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2 Kings 20:3

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I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
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  1. Nehemiah 13:14Rank 1 from verse 3
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    14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.

  2. Nehemiah 13:22Rank 2 from verse 3
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    22And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

  3. 2 Kings 18:3–6Rank 3 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.

    4¶ He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

    5He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

    6For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.

  4. Nehemiah 5:19Rank 4 from verse 3
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    19Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

  5. 1 John 3:21–22Rank 5 from verse 3
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    21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

    22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

  6. Nehemiah 13:31Rank 6 from verse 3
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    31And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

  7. Luke 1:6Rank 7 from verse 3
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    6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

  8. 1 Kings 8:61Rank 8 from verse 3
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    61Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

  9. 2 Samuel 12:21–22Rank 9 from verse 3
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    21Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

    22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

  10. Isaiah 38:14Rank 10 from verse 3
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    14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

  11. Psalms 145:18Rank 11 from verse 3
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    18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

  12. 1 Kings 11:4Rank 12 from verse 3
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    4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.

  13. 1 Kings 15:14Rank 13 from verse 3
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    14But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.

  14. 1 Kings 2:4Rank 14 from verse 3
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    4That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

  15. 1 Kings 3:6Rank 15 from verse 3
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    6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

  16. 2 Chronicles 16:9Rank 16 from verse 3
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    9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

  17. 2 Chronicles 31:20–21Rank 17 from verse 3
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    20¶ And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God.

    21And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

  18. 2 Corinthians 1:12Rank 18 from verse 3
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    12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  19. Genesis 17:1Rank 19 from verse 3
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    1AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

  20. Genesis 5:22Rank 20 from verse 3
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    22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

  21. Genesis 5:24Rank 21 from verse 3
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    24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

  22. Genesis 8:1Rank 22 from verse 3
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    1AND God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

  23. Isaiah 63:11Rank 23 from verse 3
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    11Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

  24. Jeremiah 4:2Rank 24 from verse 3
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    2And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

  25. Job 1:1Rank 25 from verse 3
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    1THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

  26. Job 1:8Rank 26 from verse 3
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    8And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

  27. John 1:47Rank 27 from verse 3
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    47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

  28. Psalms 102:9Rank 28 from verse 3
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    9For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

  29. Psalms 119:49Rank 29 from verse 3
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    49Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

  30. Psalms 25:7Rank 30 from verse 3
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    7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

  31. Psalms 32:2Rank 31 from verse 3
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    2Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

  32. Psalms 6:6Rank 32 from verse 3
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    6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

  33. Psalms 89:47Rank 33 from verse 3
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    47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

  34. Psalms 89:50Rank 34 from verse 3
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    50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

  35. Hebrews 5:7Rank 35 from verse 3
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    7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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2 Kings 20:3

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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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

truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

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

COMBINED MEANING

perfect

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Complete, whole, sound, mature, upright, fully fitted, finished, exact, or lacking nothing required for the person, work, knowledge, state, purpose, or standard in view; to perfect is to bring to that intended completion or maturity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sight

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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.

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sore

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Sense 1: Painful, grievous, severe, or causing distress. Sense 2: Greatly, exceedingly, or intensely. Sense 3: A wound, ulcer, or tender or diseased place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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20:1IN those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

20:2Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying,

20:3I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

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20:4And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

20:5Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.

20:6And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

20:7And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

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