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2 Chronicles 17:1–3

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AND Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
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From verse 1

  1. 1 Kings 15:24Rank 1 from verse 1
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    24And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

  2. 2 Chronicles 32:5Rank 2 from verse 1
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    5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

  3. Ephesians 6:10Rank 3 from verse 1
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    10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

  4. Matthew 1:8Rank 4 from verse 1
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    8And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

  5. 1 Chronicles 11:10Rank 5 from verse 1
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    10¶ These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

  6. 1 Kings 22:41Rank 6 from verse 1
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    41¶ And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

  7. 1 Samuel 23:16Rank 7 from verse 1
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    16¶ And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

  8. 2 Chronicles 12:1Rank 8 from verse 1
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    1AND it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

  9. 2 Chronicles 26:8Rank 9 from verse 1
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    8And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.

  10. Ezekiel 7:27Rank 10 from verse 1
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    27The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

From verse 2

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:8Rank 1 from verse 2
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    8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.

  2. 2 Chronicles 11:11–12Rank 2 from verse 2
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    11And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

    12And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

  3. 2 Chronicles 11:5Rank 3 from verse 2
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    5¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

From verse 3

  1. 2 Kings 22:2Rank 1 from verse 3
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    2And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.

  2. Isaiah 41:10Rank 2 from verse 3
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    10¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  3. 2 Timothy 4:22Rank 3 from verse 3
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    22The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

  4. Genesis 39:2–3Rank 4 from verse 3
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    2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

  5. Genesis 39:21Rank 5 from verse 3
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    21¶ But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

  6. Joshua 1:9Rank 6 from verse 3
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    9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

  7. Judges 6:12Rank 7 from verse 3
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    12And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

  8. Matthew 28:20Rank 8 from verse 3
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    20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  9. Psalms 46:11Rank 9 from verse 3
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    11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  10. 1 Chronicles 22:18Rank 10 from verse 3
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    18Is not the Lord your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

  11. 2 Samuel 5:10Rank 11 from verse 3
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    10And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.

  12. Isaiah 8:10Rank 12 from verse 3
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    10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  13. Joshua 1:5Rank 13 from verse 3
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    5There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

  14. Matthew 1:23Rank 14 from verse 3
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    23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  15. 1 Kings 11:6Rank 15 from verse 3
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    6And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.

  16. 2 Chronicles 15:2Rank 16 from verse 3
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    2And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

  17. 2 Chronicles 15:8–13Rank 17 from verse 3
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    8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.

    9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

    10So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

    11And they offered unto the Lord the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

    12And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

    13That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

  18. 2 Kings 18:3Rank 18 from verse 3
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    3And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.

  19. 2 Samuel 8:15Rank 19 from verse 3
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    15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

  20. Exodus 3:12Rank 20 from verse 3
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    12And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

  21. Exodus 4:12Rank 21 from verse 3
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    12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

  22. Jeremiah 2:23Rank 22 from verse 3
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    23How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

  23. Matthew 18:20Rank 23 from verse 3
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    20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

  24. Psalms 132:1–5Rank 24 from verse 3
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    1LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

    2How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

    3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

    4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

    5Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

  25. Psalms 46:7Rank 25 from verse 3
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    7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  26. 1 Kings 15:3–4Rank 26 from verse 3
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    3And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.

    4Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

  27. 2 Chronicles 14:11Rank 27 from verse 3
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    11And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

  28. 2 Chronicles 14:2–5Rank 28 from verse 3
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    2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:

    3For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:

    4And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

    5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

  29. 2 Kings 16:2Rank 29 from verse 3
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    2Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.

  30. Judges 2:11Rank 30 from verse 3
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    11¶ And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim:

  31. Judges 2:18Rank 31 from verse 3
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    18And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the Lord because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

  32. Judges 8:33Rank 32 from verse 3
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    33And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

  33. 2 Kings 14:3Rank 33 from verse 3
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    3And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Chronicles 17:1

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

reigned

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Past-tense or past-participial form of reign (to rule as a king or exercise sovereign authority).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stead

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The place, position, office, or role occupied by one person or thing in substitution for another.

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

COMBINED MEANING

strengthened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of strengthen, meaning to make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

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

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strenghtened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of strengthen, meaning to make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Chronicles 17:2

COMBINED MEANING

placed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of place, meaning to set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forces

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Sense 1: Strength or power. Sense 2: Troops, armies, or organized bodies used in war.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fenced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fence, meaning to enclose, guard, or fortify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

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

COMBINED MEANING

garrisons

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Bodies of troops stationed to guard places, or the fortified posts occupied by them.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Chronicles 17:3

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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17:1AND Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

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17:2And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

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17:3And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

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17:4But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

17:5Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.

17:6And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

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