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חָדַל H2308
châdal — cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.. Appears in 56 verses. Full definition →
1 Kings 22:15
So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth -gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
2 Chronicles 16:5
And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it , that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
2 Chronicles 18:5
Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth -gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king' s hand.
2 Chronicles 18:14
And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth -gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
2 Chronicles 25:16
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king' s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
2 Chronicles 35:21
But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
Job 3:17
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
Job 7:16
I loathe it ; I would not live always: let me alone; for my days are vanity.
Job 10:20
Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
Job 14:6
Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Job 14:7
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
Job 16:6
Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
Job 19:14
My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Psalms 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Psalms 49:8
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth forever:)
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Proverbs 19:27
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 23:4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Isaiah 1:16
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Isaiah 2:22
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Isaiah 24:8
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
Jeremiah 40:4
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
Jeremiah 41:8
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.
Jeremiah 44:18
But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things , and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
Jeremiah 51:30
The mighty men of Babylon have forborne to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken.