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2 Chronicles 6:42

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O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
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  1. Isaiah 55:3Rank 1 from verse 42
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    3Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  2. Psalms 132:1Rank 2 from verse 42
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    1LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:

  3. 1 Kings 1:34Rank 3 from verse 42
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    34And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

  4. 1 Kings 2:16Rank 4 from verse 42
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    16And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

  5. Acts 13:34Rank 5 from verse 42
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    34And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

  6. Isaiah 61:1Rank 6 from verse 42
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    1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  7. Psalms 132:10Rank 7 from verse 42
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    10For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

  8. Psalms 2:2Rank 8 from verse 42
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    2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

  9. Psalms 89:24Rank 9 from verse 42
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    24But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

  10. Psalms 89:28Rank 10 from verse 42
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    28My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

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2 Chronicles 6:42

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

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COMBINED MEANING

anointed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of anoint, meaning to apply oil, ointment, or salve to a person or thing; by anointing, to consecrate, set apart, or appoint to an office or holy use.

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

COMBINED MEANING

remember

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1. To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. 2. To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. 3. To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.

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mercies

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Plural form of mercy (compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm).

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servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

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6:40Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

6:41Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.

6:42O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.

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