And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son.

The fat of an animal that dies of itself and the fat of one that is torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but on no account shall you eat it.

for they have harassed you with their wiles, with which they beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the chief of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague on account of Peor.”

Even with me the Lord was angry on your account and said, ‘You also shall not go in there.

“The Lord will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in all that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed and perish quickly on account of the evil of your deeds, because you have forsaken me.

When the people of Israel cried out to the Lord on account of the Midianites,

and went up and encamped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. On this account that place is called Mahaneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim.

Then David said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account.

And this is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon drafted to build the house of the Lord and his own house and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Hazor and Megiddo and Gezer

This is an account of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, was chief of the three. He wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time.

When you were few in number,

of little account, and sojourners in it,

he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their account,

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin.

And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

“Today also my complaint is bitter;

my hand is heavy on account of my groaning.

I would give him an account of all my steps;

like a prince I would approach him.

“Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you?

I lay my hand on my mouth.

Why does the wicked renounce God

and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”?

Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer;

call his wickedness to account till you find none.

When they were few in number,

of little account, and sojourners in it,