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It encompasses the divine leading in one's life, often through Scripture, prayer, the Holy Spirit, and wise counsel. Direction is crucial for believers as it aligns their lives with God's will and purpose.<br><br><b>Biblical Examples of Divine Direction</b> <br>1. <b>Abraham</b>: God directed Abraham to leave his homeland and go to a land He would show him (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>). This direction required faith and obedience, setting a precedent for trusting God's guidance.<br><br>2. <b>Moses and the Israelites</b>: God provided direction to Moses and the Israelites through a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night as they journeyed from Egypt to the Promised Land (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>). This visible manifestation of God's presence assured them of His guidance.<br><br>3. <b>David</b>: King David frequently sought God's direction, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/23-2.htm">1 Samuel 23:2</a>, where he inquired of the Lord whether to attack the Philistines. David's reliance on divine guidance was a hallmark of his leadership.<br><br>4. <b>Paul</b>: The Apostle Paul experienced direct guidance from the Holy Spirit, such as when the Spirit prevented him from preaching in Asia and redirected him to Macedonia (<a href="/acts/16-6.htm">Acts 16:6-10</a>). This illustrates the Spirit's active role in guiding believers.<br><br><b>Means of Receiving Direction</b> <br>1. <b>Scripture</b>: The Bible is the primary source of God's direction. <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a> states, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Scripture provides moral and spiritual guidance for daily living.<br><br>2. <b>Prayer</b>: Through prayer, believers seek God's will and direction. <a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a> encourages believers to ask God for wisdom, promising that He gives generously to all without finding fault.<br><br>3. <b>Holy Spirit</b>: The Holy Spirit plays a vital role in guiding believers into all truth (<a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a>). The Spirit's indwelling presence provides personal and communal direction for the Church.<br><br>4. <b>Wise Counsel</b>: <a href="/proverbs/11-14.htm">Proverbs 11:14</a> highlights the importance of seeking counsel: "Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety." God often uses mature believers to provide direction.<br><br><b>Obstacles to Receiving Direction</b> <br>1. <b>Disobedience</b>: Ignoring God's commands can hinder receiving further direction. Jonah's initial refusal to go to Nineveh (<a href="/jonah/1.htm">Jonah 1:1-3</a>) serves as a cautionary tale.<br><br>2. <b>Lack of Faith</b>: Doubt and unbelief can obstruct divine guidance. <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a> emphasizes the necessity of faith in pleasing God and receiving His direction.<br><br>3. <b>Worldly Distractions</b>: The cares of this world can drown out God's voice. Jesus warned against this in the Parable of the Sower (<a href="/mark/4-18.htm">Mark 4:18-19</a>).<br><br><b>Promises of Divine Direction</b> <br>God promises to guide those who seek Him. <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a> assures believers, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." This promise underscores the reliability of God's direction for those who trust and acknowledge Him.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b> <br>Direction from God is a vital aspect of the Christian life, ensuring that believers walk in His will and purpose. Through Scripture, prayer, the Holy Spirit, and wise counsel, God provides the guidance necessary for a life that honors Him.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public affairs or of a bank.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command; as, he grave directions to the servants.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription; address; as, the direction of a letter.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim; line or point of tendency; direct line or course; as, the ship sailed in a southeasterly direction.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board of directors.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2602.htm"><span class="l">2602. katabole -- a laying down</span></a> <br><b>...</b> way along," and 906 , "to cast") -- properly, a , cast according to a blueprint<br> (original design); the which determines the entire <b>direction</b> (destination) of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2602.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2116.htm"><span class="l">2116. euthuno -- to make straight</span></a> <br><b>...</b> euthuno Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-thoo'-no) Short Definition: I make straight, guide,<br> steer Definition: (a) I make straight (of the <b>direction</b>, not the surface <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2116.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1909.htm"><span class="l">1909. epi -- on, upon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), ie Over, upon,<br> etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of <b>direction</b> (with the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1909.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/4165.htm"><span class="l">4165. poimaino -- to act as a shepherd</span></a> <br><b>...</b> provided (ultimately) by Jesus Christ -- Shepherd, who calls under-shepherds (such<br> as elder-overseers) to guard and guide His people by His <b>direction</b> (1 Pet 5:1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4165.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/5158.htm"><span class="l">5158. tropos -- a way, manner, fashion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 5158 (from , "turning, adopting a new ") -- properly, a new <b>direction</b> from taking<br> a or adopting a new (mannerism, fashion); (figuratively) the new of someone <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5158.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4346.htm"><span class="l">4346. prosklisis -- to cause to lean against</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4346 (from 4314 , "towards" and 2827 , "incline") -- properly, the <b>direction</b> a<br> balance-scale because tipped one way; (figuratively) pre-inclination, , (undue <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4346.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4302.htm"><span class="l">4302. prolego -- to say beforehand, ie to predict</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For the believer, 4302 ("summarize in advance") is admonishing someone to follow<br> the Lord's leading (<b>direction</b>) -- to spare them from certain pain (cf. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4302.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2139.htm"><span class="l">2139. euperistatos -- easily encircling</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and a derivative of a presumed compound of peri and histemi; well standing around,<br> ie (a competitor) thwarting (a racer) in every <b>direction</b> (figuratively, of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2139.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/25.htm"><span class="l">25. agapao -- to love</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 8,16). See 26 (). With the believer, 25 ("to love") means actively doing<br> what prefers, Him (by His power and <b>direction</b>). True 25 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/25.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 10k</font><p><a href="/greek/5426.htm"><span class="l">5426. phroneo -- to have understanding, to think</span></a> <br><b>...</b> mind, ie Entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally)<br> disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain <b>direction</b>); intensively, to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5426.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8458.htm"><span class="l">8458. tachbulah -- <b>direction</b>, counsel</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8457, 8458. tachbulah. 8459 . <b>direction</b>, counsel. Transliteration: tachbulah<br> Phonetic Spelling: (takh-boo-law') Short Definition: guidance. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8458.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm"><span class="l">8451. torah -- <b>direction</b>, instruction, law</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8450, 8451. torah. 8452 . <b>direction</b>, instruction, law. Transliteration:<br> torah Phonetic Spelling: (to-raw') Short Definition: law. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8451.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4524.htm"><span class="l">4524. mesab -- that which surrounds or is round</span></a><br><b>...</b> that which surrounds or is round. Transliteration: mesab or mesibbim or mesibboth<br> Phonetic Spelling: (may-sab') Short Definition: <b>direction</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4524.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm"><span class="l">3027. yad -- hand</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3), consecrated* (4), control (1), courage* (1), creditor* (1), custody (4), debt<br> (1), defiantly* (1), delivered (1), deserved* (1), <b>direction</b> (10), directions <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3027.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm"><span class="l">1870. derek -- way, road, distance, journey, manner</span></a><br><b>...</b> darak Definition way, road, distance, journey, manner NASB Word Usage actions (1),<br> acts (1), conduct (11), course (2), crooked* (2), <b>direction</b> (4), distance (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1870.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm"><span class="l">5439. sabib -- circuit, round about</span></a><br><b>...</b> around* (1), circular courses (1), circumference* (2), completely (1), confines<br> (1), encompassing (1), entirely (1), environs (5), every <b>direction</b> (2), every <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5439.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4041.htm"><span class="l">4041. megammah -- perhaps assembling</span></a><br><b>...</b> sup up. From the same as gam; properly, accumulation, ie Impulse or <b>direction</b> --<br> sup up. see HEBREW gam. 4040, 4041. megammah. 4042 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4041.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8041.htm"><span class="l">8041. simel -- to take the left</span></a><br><b>...</b> go, turn on the, to the left. A primitive root (denominative from smo'wl); to use<br> the left hand or pass in that <b>direction</b>) -- (go, turn) (on the, to the) left. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8041.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm"><span class="l">7368. rachaq -- to be or become far or distant</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; to widen (in any <b>direction</b>), ie (intransitively) recede or<br> (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation) -- (a-, <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7368.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7342.htm"><span class="l">7342. rachab -- wide, broad</span></a><br><b>...</b> broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide. From rachab; roomy, in any (or every) <b>direction</b>,<br> literally or figuratively -- broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7342.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/81__prayer_for_divine.htm"><span class="l">Prayer for Divine <b>Direction</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 81. " Prayer for Divine <b>Direction</b>. 81.<br> CM Cappe's Sel. Prayer for Divine <b>Direction</b>. 1 Eternal <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/81 prayer for divine.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_xiii_the_answer_concerning.htm"><span class="l">The Answer Concerning the <b>Direction</b> of the Heart Towards and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter XIII. The answer concerning the <b>direction</b> of the heart towards and concerning<br> the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the devil. Moses. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xiii the answer concerning.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_27_herod_by_caesars.htm"><span class="l">Herod by Caesars <b>Direction</b> Accuses his Sons at Eurytus. They are <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER 27. Herod By Caesars <b>Direction</b> Accuses His Sons At Eurytus. They<br> Are Not Produced Before The Courts But Yet Are Condemned <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 27 herod by caesars.htm</font><p><a href="/library/de_caussade/abandonment_to_divine_providence/iii_interior_direction.htm"><span class="l">Interior <b>Direction</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> SPIRITUAL COUNSELS OF FR. DE CAUSSADE III."Interior <b>Direction</b>. Method<br> of interior <b>direction</b>, addressed to the same Sister. 1st. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/iii interior direction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/de_caussade/abandonment_to_divine_providence/letter_xiv_explanations_and_direction.htm"><span class="l">Letter xiv. --Explanations and <b>Direction</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE FRUIT THEREOF. Letter XIV."Explanations and <b>Direction</b>. To Sister Charlotte-<br> Elizabeth Bourcier de Monthureux. Explanation of certain trials. <b>Direction</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter xiv explanations and direction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/de_caussade/abandonment_to_divine_providence/letter_vii_rules_for_direction.htm"><span class="l">Letter vii. --Rules for <b>Direction</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> SECOND BOOK: ON THE EXERCISE OF THE VIRTUE OF ABANDONMENT Letter<br> VII."Rules for <b>Direction</b>. To Sister Marie-Th??r??se de Viom??nil <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter vii rules for direction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/de_caussade/abandonment_to_divine_providence/letter_vi_rules_for_general_direction.htm"><span class="l">Letter vi. --Rules for General <b>Direction</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> SECOND BOOK: ON THE EXERCISE OF THE VIRTUE OF ABANDONMENT Letter VI."Rules for General<br> <b>Direction</b>. To Sister Marie-Th??r??se de Viom??nil. General <b>direction</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter vi rules for general direction.htm</font><p><a href="/library/francis/treatise_on_the_love_of_god/chapter_xv_advice_for_the.htm"><span class="l">Advice for the <b>Direction</b> of Holy Zeal.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> BOOK X. OF THE COMMANDMENT OF LOVING GOD ABOVE ALL THINGS. CHAPTER XV. ADVICE<br> FOR THE <b>DIRECTION</b> OF HOLY ZEAL. As zeal is an ardour <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xv advice for the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/the_westminster_shorter_catechism/question_99_0_0_what_rule_hath.htm"><span class="l">What Rule Hath God Given for Our <b>Direction</b> in Prayer?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Question 99: What rule hath God given for our <b>direction</b> in prayer? A99:<br> The whole Word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/the westminster shorter catechism/question 99 0 0 what rule hath.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/the_westminster_larger_catechism/question_186_0_0_what_rule_has.htm"><span class="l">What Rule Has God Given for Our <b>Direction</b> in the Duty of Prayer?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Question 186: What rule has God given for our <b>direction</b> in the duty of<br> prayer? Answer: The whole Word of God is of use to direct <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/the westminster larger catechism/question 186 0 0 what rule has.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/d/direction.htm"><span class="l"><b>Direction</b> (128 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance;<br> management; superintendence; administration; as, the <b>direction</b> o/ public <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/direction.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/slope.htm"><span class="l">Slope (29 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) An oblique <b>direction</b>; a line or <b>direction</b> including from a horizontal line<br> or <b>direction</b>; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/slope.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/traverse.htm"><span class="l">Traverse (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (a.) Lying across; being in a <b>direction</b> across something else; as, paths cut<br> with traverse trenches. <b>...</b> 14. (v.) To lay in a cross <b>direction</b>; to cross. 15. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/traverse.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/random.htm"><span class="l">Random (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) A roving motion; course without definite <b>direction</b>; want of <b>direction</b>, rule,<br> or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/random.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shear.htm"><span class="l">Shear (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> n.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous<br> parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a <b>direction</b> parallel to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shear.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/turn.htm"><span class="l">Turn (963 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (vt) To give another <b>direction</b>, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise;<br> to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/turn.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/range.htm"><span class="l">Range (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) To rove over or through; as, to range the fields. 6. (n.) To sail or pass<br> in a <b>direction</b> parallel to or near; as, to range the coast. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/range.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/reverse.htm"><span class="l">Reverse (12 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (a.) Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite <b>direction</b>; hence; opposite<br> or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/reverse.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/direct.htm"><span class="l">Direct (58 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (a.) In the <b>direction</b> of the general planetary motion, or from west to east;<br> in the order of the signs; not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/direct.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/parallel.htm"><span class="l">Parallel (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Extended in the same <b>direction</b>, and in all<br> parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel tracks. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/parallel.htm - 10k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/spiritual-direction.html">What is spiritual direction? What is a spiritual director? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/ophanim.html">What are the ophanim? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/how-to-repent.html">How to repent'what does the Bible say? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/direction.htm">Direction: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Direction (128 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Luke 1:3</a></span><br />It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/5-15.htm">Luke 5:15</a></span><br />But news of him went out all the more, in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span>, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/6-17.htm">John 6:17</a></span><br />And they took a boat and went across the sea in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Capernaum. By then it was dark and still Jesus had not come to them. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/24-23.htm">Acts 24:23</a></span><br />having given also a <span class="boldtext">direction</span> to the centurion to keep Paul, to let 'him' also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/27-7.htm">Acts 27:7</a></span><br />And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Salmone;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Acts 27:40</a></span><br />So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the inlet.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/15-14.htm">Romans 15:14</a></span><br />And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give <span class="boldtext">direction</span> to one another.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-7.htm">1 Corinthians 7:7</a></span><br />Yet I would that everybody lived as I do; but each of us has his own special gift from God--one in one <span class="boldtext">direction</span> and one in another. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/2-25.htm">James 2:25</a></span><br />In like manner wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/3-4.htm">James 3:4</a></span><br />So too with ships, great as they are, and often driven along by strong gales, yet they can be steered with a very small rudder in whichever <span class="boldtext">direction</span> the caprice of the man at the helm chooses.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8</a></span><br />And each of the four living creatures had six wings, and in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span>, and within, are full of eyes; and day after day, and night after night, they never cease saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Ruler of all, who wast and art and evermore shalt be."<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a></span><br />So he drove out the man; and he placed Cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-19.htm">Genesis 10:19</a></span><br />Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/10-30.htm">Genesis 10:30</a></span><br />And their country was from Mesha, in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Sephar, the mountain of the east.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a></span><br />Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">Genesis 18:16</a></span><br />And the men went on from there in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Sodom; and Abraham went with them on their way. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-28.htm">Genesis 19:28</a></span><br />And looking in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Sodom and Gomorrah and the lowland, he saw the smoke of the land going up like the smoke of an oven.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Genesis 25:18</a></span><br />They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/31-21.htm">Genesis 31:21</a></span><br />So he went away with all he had, and went across the River in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the hill-country of Gilead.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/14-3.htm">Exodus 14:3</a></span><br />And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are wandering without <span class="boldtext">direction</span>, they are shut in by the waste land.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/16-10.htm">Exodus 16:10</a></span><br />And while Aaron was talking to the children of Israel, their eyes were turned in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the waste land, and they saw the glory of the Lord shining in the cloud.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">Exodus 38:21</a></span><br />This is the price of the making of the House, even the House of witness, as it was valued by the word of Moses, for the work of the Levites under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-27.htm">Numbers 4:27</a></span><br />At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-28.htm">Numbers 4:28</a></span><br />This is the work of the family of the Gershonites in the Tent of meeting, and they will be under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Numbers 4:33</a></span><br />This is the work which the sons of Merari are to do in connection with the Tent of meeting, under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/7-8.htm">Numbers 7:8</a></span><br />and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31</a></span><br />A wind from Yahweh went out and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the earth.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/16-42.htm">Numbers 16:42</a></span><br />Now when the people had come together against Moses and Aaron, looking in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the Tent of meeting, they saw the cloud covering it, and the glory of the Lord came before their eyes.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/19-4.htm">Numbers 19:4</a></span><br />Then let Eleazar the priest take some of her blood on his finger, shaking the blood seven times in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the front of the Tent of meeting:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/20-21.htm">Numbers 20:21</a></span><br />So Edom would not let Israel go through his land; and Israel went in another <span class="boldtext">direction</span>. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Numbers 21:18</a></span><br />The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/24-24.htm">Numbers 24:24</a></span><br />But ships will come from the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Kittim, troubling Asshur and troubling Eber, and like the others their fate will be destruction.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/33-1.htm">Numbers 33:1</a></span><br />These are the journeys of the children of Israel, when they went out of the land of Egypt in their armies, under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Moses and Aaron.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Numbers 34:5</a></span><br />and the border shall turn about from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8</a></span><br />And from Mount Hor the line will go in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Hamath; the farthest point of it will be at Zedad: <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/36-5.htm">Numbers 36:5</a></span><br />So by the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the Lord, Moses gave orders to the children of Israel, saying, What the tribe of the sons of Joseph have said is right.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-40.htm">Deuteronomy 1:40</a></span><br />But as for you, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea."<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-1.htm">Deuteronomy 2:1</a></span><br />Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Yahweh spoke to me; and we encircled Mount Seir many days.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Deuteronomy 28:7</a></span><br />Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck before you. They will come out against you one way, and will flee before you seven ways.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a></span><br />Yahweh will cause you to be struck before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them, and shall flee seven ways before them: and you shall be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-3.htm">Deuteronomy 33:3</a></span><br />Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet; Everyone shall receive of your words.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/8-15.htm">Joshua 8:15</a></span><br />Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/8-18.htm">Joshua 8:18</a></span><br />And the Lord said to Joshua, Let your spear be stretched out against Ai; for I will give it into your hands. So Joshua took up his spear, stretching it out in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the town.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/8-20.htm">Joshua 8:20</a></span><br />When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way. The people who fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/9-14.htm">Joshua 9:14</a></span><br />And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(Root in BBE RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Joshua 12:3</a></span><br />and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a></span><br />From there it goes south of the slope up to Akrabbim, and on to Zin, then south past Kadesh-barnea, and on by Hezron and up to Addar, turning in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Karka:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-7.htm">Joshua 15:7</a></span><br />Then the line goes up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so to the north, in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Gilgal, which is opposite the slope up to Adummim, on the south side of the river: and the line goes on to the waters of En-shemesh, ending at En-rogel:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21</a></span><br />The farthest towns of the tribe of Judah in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the limits of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Joshua 18:13</a></span><br />The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/18-14.htm">Joshua 18:14</a></span><br />The border extended, and turned around on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lies before Beth Horon southward; and ended at Kiriath Baal (the same is Kiriath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/18-17.htm">Joshua 18:17</a></span><br />It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/19-12.htm">Joshua 19:12</a></span><br />It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a></span><br />And the three hundred gave a loud note on their horns, and every man's sword was turned by the Lord against his brother all through the army; and the army went in flight as far as Beth-shittah in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Zeredah, to the edge of Abel-meholah by Tabbath.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/9-37.htm">Judges 9:37</a></span><br />Ga'al spoke again and said, "Look, men are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming from the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the Diviners' Oak."<br /><span class="source">(DBY RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/20-42.htm">Judges 20:42</a></span><br />So turning their backs on the men of Israel, they went in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the waste land; but the fight overtook them; and those who came out of the town were heading them off and putting them to the sword.<br /><span class="source">(BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-11.htm">1 Samuel 2:11</a></span><br />Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Eli the priest. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-12.htm">1 Samuel 6:12</a></span><br />The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm">1 Samuel 11:11</a></span><br />Now on the day after, Saul put the people into three bands, and in the morning watch they came to the tents of the Ammonites, and they went on attacking them till the heat of the day: and those who were not put to death were put to flight in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span>, so that no two of them were together.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-18.htm">1 Samuel 13:18</a></span><br />And another went in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Beth-horon: and another went by the hill looking down on the valley of Zeboiim, in the direction of the waste land.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-40.htm">1 Samuel 17:40</a></span><br />Then he took his stick in his hand, and got five smooth stones from the bed of the stream and put them in a bag such as is used by sheep-keepers; and in his hand was a leather band used for sending stones: and so he went in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the Philistine.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-48.htm">1 Samuel 17:48</a></span><br />Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-18.htm">2 Samuel 5:18</a></span><br />And when the Philistines came, they went in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span> in the valley of Rephaim.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-22.htm">2 Samuel 5:22</a></span><br />And the Philistines came up again, and went in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span> in the valley of Rephaim.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/13-34.htm">2 Samuel 13:34</a></span><br />But Absalom fled. The young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, many people were coming by way of the hillside behind him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/15-23.htm">2 Samuel 15:23</a></span><br />And there was great weeping in all the country when all the people went through; and the king himself was waiting in the Kidron valley and all the people went by him in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the olive-tree on the edge of the waste land. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-23.htm">2 Samuel 16:23</a></span><br />In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get <span class="boldtext">direction</span> from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">2 Samuel 18:26</a></span><br />Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">2 Samuel 24:5</a></span><br />And they went over Jordan, and starting from Aroer, from the town which is in the middle of the valley, they went in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the Gadites, and on to Jazer;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-8.htm">2 Samuel 24:8</a></span><br />So after going through all the land in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span>, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">2 Samuel 24:16</a></span><br />And when the hand of the angel was stretched out in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Jerusalem, for its destruction, the Lord had regret for the evil, and said to the angel who was sending destruction on the people, It is enough; do no more. And the angel of the Lord was by the grain-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/17-3.htm">1 Kings 17:3</a></span><br />Go from here in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the east, and keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/18-6.htm">1 Kings 18:6</a></span><br />So they went through all the country, covering it between them; Ahab went in one <span class="boldtext">direction</span> by himself, and Obadiah went in another by himself.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/18-43.htm">1 Kings 18:43</a></span><br />And he said to his servant, Go now, and take a look in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the sea. And he went up, and after looking said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times; and he went seven times.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/3-20.htm">2 Kings 3:20</a></span><br />Now in the morning, about the time when the offering was made, they saw water flowing from the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Edom till the country was full of water.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/4-25.htm">2 Kings 4:25</a></span><br />So she went, and came to Mount Carmel, to the man of God. And when the man of God saw her coming in his <span class="boldtext">direction</span>, he said to Gehazi, his servant, See, there is the Shunammite;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27</a></span><br />But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. Jehu followed after him, and said, "Strike him also in the chariot!" They struck him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. He fled to Megiddo, and died there.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4</a></span><br />Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city around it); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/25-5.htm">2 Kings 25:5</a></span><br />But the Chaldaean army went after the king, and overtook him in the lowlands of Jericho, and all his army went in flight from him in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/14-9.htm">1 Chronicles 14:9</a></span><br />Now the Philistines had come, and had gone out in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span> in the valley of Rephaim.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/14-13.htm">1 Chronicles 14:13</a></span><br />Then the Philistines again went out in every <span class="boldtext">direction</span> in the valley. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-32.htm">1 Chronicles 23:32</a></span><br />And they had the care of the Tent of meeting and the holy place, under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the work of the house of the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-2.htm">1 Chronicles 25:2</a></span><br />Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king; <br /><span class="source">(BBE DBY JPS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-3.htm">1 Chronicles 25:3</a></span><br />Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(BBE DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/25-6.htm">1 Chronicles 25:6</a></span><br />All these, under the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king. <br /><span class="source">(BBE DBY JPS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-24.htm">2 Chronicles 20:24</a></span><br />And Judah came to the watchtower of the waste land, and looking in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the army, they saw only dead bodies stretched on the earth; no living man was to be seen.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-18.htm">2 Chronicles 23:18</a></span><br />And Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of Jehovah under the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had set by classes over the house of Jehovah to offer up Jehovah's burnt-offerings, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing according to the directions of David. <br /><span class="source">(DBY JPS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-11.htm">2 Chronicles 26:11</a></span><br />Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-13.htm">2 Chronicles 26:13</a></span><br />Under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, who made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/3-10.htm">Ezra 3:10</a></span><br />And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel, with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the directions of David king of Israel. <br /><span class="source">(DBY JPS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/5-8.htm">Ezra 5:8</a></span><br />Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Nehemiah 2:13</a></span><br />I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal's well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-31.htm">Nehemiah 12:31</a></span><br />Then I made the rulers of Judah come up on the wall, and I put in position two great bands of them who gave praise, walking in ordered lines; one went to the right on the wall, in the <span class="boldtext">direction</span> of the doorway where the waste was put;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-38.htm">Nehemiah 12:38</a></span><br />And the second choir went in the opposite <span class="boldtext">direction</span> upon the wall, and I after them, and the half of the people, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall;<br /><span class="source">(DBY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/12-42.htm">Nehemiah 12:42</a></span><br />and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/37-12.htm">Job 37:12</a></span><br />It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/7-8.htm">Proverbs 7:8</a></span><br />Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/11-14.htm">Proverbs 11:14</a></span><br />Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a></span><br />The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any <span class="boldtext">direction</span> at his 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