Occurrences
ʼâbâh occurs 54 times in 52 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (7), Joshua (1), Judges (4), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (9), 1 Kings (2), 2 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (4), Isaiah (5), Ezekiel (2)
- Genesis 24:5 — And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing (תֹאבֶ֣ה) to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
- Genesis 24:8 — And if the woman will not be willing (תֹאבֶ֤ה) to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
- Exodus 10:27 — But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would (אָבָ֖ה) not let them go.
- Leviticus 26:21 — And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will (תֹאב֖וּ) not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
- Deuteronomy 1:26 — Notwithstanding ye would (אֲבִיתֶ֖ם) not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
- Deuteronomy 2:30 — But Sihon king of Heshbon would (אָבָ֗ה) not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
- Deuteronomy 10:10 — And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would (אָבָ֥ה) not destroy thee.
- Deuteronomy 13:8 — Thou shalt not consent (תֹאבֶ֣ה) unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
- Deuteronomy 23:5 — Nevertheless the LORD thy God would (אָבָ֞ה) not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
- Deuteronomy 25:7 — And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will (אָבָ֖ה) not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.
- Deuteronomy 29:20 — The LORD will (יֹאבֶ֣ה) not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.
- Joshua 24:10 — But I would (אָבִ֖יתִי) not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
- Judges 11:17 — Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would (אָבָ֑ה) not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
- Judges 19:10 — But the man would (אָבָ֤ה) not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
- Judges 19:25 — But the men would (אָב֤וּ) not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
- Judges 20:13 — Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would (אָבוּ֙) not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:
- 1 Samuel 15:9 — But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would (אָב֖וּ) not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
- 1 Samuel 22:17 — And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would (אָב֞וּ) not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 26:23 — The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would (אָבִ֔יתִי) not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed.
- 1 Samuel 31:4 — Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would (אָבָה֙) not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
- 2 Samuel 2:21 — And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would (אָבָ֣ה) not turn aside from following of him.
- 2 Samuel 6:10 — So David would (אָבָ֣ה) not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
- 2 Samuel 12:17 — And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would (אָבָ֔ה) not, neither did he eat bread with them.
- 2 Samuel 13:14 — Howbeit he would (אָבָ֖ה) not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
- 2 Samuel 13:16 — And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would (אָבָ֖ה) not hearken unto her.
- 2 Samuel 13:25 — And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would (אָבָ֥ה) not go, but blessed him.
- 2 Samuel 14:29 — Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would (אָבָ֖ה) not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
- 2 Samuel 14:29 — Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would (אָבָ֖ה) not come.
- 2 Samuel 23:16 — And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would (אָבָה֙) not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 23:17 — And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would (אָבָ֖ה) not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
- 1 Kings 20:8 — And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent (תֹאבֶֽה).
- 1 Kings 22:49 — Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would (אָבָ֖ה) not.
- 2 Kings 8:19 — Yet the LORD would (אָבָ֤ה) not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
- 2 Kings 13:23 — And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would (אָבָה֙) not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
- 2 Kings 24:4 — And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would (אָבָ֥ה) not pardon.
- 1 Chronicles 10:4 — Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would (אָבָה֙) not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
- 1 Chronicles 11:18 — And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would (אָבָ֤ה) not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,
- 1 Chronicles 11:19 — And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would (אָבָ֖ה) not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.
- 1 Chronicles 19:19 — And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would (אָבָ֣ה) the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
- 2 Chronicles 21:7 — Howbeit the LORD would (אָבָ֣ה) not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
- Job 39:9 — Will the unicorn be willing (הֲיֹ֣אבֶה) to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
- Psalms 81:11 — But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would (אָ֥בָה) none of me.
- Proverbs 1:10 — My son, if sinners entice thee, consent (תֹּבֵֽא) thou not.
- Proverbs 1:25 — But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would (אֲבִיתֶֽם) none of my reproof:
- Proverbs 1:30 — They would (אָב֥וּ) none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
- Proverbs 6:35 — He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content (יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה), though thou givest many gifts.
- Isaiah 1:19 — If ye be willing (תֹּאב֖וּ) and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
- Isaiah 28:12 — To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would (אָב֖וּא) not hear.
- Isaiah 30:9 — That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will (אָב֥וּ) not hear the law of the LORD:
- Isaiah 30:15 — For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would (אֲבִיתֶֽם) not.