'Begging' in the Bible
But Absalom kept begging David until he sent Amnon and all of David's sons to accompany Absalom.
"Hey look!" somebody informed Solomon. "Adonijah is terrified of King Solomon! He's gone out, grabbed hold of the horns of the altar, and now he's begging King Solomon, "Swear to me that you won't put your servant to death with a sword!'"
The king got up from the banquet in anger and went out to the palace garden, while Haman stood there begging Queen Esther to spare his life, because he realized that the king intended to harm him.
“Will he make many supplications to you [begging to be spared]?Or will he speak soft words to you [to coax you to treat him kindly]?
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
May his children roam around begging, seeking food while driven far from their ruined homes.
A sound is heard on the barren heights,the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy,for they have perverted their way;they have forgotten the Lord their God.
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- Beg (115 instances)
- Begging (39 instances)
- Implore (25 instances)
- Pray (592 instances)
- Solicit (4 instances)