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2 Chronicles 20:20

Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”

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ASV

And 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 ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in Jehovah your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

KJV

And 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 ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muand they rose earlyH7925 →
בַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerin the morningH1242 →
וַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went outH3318 →
לְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.Barto [the] wilderness ofH4057 →
תְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'TekoaH8620 →
וּבְצֵאתָ֞םu.ve.tze.Tamand when went out theyH3318 →
עָמַ֣ד'a.Madhe stoodH5975 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.nilisten to meH8085 →
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahO JudahH3063 →
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.Veiand [the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
הַאֲמִ֜ינוּha.'a.Mi.nutrustH539 →
בַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehin YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →
וְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּve.Te.'a.Me.nuso you may be establishedH539 →
הַאֲמִ֥ינוּha.'a.Mi.nutrustH539 →
בִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'Avin prophets hisH5030 →
וְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuand succeedH6743 →

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Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?John 14:1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.John 11:40Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”Hebrews 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.Luke 16:31Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”Mark 9:23“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.John 13:20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.”John 5:46–47If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.Exodus 14:31When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.Mark 11:22“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them.Isaiah 7:9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”Luke 1:45Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”Isaiah 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.2 Chronicles 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.Jeremiah 6:1“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.Mark 5:36But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”

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