He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. ¹  He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them. ² 

After ¹  he had said ²  this, ³  he dismissed the assembly. ⁴ 

Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. Joab ¹  blew the trumpet, and his men ²  dispersed from the city, each going to his own home. ³  Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

Then Saul said, “Scatter out among the army and say to them, ‘Each of you bring to me your ox and sheep and slaughter them in this spot and eat. But don’t sin against the Lord by eating the blood.” So that night each one brought his ox and slaughtered it there. ¹ 

These were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated. ¹ 

make their descendants ¹  die ²  among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands. ³ 

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel! ¹ 

Then the Israelites dispersed from there to their respective tribal and clan territories. Each went from there to his own property. ¹ 

He generously gives ¹  to the needy; his integrity endures. ²  He will be vindicated and honored. ³ 

The sovereign Lord says this, the one who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will still gather them up.” ¹ 

Just as it is written, “He ¹  has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” ² 

So the Lord scattered them from there across the face of the entire earth, and they stopped building ¹  the city.

All of Adonijah’s guests panicked; ¹  they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.

As ¹  a cloud is dispersed and then disappears, ²  so the one who goes down to the grave ³  does not come up again. ⁴ 

And life ¹  will be brighter ²  than the noonday; though there be darkness, ³  it will be like the morning.

He loads the clouds with moisture; ¹  he scatters his lightning through the clouds.

Scatter abroad ¹  the abundance ²  of your anger. Look at every proud man ³  and bring him low;

A king sitting on the throne to judge ¹  separates out ²  all evil with his eyes. ³ 

The nations run away when they hear a loud noise; ¹  the nations scatter when you spring into action! ² 

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants; from the west I will gather you.