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2 Chronicles 19:3

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Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
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  1. 2 Chronicles 12:12Rank 1 from verse 3
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    12And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.

  2. 1 Kings 14:13Rank 2 from verse 3
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    13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

  3. Ezra 7:10Rank 3 from verse 3
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    10For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

  4. 2 Chronicles 30:19Rank 4 from verse 3
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    19That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

  5. 2 Chronicles 12:14Rank 5 from verse 3
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    14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.

  6. 2 Chronicles 17:3–6Rank 6 from verse 3
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    3And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

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

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

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

  7. Psalms 57:7Rank 7 from verse 3
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    7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

  8. Romans 7:18Rank 8 from verse 3
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    18For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

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2 Chronicles 19:3

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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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.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

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hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

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taken

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

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groves

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1. Groups of trees. 2. Objects or places connected with idolatrous worship.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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land

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

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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19:1AND Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.

19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

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19:4And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers.

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