Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter ¹  his son.

Jacob sent messengers on ahead ¹  to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region ²  of Edom.

Then he sent his brothers on their way and they left. He said to them, “As you travel don’t be overcome with fear.” ¹ 

“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt that he must release ¹  the Israelites from his land.”

He sent young Israelite men, ¹  and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls for peace offerings ²  to the Lord.

Then Moses summoned ¹  Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up. ² 

Moses sent spies to reconnoiter ¹  Jaazer, and they captured its villages ²  and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.

And Balak sacrificed bulls and sheep, and sent some ¹  to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

Joshua sent messengers who ran to the tent. The things were hidden right in his tent, with the silver underneath. ¹ 

When Joshua dismissed ¹  the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, ²  intending to take possession of the land.

After Ehud brought the tribute payment, he dismissed the people who had carried it. ¹ 

Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king

He happened to see ¹  a solid ²  jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed it ³  and struck down ⁴  a thousand men.

When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, “He’s sick.”

David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived. ¹ 

So Ish-bosheth took her ¹  from her husband Paltiel ²  son of Laish.

So King David had him brought ¹  from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in ²  Lo Debar.

When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them. ¹ 

In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah ¹  for the Lord’s sake.