Quotes about Fleeing
Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”
- 1 Samuel 20:1
But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
- 1 Samuel 22:20
“Where have you come from?” David asked. “I have escaped from the Israelite camp,” he replied.
- 2 Samuel 1:3
Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”
- 2 Kings 9:23
When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
- 1 Chronicles 10:7
Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
- Job 20:24
By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
- Job 26:13
“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
- Isaiah 30:16
Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
- Jeremiah 4:29
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
- Jeremiah 8:14
Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees.
- Jeremiah 46:22
Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
- Jeremiah 48:19