Haller's Concordance: HOLD
- And as he lingered, the men laid hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful to him; and they led him out, and set him without the city. Gen. 19:16
- behold now, thy servant has found favour in thine eyes, and thou hast magnified thy goodness, which thou hast shewn to me in preserving my soul alive; but I cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity lay hold on me, that I die. Gen. 19:19
- Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation. Gen. 21:18
- And after that came his brother out; and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when they were born. Gen. 25:26
- When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it was evil in his eyes; and he took hold of his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. Gen. 48:17
- All the assembly of Israel shall hold it. Ex. 12:47
- And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee, and would hold the passover to Jehovah, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and hold it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land; but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. Ex. 12:48
- Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name. Ex. 20:7
- Let the children of Israel also hold the passover at its set time; Num. 9:2
- on the fourteenth day in this month between the two evenings, ye shall hold it at its set time; according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ordinances thereof shall ye hold it. Num. 9:3
- And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should hold the passover. Num. 9:4
- And there were men, who were unclean through the dead body of a man, and could not hold the passover on that day; and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day. Num. 9:6
- Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any one of you or of your generations be unclean by reason of a dead body or be on a journey afar off, yet he shall hold the passover to Jehovah. Num. 9:10
- In the second month, on the fourteenth day, between the two evenings, shall they hold it; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs shall they eat it. Num. 9:11
- They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break a bone thereof: according to every ordinance of the passover shall they hold it. Num. 9:12
- But a man that is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbeareth to hold the passover, that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples; because he presented not the offering of Jehovah at its set time: that man shall bear his sin. Num. 9:13
- And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and would hold the passover to Jehovah, according to the rite of the passover, and according to the ordinance thereof, so shall he do. Ye shall have one rite, both for the stranger and for him that is born in the land. Num. 9:14
- Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name. Dt. 5:11
- And thou shalt hold the feast of weeks to Jehovah thy God with a tribute of a voluntary-offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give, according as Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee; Dt. 16:10
- The feast of tabernacles shalt thou hold seven days, when thou hast gathered in the produce of thy floor and of thy winepress. Dt. 16:13
- Seven days shalt thou hold a feast to Jehovah thy God in the place which Jehovah will choose; for Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy produce, and in all the work of thy hands, and thou shalt be wholly joyful. Dt. 16:15
- then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; Dt. 21:19
- If a man find a damsel, a virgin, who is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found, Dt. 22:28
- If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me. Dt. 32:41
- And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and they followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and burned the hold with fire upon them. And all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. Judg. 9:49
- And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood (and he supported himself upon them), the one with his right hand and the other with his left. Judg. 16:29
- And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for thee to be a priest for the house of one man, or to be priest for a tribe and a family in Israel? Judg. 18:19
- And when he was come into his house, he took the knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, according to her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the borders of Israel. Judg. 19:29
- And he said, Bring the cloak that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And she held it, and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her; and he went into the city. Ruth 3:15
- And as Samuel turned to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 1 Sam. 15:27
- Then David took hold of his garments and rent them; and all the men that were with him did likewise. 2 Sam. 1:11
- And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside, to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay hold of one of the young men, and take for thyself his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. 2 Sam. 2:21
- And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: why should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? 2 Sam. 2:22
- when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead! and he was in his own sight a messenger of good, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag -- to whom forsooth I should give a reward for his good tidings: 2 Sam. 4:10
- And when they came to Nachon's threshing-floor, Uzzah reached after the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen had stumbled. 2 Sam. 6:6
- And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister. 2 Sam. 13:11
- And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose and went and caught hold of the horns of the altar. 1 Ki. 1:50
- And it was told Solomon saying, Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon; for behold, he has caught hold of the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear to me this day that he will not put his servant to death with the sword. 1 Ki. 1:51
- And now hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and thou shalt know what thou oughtest to do to him; but bring his hoar head down to Sheol with blood. 1 Ki. 2:9
- And the report came to Joab (for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he had not turned after Absalom); and Joab fled to the tent of Jehovah, and caught hold of the horns of the altar. 1 Ki. 2:28
- And it came to pass when the king heard the word of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand which he stretched out against him dried up, so that he could not bring it back again to him. 1 Ki. 13:4
- And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father! the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own garments and rent them in two pieces. 2 Ki. 2:12
- And they said one to another, We are not doing right; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, the iniquity will find us out; and now come, let us go and tell the king's household. 2 Ki. 7:9
- And the king commanded all the people saying, Hold the passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written in this book of the covenant. 2 Ki. 23:21
- And when they came to the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen had stumbled. 1 Chr. 13:9
- And he sought Ahaziah; and they caught him (for he had hid himself in Samaria), and brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they buried him, for they said, He is a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart. And in the house of Ahaziah there was no one who was able to hold the kingdom. 2 Chr. 22:9
- And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to hold the passover to Jehovah the God of Israel. 2 Chr. 30:1
- And the king took counsel, and his princes, and the whole congregation in Jerusalem, to hold the passover in the second month. 2 Chr. 30:2
- So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to hold the passover to Jehovah the God of Israel, at Jerusalem; because they had not held it for a long time as it was written. 2 Chr. 30:5
- And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to hold the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 2 Chr. 30:13
- And all the service of Jehovah was prepared the same day, to hold the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings on the altar of Jehovah according to the commandment of king Josiah. 2 Chr. 35:16
- And there was no passover like to that holden in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel hold such a passover as Josiah held, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 2 Chr. 35:18
- And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to hold the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, lutes and harps. Neh. 12:27
- All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces do know that whoever, whether man or woman, shall come to the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is *one* law, to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; and I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. Esther 4:11
- Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. Job 6:24
- He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure. Job 8:15
- I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. Job 9:28
- Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make thee ashamed? Job 11:3
- Hold your peace from me, and I will speak, and let come on me what will! Job 13:13
- But the righteous shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall increase in strength. Job 17:9
- The gin taketh him by the heel, the snare layeth hold on him; Job 18:9
- Even when I think thereon, I am affrighted, and trembling taketh hold of my flesh. Job 21:6
- My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth me not one of my days. Job 27:6
- And now my soul is poured out in me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me. Job 30:16
- But thou art full of the judgments of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee. Job 36:17
- That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it? Job 38:13
- If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon. Job 41:26
- Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help; Ps. 35:2
- For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me. Ps. 40:12
- Trembling took hold upon them there; anguish, as of a woman in travail. Ps. 48:6
- Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them. Ps. 69:24
- O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O *God: Ps. 83:1
- The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow: Ps. 116:3
- Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law. Ps. 119:53
- Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. Ps. 119:117
- Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights. Ps. 119:143
- Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Ps. 139:10
- She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her. Pr. 3:18
- Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go: keep her, for she is thy life. Pr. 4:13
- Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol. Pr. 5:5
- Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers. Pr. 20:16
- Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman. Pr. 27:13
- thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces. Pr. 30:28
- She putteth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. Pr. 31:19
- I searched in my heart how to cherish my flesh with wine, while practising my heart with wisdom; and how to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was that good for the children of men which they should do under the heavens all the days of their life. Eccl. 2:3
- It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all. Eccl. 7:18
- They all hold the sword, Experts in war; Each hath his sword upon his thigh Because of alarm in the nights. Song 3:8
- I said, I will go up to the palm-tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof; And thy breasts shall indeed be like clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy nose like apples, Song 7:8
- When a man shall take hold of his brother, in his father's house, and shall say: Thou hast clothing; be our chief, and let this ruin be under thy hand; Isa. 3:6
- And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, Our own bread will we eat, and with our own garments will we be clothed; only let us be called by thy name; -- take away our reproach! Isa. 4:1
- and they shall be terrified: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them, they shall writhe as a woman that travaileth; they shall be amazed one at another, their faces shall be as flames. Isa. 13:8
- Therefore are my loins filled with pain; anguish hath taken hold upon me, as the anguish of a woman in travail: I am bowed down so as not to hear, I am dismayed so as not to see. Isa. 21:3
- Or let him take hold of my strength; let him make peace with me: yea, let him make peace with me. Isa. 27:5
- -- He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil: Isa. 33:15
- For I, Jehovah, thy God, hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. Isa. 41:13
- I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will take hold of thy hand; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the nations, Isa. 42:6
- for thus saith Jehovah: Unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant, Isa. 56:4
- For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be still, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a torch that burneth. Isa. 62:1
- I have set watchmen upon thy walls, Jerusalem; all the day and all the night they shall never hold their peace: ye that put Jehovah in remembrance, keep not silence, Isa. 62:6
- and there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hidden thy face from us, and hast caused us to melt away through our iniquities. Isa. 64:7
- Wilt thou restrain thyself in presence of these things, Jehovah? Wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? Isa. 64:12
- For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns that hold no water. Jer. 2:13
- My bowels! my bowels! I am in travail! Oh, the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace: for thou hearest, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the clamour of war. Jer. 4:19
- They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as a man for the battle, against thee, daughter of Zion. Jer. 6:23
- We have heard the report thereof: our hands are grown feeble; anguish hath taken hold of us, pain as of a woman that travaileth. Jer. 6:24
- Why hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back with a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. Jer. 8:5
- -- For the breach of the daughter of my people am I crushed; I go mourning; astonishment hath taken hold of me. Jer. 8:21
- Jehovah, thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed; thou hast laid hold of me, and hast prevailed; I am become a derision the whole day: every one mocketh me. Jer. 20:7
- For I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to save thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have scattered thee; yet of thee will I not make a full end, but I will correct thee with judgment, and will not hold thee altogether guiltless. Jer. 30:11
- And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Thou art deserting to the Chaldeans. Jer. 37:13
- And Jeremiah said, It is false: I am not deserting to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; and Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. Jer. 37:14
- Fear thou not, my servant Jacob, saith Jehovah: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee, but I will not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee with judgment, and I will not hold thee altogether guiltless. Jer. 46:28
- Damascus is grown feeble: she turneth herself to flee, and terror hath seized on her; trouble and sorrows have taken hold of her as of a woman in travail. Jer. 49:24
- They lay hold of bow and spear; they are cruel, and will not shew mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses -- set in array like a man for the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon. Jer. 50:42
- The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands wax feeble; trouble hath taken hold of him, pangs as of a woman in travail. Jer. 50:43
- When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst give way and rend all their shoulder; and when they leaned upon thee, thou didst break, and didst make all their loins to tremble. Ezek. 29:7
- Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold, it shall not be bound up to apply remedies, to put a bandage to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. Ezek. 30:21
- And the side-chambers were three, chamber over chamber, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which the house had for the side-chambers round about, that they might have hold; but they had not hold in the wall of the house. Ezek. 41:6
- Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: In those days shall ten men take hold, out of all languages of the nations, shall even take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you; for we have heard that God is with you. Zech. 8:23
- And it shall come to pass in that day that a great panic from Jehovah shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. Zech. 14:13
- And now we hold the proud for happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and they escape. Mal. 3:15
- No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Mt. 6:24
- But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise it up? Mt. 12:11
- And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? Mt. 14:31
- but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet. Mt. 21:26
- And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet. Mt. 21:46
- And the rest, laying hold of his bondmen, ill-treated and slew them. Mt. 22:6
- And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him. Mk. 1:25
- And his relatives having heard of it went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind. Mk. 3:21
- And having laid hold of the hand of the child, he says to her, Talitha koumi, which is, interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, Arise. Mk. 5:41
- and on coming from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, and brazen utensils, and couches), Mk. 7:4
- For, leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men to keep -- washings of vessels and cups, and many other such like things ye do. Mk. 7:8
- And taking hold of the hand of the blind man he led him forth out of the village, and having spit upon his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he beheld anything. Mk. 8:23
- But Jesus, having taken hold of him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose. Mk. 9:27
- And they sought to lay hold of him, and they feared the crowd; for they knew that he had spoken the parable of them. And they left him and went away. Mk. 12:12
- And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon, having thrown him down into the midst, came out from him without doing him any injury. Lk. 4:35
- For astonishment had laid hold on him, and on all those who were with him, at the haul of fishes which they had taken; Lk. 5:9
- But *he*, having turned them all out and taking hold of her hand, cried saying, Child, arise. Lk. 8:54
- And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused. Lk. 14:18
- And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused. Lk. 14:19
- And having watched him, they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in his language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. Lk. 20:20
- And they were not able to take hold of him in his expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent. Lk. 20:26
- And having laid hold on him, they led him away, and they led him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed afar off. Lk. 22:54
- And as they led him away, they laid hold on a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, and put the cross upon him to bear it behind Jesus. Lk. 23:26
- The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, Until when dost thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, say so to us openly. Jn. 10:24
- And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong. Acts 3:7
- And having taken hold on him they brought him to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee is? Acts 17:19
- And having all laid hold on Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, they beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio troubled himself about none of these things. Acts 18:17
- And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people; and having laid hold on Paul they drew him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut. Acts 21:30
- Then the chiliarch came up and laid hold upon him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be, and what he had done. Acts 21:33
- by which also ye are saved, (if ye hold fast the word which I announced to you as the glad tidings,) unless indeed ye have believed in vain. 1 Cor. 15:2
- Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honour; Phil. 2:29
- but prove all things, hold fast the right; 1 Th. 5:21
- hold aloof from every form of wickedness. 1 Th. 5:22
- So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye have been taught, whether by word or by our letter. 2 Th. 2:15
- Strive earnestly in the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses. 1 Tim. 6:12
- laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of what is really life. 1 Tim. 6:19
- For he does not indeed take hold of angels by the hand, but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham. Heb. 2:16
- but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are *we*, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to the end. Heb. 3:6
- For we are become companions of the Christ if indeed we hold the beginning of the assurance firm to the end; Heb. 3:14
- Having therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession. Heb. 4:14
- that by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us, Heb. 6:18
- Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, (for he is faithful who has promised;) Heb. 10:23
- But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a snare before the sons of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices and commit fornication. Rev. 2:14
- So thou also hast those who hold the doctrine of Nicolaitanes in like manner. Rev. 2:15
- but what ye have hold fast till I shall come. Rev. 2:25
- I come quickly: hold fast what thou hast, that no one take thy crown. Rev. 3:11
- And he cried with a strong voice, saying, Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hated bird; Rev. 18:2
- And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, Rev. 20:2