20 occurrences in 9 translations

'Entreaty' in the Bible

And the angel said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also; I will not destroy this town of which you have spoken.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of CitiesAcceptance

And Manoah maketh entreaty unto Jehovah, and saith, 'O, my Lord, the man of God whom Thou didst send, let him come in, I pray thee, again unto us, and direct us what we do to the youth who is born.'

Verse ConceptsGod TeachingMan Of GodNamed Individuals Who PrayedRaising Children

They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the grave of Kish his father; thus they did all that the king commanded, and after that God was moved by prayer for the land.

Verse ConceptsAnother's Burial PlaceGod Answered Prayer

David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Thus the Lord was moved by prayer for the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.

Verse ConceptsFellowship OfferingBuildingMediationAltars To The LordBuilding AltarsAltarsGod Answered PrayerPeace offerings

When they received assistance against them, the Hagrites and all of their allies were handed over to their control, because they cried out to God during the battle. He honored their entreaty, because they had placed their trust in him.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamAnswered PrayerPrayer, Answers ToTrust, Importance OfCrying To GodThe Effects Of FaithBattle

When he prayed to Him, He was moved by his entreaty and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PrayerThose who returned from exile

and his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places in which he had built high places, and established the shrines and the graven images before his being humbled, lo, they are written beside the matters of Hozai.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PrayerUnfaithfulness, To God

So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, Practicalities OfFasting, Accompanied ByFastingFasting And Prayer

And in that day you will say,“Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name [in prayer].Make His deeds known among the peoples [of the earth];Proclaim [to them] that His name is exalted!”

Verse ConceptsGod's Deed RevealedThank God!

“Therefore, do not pray for this people [of Judah] or lift up a cry or entreaty for them or make intercession to Me, for I do not hear you.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, For OthersReprobatesNot PrayingPraying For OthersPrayingsupplicationpetition

Therefore you must not pray for this people, and you must not lift up for them a cry of entreaty, or a prayer, for I [will] not listen in the time of their calling to me, in the time of their trouble.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodPrayer, For OthersNot PrayingPraying For OthersGetting Through Hard TimesPrayingListening To Godpeoplepetition

Although they fast, I [am] not listening to their cry of entreaty. And although they present burnt offering and grain offering, I [am] not favorable to them. But by the sword, and by the famine, and by the plague, I [am] about to destroy them."

Verse ConceptsFasting, Of HypocritesdiseasesPlaguesPestilencePointless Fasting

so they came [to the prison] and appealed to them [with apologies], and when they brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city.

Verse ConceptsLeaving

For he received indeed the entreaty, but, being full of zeal, he went of his own accord to you;

Verse ConceptsPeople Willing

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