Force

“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”

Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel.

Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.

Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.

So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.

He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.

In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.

They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.

Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.

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.

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.

In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.