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‘Plead’ in the Bible – All 83 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Plead’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Plead’ occurs 83 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

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Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Genesis

Genesis 34:18 Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.Genesis 34:18

Genesis 41:37 The counsel pleased Pharaoh and all his ministers.Genesis 41:37

Genesis 43:14 Then may my Almighty God cause him to be pleased by you. And send your brother, whom he holds, back with you, along with this one, Benjamin. But as for me, without my children, I will be like one who is bereaved.”Genesis 43:14

Number of the word / term Plead in Genesis: 3

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Exodus

Exodus 28:38 hanging in front of the high priest. And Aaron shall carry the iniquities of that which the sons of Israel have offered and sanctified, in all their gifts and donations. But the plate will always be at his forehead, so that the Lord may be well pleased with them.Exodus 28:38

Number of the word / term Plead in Exodus: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Leviticus

Leviticus 22:29 If you immolate a victim as an act of thanksgiving to the Lord, so that he may be pleased,Leviticus 22:29

Leviticus 26:34 Then the land will be pleased by her Sabbaths, throughout all the days of her solitude. So, while you will beLeviticus 26:34

Leviticus 26:43 which, when she will be left behind by them, shall be pleased by her Sabbaths, enduring solitude because of them. Yet truly, they shall pray for their sins, because they cast aside my judgments, and they despised my laws.Leviticus 26:43

Number of the word / term Plead in Leviticus: 3

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Joshua

Joshua 22:30 And when Phinehas, the priest, and the leaders of the delegation who were with him, had heard this, they were pleased. And they accepted very willingly the words of the sons of Reuben, and of Gad, and of the one half tribe of Manasseh.Joshua 22:30

Joshua 22:33 And the word pleased all who heard it. And the sons of Israel praised God, and they no longer said that they would go up against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their possession.Joshua 22:33

Number of the word / term Plead in Joshua: 2

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Judges

Judges 14:3 And his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, so that you would be willing to take a wife from the Philistines, who are uncircumcised?” And Samson said to his father: “Take this woman to me. For she has pleased my eyes.”Judges 14:3

Judges 14:7 And he went down and spoke to the woman who had pleased his eyes.Judges 14:7

Number of the word / term Plead in Judges: 2

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 18:20 Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.1 Samuel 18:20

1 Samuel 19:6 And when Saul had heard this, being pleased by the voice of Jonathan, he swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.”1 Samuel 19:6

Number of the word / term Plead in 1 Samuel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 17:4 And this word pleased Absalom and all those greater by birth of Israel.2 Samuel 17:4

2 Samuel 19:6 You love those who hate you, and you hate those who love you. And you have revealed this day that you have no concern for your leaders and for your servants. And truly, I know now that if Absalom had lived, and if we all had been killed, then it would have pleased you.2 Samuel 19:6

Number of the word / term Plead in 2 Samuel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 1 Kings

1 Kings 10:9 Blessed is the Lord your God, whom you have greatly pleased, and who has placed you upon the throne of Israel. For the Lord loves Israel forever, and he has appointed you as king, so that you may accomplish judgment and justice.”1 Kings 10:9

Number of the word / term Plead in 1 Kings: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 2 Kings

2 Kings 1:13 Again, he sent a third leader of fifty men and the fifty who were with him. And when he had arrived, he bent his knees before Elijah, and he pleaded with him, and said: “Man of God, do not choose to despise my life and the lives of your servants who are with me.2 Kings 1:13

Number of the word / term Plead in 2 Kings: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 13:4 And the entire multitude responded that it should be done. For the word had pleased all the people.1 Chronicles 13:4

1 Chronicles 28:4 Now the Lord God of Israel chose me, out of the entire house of my father, so that I would be king over Israel forever. For from Judah he chose leaders; then from the house of Judah he chose the house of my father; and from the sons of my father, it pleased him to choose me as king over all of Israel.1 Chronicles 28:4

1 Chronicles 29:23 And Solomon sat upon the throne of the Lord as king, in place of his father David, and it pleased everyone. And all of Israel obeyed him.1 Chronicles 29:23

Number of the word / term Plead in 1 Chronicles: 3

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 1:11 Then God said to Solomon: “Since this is the choice that pleased your heart, and you did not request wealth and substance and glory, nor the lives of those who hate you, nor even many days of life, since instead you requested wisdom and knowledge so that you may be able to judge my people, over whom I have appointed you as king:2 Chronicles 1:11

2 Chronicles 24:4 After these things, it pleased Joash to repair the house of the Lord.2 Chronicles 24:4

2 Chronicles 29:36 And Hezekiah and all the people were joyful because the ministry of the Lord was accomplished. For certainly, it had pleased them to do this suddenly.2 Chronicles 29:36

2 Chronicles 30:23 And it pleased the entire multitude that they should celebrate, even for another seven days. And they did this with enormous gladness.2 Chronicles 30:23

Number of the word / term Plead in 2 Chronicles: 4

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Esther

Esther 1:21 His counsel pleased the king and the rulers, and the king acted according to the counsel of Memucan,Esther 1:21

Esther 2:4 And whoever among them all will please the king’s eyes, let her reign instead of Vashti.” The idea pleased the king, and so he ordered it to be done as they had suggested.Esther 2:4

Esther 2:13 And when they were going in to the king, whatever they requested to adorn themselves, they received, and when each was pleased with herself, having been prepared in the chamber of the women, she passed on to the king’s chamber.Esther 2:13

Esther 5:2 And when he saw Esther the queen standing there, she pleased his eyes, and he extended toward her the golden scepter, which he held in his hand, and she approached and kissed the top of his scepter.Esther 5:2

Esther 5:14 And Zeresh his wife and his other friends answered him, “Order a great beam to be prepared, having a height of fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, so that Mordecai may be hanged from it, and so you will go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This advice pleased him, and so he ordered a high cross to be prepared.Esther 5:14

Esther 8:3 Not content with these things, she threw herself down at the king’s feet and wept, and, speaking to him, pleaded that he would give orders that the malice of Haman the Agagite, and his most wicked schemes, which he had contrived against the Jews, would be made ineffective.Esther 8:3

Number of the word / term Plead in Esther: 6

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Job

Job 1:21 and he said, “Naked I departed from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Just as it pleased the Lord, so has it been done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”Job 1:21

Job 19:16 I called my servant, and he did not respond; I pleaded with him with my own mouth.Job 19:16

Job 22:27 You will plead with him, and he will listen to you, and you will pay your vows.Job 22:27

Number of the word / term Plead in Job: 3

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Psalm

Psalm 40:13 Be pleased, O Lord, to rescue me. Look down, O Lord, to help me.Psalm 40:13

Psalm 44:4 For they did not take possession of the land by their sword, and their own arm did not save them. But your right hand and your arm, and the light of your countenance did so, because you were pleased with them.Psalm 44:4

Psalm 68:16 So then, why are you distrustful of dense mountains? The mountain on which God is well pleased to dwell, even there, the Lord will dwell until the end.Psalm 68:16

Psalm 68:30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, a congregation of bulls with the cows of the people, for they seek to exclude those who have been tested like silver. Scatter the nations that are pleased by wars.Psalm 68:30

Psalm 69:13 But as for me, truly, my prayer is to you, O Lord. This time has pleased you well, O God. In the multitude of your mercy, in the truth of your salvation, hear me.Psalm 69:13

Psalm 102:14 For its stones have pleased your servants, and they will take pity on its land.Psalm 102:14

Psalm 147:10 He will not have good will for the strength of the horse, nor will he be well pleased with the legs of a man.Psalm 147:10

Psalm 147:11 The Lord is well pleased with those who fear him and with those who hope in his mercy.Psalm 147:11

Psalm 149:4 For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.Psalm 149:4

Number of the word / term Plead in Psalm: 9

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:26 God has given, to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and rejoicing. But to the sinner, he has given affliction and needless worrying, so as to add, and to gather, and to deliver, to him who has pleased God. But this, too, is emptiness and a hollow worrying of the mind.Ecclesiastes 2:26

Number of the word / term Plead in Ecclesiastes: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 62:4 You will no longer called Forsaken. And your land will no longer be called Desolate. Instead, you shall be called My Will within it, and your land shall be called Inhabited. For the Lord has been well pleased with you, and your land will be inhabited.Isaiah 62:4

Number of the word / term Plead in Isaiah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Jeremiah

Jeremiah 14:10 Thus says the Lord to this people, who have loved to move their feet, and who have not rested, but who have not pleased the Lord: “Now he will remember their iniquities, and now he will visit against their sins.”Jeremiah 14:10

Jeremiah 15:6 You have abandoned me, says the Lord. You have gone backwards. And so, I will extend my hand over you, and I will destroy you. I have labored to plead with you.Jeremiah 15:6

Jeremiah 24:6 And I will set my eyes upon them, so as to be pleased. And I will lead them back into this land. And I will build them up, and I will not tear them down. And I will plant them, and I will not uproot them.Jeremiah 24:6

Number of the word / term Plead in Jeremiah: 3

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Ezekiel

Ezekiel 43:27 Then, when the days have been completed, on the eighth day and thereafter, the priests shall offer your holocausts upon the altar along with the peace offering. And I will be pleased with you, says the Lord God.”Ezekiel 43:27

Number of the word / term Plead in Ezekiel: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Daniel

Daniel 4:2 The supreme God has accomplished signs and wonders with me. Therefore, it has pleased me to proclaimDaniel 4:2

Daniel 6:1 It pleased Darius, and so he appointed over the kingdom one hundred twenty governors, to be placed throughout his whole kingdom.Daniel 6:1

Daniel 9:19 Heed, O Lord. Be pleased, O Lord. Turn and act. Do not delay, for your own sake, O my God, because your name is invoked over your city and over your people.”Daniel 9:19

Number of the word / term Plead in Daniel: 3

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Jonah

Jonah 1:14 And they cried out to the Lord, and they said, “We beseech you, Lord, do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not attribute to us innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done just as it pleased you.”Jonah 1:14

Number of the word / term Plead in Jonah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Micah

Micah 6:7 Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with many thousands of fat he-goats? How could I give up my firstborn because of my evil deed, the fruit of my womb because of the sin of my soul?Micah 6:7

Number of the word / term Plead in Micah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Malachi

Malachi 1:8 If you offer the blind for sacrifice, is this not evil? And if you offer the lame and the sick, is this not evil? Offer it to your leader, if he will be pleased with it, or if he will accept your face, says the Lord of hosts.Malachi 1:8

Number of the word / term Plead in Malachi: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 3:17 And behold, there was a voice from heaven, saying: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”Matthew 3:17

Matthew 12:18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will place my Spirit over him, and he shall announce judgment to the nations.Matthew 12:18

Matthew 14:6 Then, on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced in their midst, and it pleased Herod.Matthew 14:6

Matthew 17:5 And while he was still speaking, behold, a shining cloud overshadowed them. And behold, there was a voice from the cloud, saying: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”Matthew 17:5

Matthew 18:32 Then his lord called him, and he said to him: ‘You wicked servant, I forgave you all your debt, because you pleaded with me.Matthew 18:32

Number of the word / term Plead in Matthew: 5

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Mark

Mark 1:11 And there was a voice from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.”Mark 1:11

Mark 6:22 And when the daughter of the same Herodias had entered, and danced, and pleased Herod, along with those who were at table with him, the king said to the girl, “Request from me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”Mark 6:22

Mark 6:56 And in whichever place he entered, in towns or villages or cities, they placed the infirm in the main streets, and they pleaded with him that they might touch even the hem of his garment. And as many as touched him were made healthy.Mark 6:56

Number of the word / term Plead in Mark: 3

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Luke

Luke 3:22 And the Holy Spirit, in a corporal appearance like a dove, descended upon him. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son. In you, I am well pleased.”Luke 3:22

Luke 8:37 And the entire multitude from the region of the Gerasenes pleaded with him to depart from them. For they were seized by a great fear. Then, climbing into the boat, he went back again.Luke 8:37

Luke 8:38 And the man from whom the demons had departed pleaded with him, so that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,Luke 8:38

Luke 12:32 Do not be afraid, little flock; for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom.Luke 12:32

Luke 15:28 Then he became indignant, and he was unwilling to enter. Therefore, his father, going out, began to plead with him.Luke 15:28

Number of the word / term Plead in Luke: 5

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Acts

Acts 6:5 And the plan pleased the entire multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and with the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a new arrival from Antioch.Acts 6:5

Acts 12:3 And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he set out next to apprehend Peter also. Now it was the days of Unleavened Bread.Acts 12:3

Acts 15:22 Then it pleased the Apostles and elders, with the whole Church, to choose men from among them, and to send to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas, and Judas, who was surnamed Barsabbas, and Silas, preeminent men among the brothers,Acts 15:22

Acts 15:25 it pleased us, being assembled as one, to choose men and to send them to you, with our most beloved Barnabas and Paul:Acts 15:25

Acts 16:15 And when she had been baptized, with her household, she pleaded with us, saying: “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, enter into my house and lodge there.” And she convinced us.Acts 16:15

Acts 16:39 And arriving, they pleaded with them, and leading them out, they begged them to depart from the city.Acts 16:39

Acts 23:30 And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him, I sent him to you, notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you. Farewell.”Acts 23:30

Number of the word / term Plead in Acts: 7

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Romans

Romans 15:27 And this has pleased them, because they are in their debt. For, since the Gentiles have become partakers of their spiritual things, they also ought to minister to them in worldly things.Romans 15:27

Number of the word / term Plead in Romans: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1:21 For the world did not know God through wisdom, and so, in the wisdom of God, it pleased God to accomplish the salvation of believers, through the foolishness of our preaching.1 Corinthians 1:21

1 Corinthians 12:18 But instead, God has placed the parts, each one of them, in the body, just as it has pleased him.1 Corinthians 12:18

1 Corinthians 16:12 But concerning our brother, Apollo, I am letting you know that I pleaded with him greatly to go to you with the brothers, and clearly it was not his will to go at this time. But he will arrive when there is a space of time for him.1 Corinthians 16:12

Number of the word / term Plead in 1 Corinthians: 3

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 12:10 Because of this, I am pleased in my infirmity: in reproaches, in difficulties, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am powerful.2 Corinthians 12:10

Number of the word / term Plead in 2 Corinthians: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Galatians

Galatians 1:15 But, when it pleased him who, from my mother’s womb, had set me apart, and who has called me by his grace,Galatians 1:15

Number of the word / term Plead in Galatians: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5:1 You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like brothers;1 Timothy 5:1

Number of the word / term Plead in 1 Timothy: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book Hebrews

Hebrews 11:5 By faith, Enoch was transferred, so that he would not see death, and he was not found because God had transferred him. For before he was transferred, he had testimony that he pleased God.Hebrews 11:5

Number of the word / term Plead in Hebrews: 1

Bible passages with ‘Plead’ in the book 2 Peter

2 Peter 1:17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, whose voice descended to him from the magnificent glory: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”2 Peter 1:17

Number of the word / term ‘Plead’ in 2 Peter: 1

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 83

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