אֶל

el

Hebrew H0413 Preposition 5,513 occurrences in 4,204 verses
אֶל to(wards)

1. to, toward, unto (of motion)

2. into (limit is actually entered)

a. in among

3. toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)

4. against (motion or direction of a hostile character)

5. in addition to, to

6. concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of

7. according to (rule or standard)

8. at, by, against (of one's presence)

9. in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 4,204 verses

  1. Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)

  2. When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

  3. 1 Chronicles 12:23 אֵלָ֖יו

    Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:

  4. 1 Chronicles 12:40 אֲ֠לֵיהֶם

    And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

  5. 1 Chronicles 13:2 אֵלֵֽינוּ׃

    And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.

  6. 1 Chronicles 13:3 אֵלֵ֑ינוּ

    Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”

  7. David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.

  8. 1 Chronicles 13:12 אֵלַ֔י

    That day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”

  9. 1 Chronicles 13:13 אֵלָ֖יואֶל־אֶל־

    So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  10. Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

  11. 1 Chronicles 15:3 אֶל־אֶל־

    And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

  12. And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.

  13. 1 Chronicles 16:20 אֶל־אֶל־

    they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

  14. Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day.

  15. After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

  16. And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

  17. But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

  18. “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

  19. For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.

  20. So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.

  21. 1 Chronicles 17:18 אֵלֶ֖יךָ

    What more can David say to You for so honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant,

  22. he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,

  23. 1 Chronicles 19:2 אֶל־אֶל־

    And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

  24. 1 Chronicles 19:3 אֵלֶֽיךָ׃פ

    the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”

  25. 1 Chronicles 19:10 אֵלָ֖יו

    When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

  26. 1 Chronicles 19:17 אֲלֵהֶ֔םאֲלֵהֶ֑ם

    When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

  27. 1 Chronicles 21:2 אֶל־וְאֶל־אֵלַ֔י

    So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”

  28. And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.

  29. Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

  30. And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,

  31. “Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”

  32. So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose

  33. David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

  34. And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”

  35. Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  36. Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”

  37. Ornan said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all.”

  38. And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

  39. Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.

  40. Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

  41. 1 Chronicles 29:18 אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

    O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.

  42. 1 Chronicles 29:23 אֵלָ֖יו

    So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

  43. Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

  44. Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

  45. He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.

  46. At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.

  47. So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month.

  48. 2 Chronicles 5:7 אֶל־אֶל־אֶל־אֶל־

    Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.

  49. But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

  50. 2 Chronicles 6:19 אֶל־וְאֶל־אֶל־וְאֶל־

    Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You.

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