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cha.zaq H2388

חָזַק (cha.zaq) means “to strengthen: strengthen” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חָזַק Hebrew · H2388 291 tagged occurrences in 266 verses

Pronunciation guide: khaw-zak' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2388G

חָזַק · cha.zaq · to strengthen: strengthen

: strengthen/support/encourage 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with

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TBESH · H2388H

חָזַק · cha.zaq · to strengthen: hold

: hold/seize/fix 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with

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TBESH · H2388I

חָזַק · cha.zaq · to strengthen: ensure

: ensure 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with

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TBESH · H2388J

חָזַק · cha.zaq · to strengthen: prevail over

: prevail_over 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with

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TBESH · H2388K

חָזַק · cha.zaq · to strengthen: persevere

: persevere 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

KJV glosses: aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.

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How translators render H2388

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
be strong	25
made repairs	22
repaired	9
to repair	6
hardened	5
strengthen	5
are too strong	4
was hardened	4
was repaired	4
and strengthened	3
prevailed	3
was so severe	3
and have embraced	2
and let us fight bravely	2
and strengthen	2
be courageous	2
encourage him	2
grabbed	2
held	2
i will strengthen	2
repair	2
repairing	2
retain	2
they grasp	2
to strengthen	2
to take hold	2
took courage	2
took hold	2
was firmly	2
was severe	2
will be strengthened	2
will harden	2
and be strong	1
and because you have encouraged	1
and being stronger	1
and captured	1
and caught	1
and defeated them	1
and encouraged them	1
and fasten it	1
and give strength	1
and grabs	1
and have strengthened	1
and he fortified them	1
and he strengthened himself	1
and held	1
and hold fast	1
and i will harden	1
and i will take hold	1
and prevailing	1
and recovery	1
and reinforced	1
and repaired	1
and repairing	1
and seize	1
and shipwrights	1
and strengthen your position	1
and strengthened me	1
and strengthened them	1
and take	1
and the one who supported her	1
and they set	1
and took hold	1
and who hold fast	1
around him	1
be strong now	1
be sure	1
be very strong	1
became stronger	1
brace yourselves	1
bravely	1
but kept	1
encourage him with these words	1
encourages	1
established himself	1
established himself securely	1
for strength	1
found strength	1
grasp	1
grew powerful	1
grew strong	1
grew stronger	1
grips him	1
grips you	1
had continued to strengthen his position	1
had helped	1
harder	1
has gripped her	1
has gripped him	1
has gripped me	1
has gripped us	1
has the courage	1
have been harsh	1
he became powerful	1
he holds fast	1
he nails it down	1
he resolutely	1
he strengthened	1
he strengthened himself	1
he strengthens	1
he took courage	1
he took hold	1
help	1
helped them	1
hereby join	1
hold on	1
hold them fast	1
holding	1
i brought	1
i devoted myself	1
i have grasped	1
i took them	1
i was strengthened	1
i will cling to	1
i would grab	1
let them lay claim	1
like one who grabs	1
made repairs as well	1
one to take	1
or one who leans	1
overpowers	1
persuaded	1
persuaded him to stay	1
post	1
power	1
powerful	1
prevail	1
proved stronger	1
rallied his strength	1
repairs	1
repairs were made	1
resolutely	1
retains	1
saul grabbed	1
secure	1
she clung	1
she seizes	1
so be strong	1
so taking hold	1
so they strengthened	1
strengthen me	1
strengthened	1
strengthened himself	1
strengthening him	1
strong then	1
stronger	1
summoned his strength	1
supported	1
take courage	1
take hold	1
take up	1
then hezekiah worked resolutely	1
then you are to help	1
they cling	1
they could devote themselves	1
they hold fast	1
they prevailed	1
they repaired	1
they strengthen	1
to be strong	1
to harden	1
to resist	1
to restrain	1
to show himself strong	1
to the repair	1
to those who embrace	1
took	1
took charge	1
urged	1
was caught fast	1
was too fierce	1
we will prevail	1
who held	1
who holds it fast	1
who takes hold	1
will become heavier	1
will firmly	1
will grow strong	1
will preserve	1
will seize	1
will take hold	1
will tightly	1
with the strong	1
you can resist	1
you have overcome me	1
you have strengthened me	1
you may be strong	1
you may have the strength	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
repaired	21
be strong	15
him repaired	12
prevailed	6
strengthened	6
to repair	6
be of good courage	5
hardened	5
strengthen	5
be too strong	4
and repaired	3
encouraged	3
strong	3
was hardened	3
and be strong	2
and caught hold	2
and laid hold	2
and prevailed	2
and strengthen	2
and strengthened	2
and took	2
be strengthened	2
hath taken hold	2
of them held	2
shall be strong	2
shall take hold	2
so they strengthened	2
that ye may be strong	2
took hold	2
was strong	2
against me i caught	1
against them and shall prevail	1
also he strengthened	1
also repaired	1
and amend	1
and caught	1
and could not withstand	1
and encourage	1
and encouraged	1
and fortified	1
and have taken hold	1
and he fastened	1
and he fortified	1
and he hardened	1
and he shall be strong	1
and he strengthened	1
and held	1
and hold	1
and i behold i will harden	1
and i was strengthened	1
and i will harden	1
and i will strengthen	1
and let them repair	1
and let us behave ourselves valiantly	1
and let us play the men	1
and obtain	1
and retained	1
and she constrained	1
and still he holdeth fast	1
and taketh	1
and they caught	1
and thou hast strengthened	1
and to give strength	1
and was recovered	1
and will hold	1
and will strengthen	1
and wilt hold	1
be made strong	1
be thou strong	1
be ye strong	1
became mighty	1
but being stronger	1
but i will harden	1
but i will strengthen	1
caught hold	1
courageous	1
courageously	1
did help	1
even shall take hold	1
for he hath strengthened	1
for he strengthened	1
for thou hast strengthened	1
force	1
fortify	1
had not repaired	1
had who strengthened	1
harder	1
hath seized	1
have been stout	1
have taken	1
have ye not strengthened	1
he laid hold	1
he retaineth	1
he shall hold	1
he strengthened	1
he took courage	1
he took hold	1
he was strong	1
held	1
held them fast	1
her and he that strengthened	1
him but strengthened	1
him no more and he took hold	1
himself to take hold	1
i have holden	1
i hold	1
i took	1
if he be constant	1
in his stead and strengthened	1
it and encourage	1
it and taketh hold	1
it received	1
it to make it strong	1
laid hold	1
layeth hold	1
made himself strong	1
make strong	1
me and take hold	1
me i pray thee and strengthen	1
might be with him to confirm	1
more strong	1
neither did she strengthen	1
neither will he help	1
one that taketh	1
only be strong	1
only be sure	1
only be thou strong	1
or let him take hold	1
or that leaneth	1
retained	1
shall be among them and they shall lay hold	1
shall prevail	1
she caught	1
so she caught	1
sore	1
surely we shall be stronger	1
take fast hold	1
take hold	1
that held	1
that holdeth	1
that taketh	1
that they might be encouraged	1
thee be strong	1
them repaired	1
them strengthened	1
then thou shalt relieve	1
therefore they were stronger	1
therein or not and be ye of good courage	1
thereof were in thee thy calkers	1
they clave	1
they encourage	1
they fasten	1
they hold	1
they shall hold	1
they shall lay hold	1
they strengthen	1
thither encourage	1
thou art stronger	1
thy calkers	1
to confirm	1
to harden	1
to maintain	1
to mend	1
to shew himself strong	1
to them that lay hold	1
to withstand	1
took	1
unto him dost thou still retain	1
unto me i was strengthened	1
unto thee be strong	1
unto them to strengthen	1
unto them why repair	1
was confirmed	1
was established	1
was sore	1
was strengthened	1
was too sore	1
waxed mighty	1
waxed sore	1
we shall be stronger	1
were urgent	1
were waxen strong	1
which aided	1
whom i have taken	1
will hold	1
with thee be of good courage	1
with thee be strong	1
yea also i continued	1
yea be strong	1
yet now be strong	1
you be courageous	1

Verses containing H2388

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1 Chronicles 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
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1 Chronicles 26:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 28:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely carries out My commandments and ordinances, as is being done this day.’
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1 Chronicles 28:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”
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1 Chronicles 28:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
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1 Chronicles 29:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
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2 Chronicles 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Solomon son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and highly exalted him.
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2 Chronicles 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.
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2 Chronicles 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
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2 Chronicles 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.
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2 Chronicles 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
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2 Chronicles 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
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2 Chronicles 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
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2 Chronicles 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
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2 Chronicles 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
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2 Chronicles 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
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2 Chronicles 13:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Abijah grew strong, married fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
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2 Chronicles 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
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2 Chronicles 15:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
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2 Chronicles 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
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2 Chronicles 17:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
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2 Chronicles 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
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2 Chronicles 21:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
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2 Chronicles 23:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
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2 Chronicles 24:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
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2 Chronicles 24:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 25:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
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2 Chronicles 25:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
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2 Chronicles 25:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
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2 Chronicles 26:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
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2 Chronicles 26:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
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2 Chronicles 26:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
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2 Chronicles 27:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
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2 Chronicles 27:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
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2 Chronicles 28:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
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2 Chronicles 28:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
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2 Chronicles 29:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 29:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
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2 Chronicles 31:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 32:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
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2 Chronicles 32:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
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2 Chronicles 34:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
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2 Chronicles 34:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They put it into the hands of those supervising the work in the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 35:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.
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Ezra 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings.
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Ezra 6:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
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Ezra 7:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.
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Ezra 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
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Ezra 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
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Nehemiah 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
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We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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