I Pursue

And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that <i>werei> round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

The enemy said, i will pursue, i will overtake, i will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; i will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he <i>wasi> not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.

And it came to pass <i>about the timei> of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went i wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

And all the people that <i>werei> in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

And stay ye not, <i>buti> pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.

Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, <i>as outi> of the middle of a sling.

• Malice

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have i done? or what evil <i>isi> in mine hand?

• Armies
• Prayer

And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall i pursue after this troop? shall i overtake them? And he answered him, pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake <i>themi>, and without fail recover <i>alli>.

Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and i will arise and pursue after David this night:

And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than <i>didi> Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.

• Reproof
• Seven

So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer i shall return to him that sent me.

<i>There shall bei> no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from <i>beingi> a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.

• Blood

Therefore, <i>asi> i live, saith the Lord GOD, i will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.

Israel hath cast off <i>the thing that isi> good: the enemy shall pursue him.

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, i will not turn away <i>the punishmenti> thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: