2 Chronicles 19:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem, and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD God of their fathers.

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  • 2 Chr 15:8-9 : 8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed 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. 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon, for they joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. 10 So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 11 And they offered to the LORD at the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. 12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; 13 That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
  • 2 Chr 29:10-11 : 10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, do not be negligent now: for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him, and burn incense.
  • Mal 4:6 : 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
  • Gen 21:33 : 33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
  • Josh 17:15 : 15 Joshua answered them, "If you are a great people, then go up to the forest and cut down an area for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, if Mount Ephraim is too small for you."
  • Judg 19:1 : 1 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite staying on the side of Mount Ephraim, who took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
  • Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation gathered together as one, from Dan to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
  • 1 Sam 7:3-4 : 3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. 4 Then the children of Israel put away Baals and Ashtoreth, and served the LORD only.
  • 1 Sam 7:15-17 : 15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 And he went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places. 17 And he returned to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

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  • 2 Chr 19:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1And Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

    2And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore, wrath is upon you from before the LORD.

    3Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.

  • 2 Chr 17:1-6
    6 verses
    75%

    1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

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

    3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and did not seek after the Baal idols;

    4But sought the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the practices of Israel.

    5Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

    6And his heart was uplifted in the ways of the LORD; moreover, he took away the high places and groves from Judah.

  • 5And he appointed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

  • 2 Chr 19:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8Moreover, in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

    9And he charged them, saying, This you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

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    26And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place was called the Valley of Berachah until this day.

    27Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

    28So they came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets, to the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 20:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

    4And Judah gathered together to seek help from the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

    5And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

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    32And he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD.

    33Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.

  • 15So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to meet the king, to conduct the king over the Jordan.

  • 29Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

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    43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.

    44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

  • 20And they rose early in the morning and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.

  • 4And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to obey the law and the commandment.

  • 2And they went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, and the chiefs of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

  • 29So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

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    18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.

    19And Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its towns, Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephrain with its towns.

  • 16After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.

  • 4And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire for the word of the LORD today.

  • 3And in Jerusalem lived the children of Judah, the children of Benjamin, the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh.

  • 18And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem to him.

    2And the king went up to the house of the LORD, with all the men of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great. And he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

  • 12And Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

  • 1It happened after this that the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them others besides the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat for battle.

  • 31And it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they surrounded him to fight; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God moved them to depart from him.

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    32And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

    33And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they did not depart from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

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    9And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.

    10And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

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    15And he said, Listen, all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat, Thus says the LORD to you: Do not be afraid or dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.

    16Tomorrow go down against them. See, they come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the wilderness of Jeruel.

  • 12And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly great; and he built castles and storage cities in Judah.

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

  • 7And came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beersheba.

  • 28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

  • 5Then the leaders of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin arose, and the priests, and the Levites, with all those whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.