So Isaac ¹  held a feast for them and they celebrated. ² 

But if they are bound in chains, ¹  and held captive by the cords of affliction,

I was stone silent; ¹  I held back the urge to speak. ²  My frustration grew; ³ 

You held my eyelids open; ¹  I was troubled and could not speak. ² 

This is why the sky ¹  has held back its dew and the earth its produce. ² 

But evil people are like thorns – all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand.

Do not be so certain you have won! ¹  Do not speak with your head held so high! ² 

Samson said to the young man who held his hand, “Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. ¹  Then I can lean on them.”

On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days.

The wicked ¹  will be captured by his ²  own iniquities, ³  and he will be held ⁴  by the cords of his own sin. ⁵ 

Your head crowns ¹  you like Mount Carmel. ²  The locks of your hair ³  are like royal tapestries ⁴  – the king is held captive ⁵  in its tresses!

“I have been inactive ¹  for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp. ² 

None of the sins he has committed will be held ¹  against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.

They sweep by like the wind and pass on. ¹  But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty.” ² 

This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine.” ¹ 

“When a person sins and commits a trespass ¹  against the Lord by deceiving his fellow citizen ²  in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen, ³ 

The Lord told Joshua, “Hold out toward Ai the curved sword in your hand, for I am handing the city ¹  over to you.” So Joshua held out toward Ai the curved sword in his hand.

When he held out his hand, the men waiting in ambush rose up quickly from their place and attacked. ¹  They entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

All three units blew their trumpets and broke their jars. They held the torches in their left hand and the trumpets in their right. ¹  Then they yelled, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”

¹  Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul’s servants. His name was held in high esteem.