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1 Chronicles 21:26

And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

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ASV

And David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon Jehovah; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.

KJV

And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.Venand he builtH1129 →
שָׁ֨םshamthereH8033 →
דָּוִ֤ידda.VidDavidH1732 →
מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achan altarH4196 →
לַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
וַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'aland he offered upH5927 →
עֹל֖וֹתo.Lotburnt offeringsH5930 →
וּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.Mimand peace offeringsH8002 →
וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and he called outH7121 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huand he answered himH6030 →
בָאֵשׁ֙va.'Eshby <the> fireH784 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
עַ֖ל'alonH5921 →
מִזְבַּ֥חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196 →
הָעֹלָֽה׃ פha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930 →

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Leviticus 9:24Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.Judges 6:21Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.Genesis 4:4while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.Psalms 20:3May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. SelahGenesis 15:17When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.Judges 13:20When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.Psalms 51:15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.Psalms 99:9Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.Psalms 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.Exodus 24:4–5And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.2 Chronicles 3:1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.Jeremiah 33:3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.1 Kings 18:24Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.1 Samuel 7:8–9and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

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