All Judah was happy about the oath, because they made the vow with their whole heart. They willingly sought the Lord and he responded to them. ¹  He made them secure on every side. ² 

When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.

Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, ¹  the Lord met Moses and sought to kill him. ² 

Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. ¹  He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom. ¹ 

This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, ¹  they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived ²  to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

When the king and all his bodyguards ¹  and officials heard what he was prophesying, ²  the king sought to have him executed. But Uriah found out about it and fled to Egypt out of fear. ³ 

For you know that ¹  later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing ²  with tears.

With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

O Lord, in distress they looked for you; they uttered incantations because of your discipline. ¹ 

So ¹  Judas ²  agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus ³  when no crowd was present. ⁴ 

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one. ¹ 

He looked for Ahaziah, who was captured while hiding in Samaria. ¹  They brought him to Jehu and then executed him. They did give him a burial, for they reasoned, ²  “He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with his whole heart.” There was no one in Ahaziah’s family strong enough to rule in his place. ³ 

They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but none were found. They were therefore excluded ¹  from the priesthood.

For our leaders ¹  are stupid. They have not sought the Lord’s advice. ²  So they do not act wisely, and the people they are responsible for ³  have all been scattered.

So a decree went out, and the wise men were about ¹  to be executed. They also sought ²  Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision, I sought to understand it. Now one who appeared to be a man was standing before me.

and those who turn their backs on ¹  the Lord and do not want the Lord’s help or guidance.” ² 

saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.”