Quotes about Possession
Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,
— Judges 11:21
seizing all the land from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
— Judges 11:22
Now since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before His people Israel, should you now possess it?
— Judges 11:23
Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.
— Judges 11:24
For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their villages, as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon. Why did you not take them back during that time?
— Judges 11:26
They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!
— Judges 18:9
He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
— Judges 18:24
And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
— 1 Samuel 8:16
That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
— 1 Samuel 27:6
to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;
— 1 Samuel 30:30
Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
— 1 Kings 4:10
saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’”
— 1 Kings 20:3