In Exodus 19:15, the people are told not to go near a woman before meeting God — a time to refrain from embracing.

In 1 Samuel 21:4, the priest requires David's men to have kept from women to eat holy bread — a time to refrain from embracing.

In 1 Samuel 21:5, David confirms his men are always pure from women on expeditions — further example of refraining from embrace.

In 2 Kings 3:25, each man throws a stone on good land to destroy it — a literal act of scattering stones.

In 1 Corinthians 7:5, Paul instructs couples to temporarily refrain for prayer, then come together — echoing both to refrain and to embrace.

Joshua 4:3-9 commands gathering stones as a memorial — an example of a 'time to gather stones' for a sacred purpose.

Joshua 10:27 describes casting stones to seal a cave — a specific instance of a 'time to cast away stones' in warfare.