Quotes About Request

Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”

Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Mosesí word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.

And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.

Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the Kingís Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”

They came to Balaam and said, “This is what Balak son of Zippor says: ëPlease let nothing hinder you from coming to me,

for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!í”

Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”

So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,

“If we have found favor in your sight,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”

You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot,

This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”

One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.

One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.

And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ëPlease let us pass through your land into our own place.í

And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.

So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,

So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.