He took up # 12_2KI_02_13 # He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 
he took up # 04_NUM_23_07 # And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, [saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. 
he took up # 04_NUM_23_18 # And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: 
he took up # 04_NUM_24_03 # And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 
he took up # 04_NUM_24_15 # And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 
he took up # 04_NUM_24_20 # And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek [was] the first of the nations; but his latter end [shall be] that he perish for ever. 
he took up # 04_NUM_24_23 # And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!