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1 Chronicles 17:20

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O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
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  1. Isaiah 44:6Rank 1 from verse 20
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    6Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

  2. Ephesians 3:20Rank 2 from verse 20
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    20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

  3. Exodus 15:11Rank 3 from verse 20
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    11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

  4. Jeremiah 10:6–7Rank 4 from verse 20
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    6Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

    7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

  5. 1 Samuel 2:2Rank 5 from verse 20
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    2There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

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1 Chronicles 17:20

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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ears

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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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19O Lord, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

20O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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21And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

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