Quotes About Action

She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.

Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your masterís servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”

So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ëThrough My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.í”

So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away!

And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

On hearing this, David sent Joab and the entire army of mighty men.

After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”

“You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warriorís belt!”

So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.

“Move aside,” said the king, “and stand here.” So he stepped aside.

So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.

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

Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”

then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—

So the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” Then they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted it

Then the old prophet instructed his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled it,

So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.

and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ëDig this valley full of ditches.í

“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few.

Then go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these jars, setting the full ones aside.”

And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”

Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”