1 Samuel 16:16 + 23 times; Imperative בַקֵּשׁ 1 Samuel 9:3 + 3 times; בַּקְּשׁוּ 1 Samuel 28:7 + 8 times; Infinitive לְבַקֵּשׁ 1 Samuel 10:2 + 29 times; Participle מְבַקֵּשׁ Genesis 37:16 + 23 times; plural מְבַקְשִׁים Exodus 10:11 + 38 times; —
1. seek to find:
a. absolute Judges 6:29; 2 Kings 2:17; Jeremiah 5:1; Ezekiel 34:6; Ecclesiastes 3:6; Ecclesiastes 8:17 (yet see Ew).
b. accusative Genesis 37:15, 16; Joshua 2:22 (J) Judges 4:22; Judges 14:4; 1 Samuel 9:3; 1 Samuel 10:2, 14, 21; 1 Samuel 16:16; 1 Samuel 23:14, 25; 1 Samuel 24:3; 1 Samuel 26:2; 1 Samuel 27:1, 4 + 1 Samuel 26:20 object a flea, but read נַפְשִׁי Greek Version of the LXX Th We Kirkp Klo Dr; 2 Samuel 17:3, 20; 1 Kings 1:3; 1 Kings 2:40; 1 Kings 18:10; 2 Kings 2:16; 2 Kings 6:19; 1 Chronicles 4:39; 2 Chronicles 22:9; Ezra 2:62 (= Nehemiah 7:64) Nehemiah 12:27; Psalm 37:25; Psalm 37:36; Psalm 119:176; Proverbs 2:4; Proverbs 21:6; Proverbs 23:35; Proverbs 7:28; Songs 3:1 (twice in verse); Songs 3:2 (twice in verse); Songs 5:6; Songs 6:1; Isaiah 41:12, 17; Jeremiah 2:24, 33; Lamentations 1:11; Ezekiel 7:25; Ezekiel 22:30; Ezekiel 34:4, 16; Hosea 2:9; Nahum 3:11; Zechariah 11:16; Malachi 2:15.
c. with לְ Job 10:6.
d. accusative of thing לְ person Judges 18:1; 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 28:7; 1 Kings 1:2; Ruth 3:1; Esther 2:2; Psalm 122:9; Isaiah 40:20; Lamentations 1:19; Nahum 3:7.
2. seek to secure:
a. accusative the priesthood Numbers 16:10 (P); David for king 2 Samuel 3:17; in battle 2 Samuel 5:17 (= 1 Chronicles 14:8); Psalm 27:4; Jeremiah 45:5 (compare Jeremiah 45:5); בקשׁ נפשׁ seek to take one's life Exodus 4:19 (J) 1 Samuel 20:1; 1 Samuel 22:23 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 23:15; 1 Samuel 25:29; 2 Samuel 4:8; 2 Samuel 16:11; 1 Kings 19:10, 14; Psalm 35:4; Psalm 38:13; Psalm 40:15; Psalm 54:5; Psalm 63:10; Psalm 70:3; Psalm 86:14; Proverbs 29:10; Jeremiah 4:30; Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 19:7, 9; Jeremiah 21:7; Jeremiah 22:25; Jeremiah 34:20, 21; Jeremiah 38:16; Jeremiah 44:30 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 46:26; Jeremiah 49:37.
b. aim at, practise: בקשׁ רעה seek hurt of Numbers 35:23 (P) 1 Samuel 24:10; 1 Samuel 25:26 (אֶל) 1 Kings 20:7; Psalm 71:13; Psalm 71:24; Esther 9:2; כזב ב׳ Psalm 4:3 compare Proverbs 17:11, שׁבר Proverbs 17:19, רצון Proverbs 11:27, טובה Nehemiah 2:10, אמונה Jeremiah 5:1, צדק, ענוה Zephaniah 2:3 (twice in verse) שׁלום Psalm 34:15, חכמה Proverbs 14:6; Ecclesiastes 7:25, בינה Daniel 8:15, דעת Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 18:15, תורה Malachi 2:7, אהבה Proverbs 17:9, תאוה Proverbs 18:1 (ל of direct object), חשׁבנות Ecclesiastes 7:29.
c. Infinitive Exodus 4:24 (J) Jeremiah 26:21.
d. לְ & Infinitive Genesis 43:30; Exodus 2:15; Exodus 10:11 (JE) Deuteronomy 13:11; 1 Samuel 14:4; 1 Samuel 19:2, 10; 1 Samuel 23:10; 2 Samuel 20:19; 2 Samuel 21:2; 1 Kings 11:22, 40; Esther 2:21; Esther 3:6; Esther 6:2; Psalm 37:22; Ecclesiastes 12:10; Zechariah 6:7; Zechariah 12:9.
3. seek the face
a. of rulers 1 Kings 10:24 (= 2 Chronicles 9:23) Proverbs 29:26.
b. of God (from resorting to sacred places) Hosea 5:15; 1 Chronicles 16:11 (= Psalm 105:4) 2 Chronicles 7:14; 2 Samuel 21:1; Psalm 24:6; Psalm 27:8 (twice in verse); without פּֽנֵי.
c. יהוה Deuteronomy 4:29; Zephaniah 1:6; Zephaniah 2:3; Hosea 3:5, 5; Hosea 5:6; Exodus 33:7 (J) 1 Chronicles 16:10 (= Psalm 105:3) 2 Chronicles 11:16; 20:4; Isaiah 51:1; Proverbs 28:5; Zechariah 8:21, 22; Jeremiah 50:4; אלהים 2 Samuel 12:16, compare Ezekiel 8:22; Isaiah 45:19; Isaiah 65:1; 2 Chronicles 15:4, 15; Hosea 7:10; Jeremiah 29:13; Malachi 3:1; Psalm 40:17; Psalm 70:5; Psalm 69:7; Daniel 9:3; דבר י׳ Amos 8:12; שׁמך Psalm 83:17.
d. followed by Infinitive with לְ, of resort to wizards, but object not expressed Leviticus 19:34 (H).
4. desire, demand:
a. accusative 1 Chronicles 21:3.
b. accusative of thing מִן person Ezekiel 7:26; Daniel 1:20.
5.
a. require, exact, accusative of thing מִיַּד person Isaiah 1:12; מִן person Nehemiah 5:12, accusative of thing Nehemiah 5:18.
b. exact equivalent or penalty for, accusative of thing, מִיַּד person Genesis 31:39; Genesis 43:9 (JE) 1 Samuel 20:16; 2 Samuel 4:11; Ezekiel 3:18, 20; Ezekiel 33:8, compare דרשׁ; no object expressed Joshua 22:23 (P).
6. (late) ask, request, accusative of thing Esther 2:15; עַל of thing Nehemiah 2:4; עַל of thing מִן person Esther 7:7; Ezra 8:23; עַל of thing מִלִּפְנֵי person Esther 4:8; accusative of thing מִן person Daniel 1:8 (object clause with אשׁר), Psalm 104:21; מִן person 2 Chronicles 20:4.
Pu. Imperfect יְבֻקַּשׁ Jeremiah 50:20, וַיְב׳ Esther 2:23; תֲּבֻקְשִׁי Ezekiel 26:21 be sought.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:39; 37:15; 37:16; 37:16; 43:9; 43:30

Exodus

2:15; 4:19; 4:24; 10:11; 10:11; 33:7

Leviticus

19:34

Numbers

16:10; 35:23

Deuteronomy

4:29; 13:11; 13:11

Joshua

2:22; 22:23; 22:23

Judges

4:22; 6:29; 14:4; 18:1

Ruth

3:1

1 Samuel

9:3; 9:3; 10:2; 10:2; 10:14; 10:21; 13:14; 14:4; 16:16; 16:16; 19:2; 19:10; 20:1; 20:16; 22:23; 23:10; 23:14; 23:14; 23:15; 23:25; 24:3; 24:10; 25:26; 25:29; 26:2; 26:20; 27:1; 27:4; 28:7; 28:7

2 Samuel

3:17; 4:8; 4:11; 5:17; 12:16; 16:11; 17:3; 17:20; 20:19; 21:1; 21:2

1 Kings

1:2; 1:3; 2:40; 10:24; 11:22; 11:40; 18:10; 19:10; 19:14; 20:7

2 Kings

2:16; 2:17; 6:19

1 Chronicles

4:39; 14:8; 16:10; 16:11; 21:3

2 Chronicles

7:14; 9:23; 11:16; 15:4; 15:15; 20:4; 20:4; 22:9

Ezra

2:62; 2:62; 8:23

Nehemiah

2:4; 2:10; 5:12; 5:18; 7:64; 12:27

Esther

2:2; 2:15; 2:15; 2:21; 2:23; 3:6; 4:8; 6:2; 7:7; 9:2

Job

10:6

Psalms

4:3; 24:6; 27:4; 27:8; 34:15; 35:4; 37:22; 37:25; 37:36; 38:13; 40:15; 40:17; 54:5; 63:10; 69:7; 70:3; 70:5; 71:13; 71:24; 83:17; 86:14; 104:21; 105:3; 105:4; 119:176; 122:9; 122:9

Proverbs

2:4; 11:27; 14:6; 15:14; 15:14; 17:9; 17:11; 17:19; 18:1; 18:15; 21:6; 23:35; 28:5; 29:10; 29:26

Ecclesiastes

3:6; 7:25; 7:28; 7:29; 8:17; 12:10

Song of Songs

3:1; 3:1; 3:2; 3:2; 5:6; 5:6; 6:1

Isaiah

1:12; 40:20; 41:12; 41:17; 45:19; 51:1; 65:1; 65:1

Jeremiah

2:24; 2:33; 4:30; 5:1; 5:1; 11:21; 19:7; 19:9; 21:7; 22:25; 26:21; 29:13; 34:20; 34:21; 38:16; 44:30; 45:5; 45:5; 46:26; 49:37; 50:4; 50:20

Lamentations

1:11; 1:19

Ezekiel

3:18; 3:20; 7:25; 7:26; 22:30; 26:21; 33:8; 34:4; 34:6; 34:16

Daniel

1:8; 1:20; 8:15; 9:3

Hosea

2:9; 2:9; 3:5; 3:5; 5:6; 5:15; 7:10

Amos

8:12

Nahum

3:7; 3:11

Zephaniah

1:6; 2:3; 2:3

Zechariah

6:7; 8:21; 8:22; 11:16; 12:9

Malachi

2:7; 2:15; 3:1

H1245

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Strong's Number H1245 matches the Hebrew בָּקַשׁ (bāqaš),
which occurs 225 times in 215 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 5 (2Sa 5:17–Est 6:2)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:17 - When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek H1245 out David; and when David heard of it, he went down to the stronghold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:16 - David therefore inquired H1245 of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:11 - Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my son who came out from [fn]me seeks H1245 my life; how much more now this Benjamite? Let him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:3 - and I will bring back all the people to you. [fn]The return of everyone depends on the man you seek; H1245 then all the people will be at peace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:20 - Then Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman said to them, “They have crossed the brook of water.” And when they searched H1245 and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:19 - “I am of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You are seeking H1245 to destroy a city, even a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:1 - Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought H1245 the presence of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is for Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:2 - So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the sons of Israel [fn]made a covenant with them, but Saul had sought H1245 to [fn]kill them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:2 - So his servants said to him, “Let them seek H1245 a young virgin for my lord the king, and let her [fn]attend the king and become his nurse; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:3 - So they searched H1245 for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:40 - Then Shimei arose and saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish to look H1245 for his servants. And Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:24 - All the earth was seeking H1245 the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:22 - Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you are seeking H1245 to go to your own country?” And he answered, “Nothing; nevertheless you must surely [fn]let me go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:40 - Solomon sought H1245 therefore to put Jeroboam to death; but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:10 - “As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent to search H1245 for you; and when they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:10 - He said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek H1245 my life, to take it away.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:14 - Then he said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek H1245 my life, to take it away.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:7 - Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Please observe and see how this man is looking H1245 for trouble; for he sent to me for my wives and my children and my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:16 - They said to him, “Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men, please let them go and search H1245 for your master; perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and cast him on some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:17 - But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched H1245 three days but did not find him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:19 - Then Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, nor is this the city; follow me and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.” H1245 And he brought them to Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:39 - They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek H1245 pasture for their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:8 - When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up in search H1245 of David; and David heard of it and went out against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:10 - [fn]Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek H1245 the LORD be glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:11 - Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek H1245 His face continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:3 - Joab said, “May the LORD add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek H1245 this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:14 - and My people [fn]who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek H1245 My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:23 - And all the kings of the earth were seeking H1245 the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:16 - Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking H1245 the LORD God of Israel [fn]followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:4 - “But in their distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought H1245 Him, and He let them find Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:15 - All Judah rejoiced concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had sought H1245 Him [fn]earnestly, and He let them find Him. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:4 - So Judah gathered together to seek H1245 help from the LORD; they even came from all the cities of Judah to seek H1245 the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:9 - He also sought H1245 Ahaziah, and they caught him while he was hiding in Samaria; they brought him to Jehu, put him to death and buried him. For they said, “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So there was no one of the house of Ahaziah to retain the power of the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:62

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:62 - These searched H1245 among their ancestral registration, but they could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:21 - Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek H1245 from Him a [fn]safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:22 - For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to [fn]protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is [fn]favorably disposed to all those who seek H1245 Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:23 - So we fasted and sought H1245 our God concerning this matter, and He [fn]listened to our entreaty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:4 - Then the king said to me, “What would you request?” H1245 So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:10 - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite [fn]official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek H1245 the welfare of the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:12 - Then they said, “We will give it back and will require H1245 nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say.” So I called the priests and took an oath from them that they would do according to this [fn]promise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:18 - Now that which was prepared for each day was one ox and six choice sheep, also birds were prepared for me; and once in ten days all sorts of wine were furnished in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand H1245 the governor’s food allowance, because the servitude was heavy on this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:64

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:64 - These searched H1245 among their ancestral registration, but it could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:27 - Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought H1245 out the Levites from all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving and with songs to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:2 - Then the king’s attendants, who served him, said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought H1245 for the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 - Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai who had taken her as his daughter, came to go in to the king, she did not request H1245 anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the women, [fn]advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of all who saw her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:21 - In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s officials from those who guarded the door, became angry and sought H1245 to [fn]lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:23 - Now when the plot was investigated H1245 and found to be so, they were both hanged on a [fn]gallows; and it was written in the Book of the Chronicles in the king’s presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:6 - But he [fn]disdained to [fn]lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought H1245 to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:8 - He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict which had been issued in Susa for their destruction, that he might show Esther and inform her, and to order her to go in to the king to implore his favor and to plead H1245 with him for her people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:2 - It was found written what Mordecai had reported concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who were doorkeepers, that they had sought H1245 to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

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