Pleaded

“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!

Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

At that time I also pleaded with the LORD:

Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,

They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.

Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,

…and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

…they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.