Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,

Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence,

Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.

When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord.

When Baasha heard this, he stopped building Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.

Then Omri and all the Israelites with him withdrew from Gibbethon and laid siege to Tirzah.

Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land.

But Joash king of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his predecessors—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—and the gifts he himself had dedicated and all the gold found in the treasuries of the temple of the Lord and of the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram, who then withdrew from Jerusalem.

Menahem exacted this money from Israel. Every wealthy person had to contribute fifty shekels of silver to be given to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and stayed in the land no longer.

When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.

When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

And the Lord sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and the commanders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons, his own flesh and blood, cut him down with the sword.

Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath,

When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

Pharaoh’s army had marched out of Egypt, and when the Babylonians who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

Jesus Begins to Preach

When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.

God’s Chosen Servant

Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman

Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Crowds Follow Jesus

Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.