1,018 verses contain “Would” (in the KJV: 552, in the BSB: 642) — showing 1,001–1,018
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Then they that were with Maccabeus made
supplication, and
besought God that he
would be their helper; and so they ran with violence upon the strong holds of the Idumeans,
Now
Timotheus, whom the Jews had overcome before, when he had gathered a great multitude of foreign forces, and horses out of Asia not a few, came as though he
would take
Jewry by force of arms.
Now when they that were with Maccabeus heard that he besieged the holds, they and all the people with
lamentation and tears
besought the Lord that he
would send a good angel to deliver Israel.
Then Maccabeus himself first of all took weapons,
exhorting the other that they
would jeopard themselves together with him to help their brethren: so they went forth together with a willing mind.
And persuaded them to agree to all reasonable conditions, and promised that he
would persuade the king that he must needs be a friend unto them.
We understand also that the Jews would not consent to our father, for to be brought unto the custom of the Gentiles, but had rather keep their own manner of living: for the which cause they require of us, that we should suffer them to live after their own laws.
But of the governours of several places,
Timotheus, and
Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them Nicanor the governor of
Cyprus,
would not suffer them to be quiet and live in peace.
And when the town was shut up, he went backward, as if he
would return to root out all them of the city of
Joppa.
Then
Judas, thinking indeed that they
would be profitable in many things, granted them peace:
whereupon they
shook hands, and so they departed to their tents.
So when he had
assured them with many words that he
would restore them without
hurt, according to the agreement, they let him go for the saving of their brethren.
At which time Dositheus, one of Bacenor’s company, who was on
horseback, and a strong man, was still upon
Gorgias, and taking hold of his coat drew him by force; and when he
would have taken that
cursed man alive, a
horseman of Thracia coming upon him
smote off his shoulder, so that
Gorgias fled unto Marisa.
Now when they that were with
Gorgias had fought long, and were
weary,
Judas called upon the Lord, that he
would shew himself to be their helper and leader of the battle.
Which things when
Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he
would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple:
And that he
would not suffer the people, that had even now been but a little refreshed, to be in subjection to the
blasphemous nations.
Came to
Ptolemais: the people there were
grieved for the covenants; for they stormed, because they
would make their covenants void:
And he
would not willingly have
Judas out of his sight: for he love the man from his heart
Now when the multitude
would have taken the tower, and violently broken into the outer door, and
bade that fire should be brought to burn it, he being ready to be taken on every side fell upon his sword;
But Maccabeus had ever sure confidence that the Lord would help him: