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Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.

So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.

…but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. And many Shechemites fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate.

They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.

Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.

Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

…and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there.

So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.

And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

…and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”

…because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

…and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.

But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.

Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.

And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”

So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.

Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

As soon as Amasa’s body was removed from the road, all the men went on with Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

…and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.

So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.

…but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.

Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?

Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?

If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’

Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

…then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.

Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

…saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

…so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.