Discovery Box| (0.18) | 2Ch 22:2 |
| Ahaziah was twenty-two 1 years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter 2 of Omri. |
| (0.18) | 2Ch 27:2 |
| He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Uzziah had done. 1 (He did not, however, have the audacity to enter the temple.) 2 Yet the people were still sinning. |
| (0.18) | 2Ch 28:23 |
| He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. 1 He reasoned, 2 “Since the gods of the kings of Damascus helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.” But they caused him and all Israel to stumble. |
| (0.18) | 2Ch 32:31 |
| So when the envoys arrived from the Babylonian officials to visit him and inquire about the sign that occurred in the land, 1 God left him alone to test him, in order to know his true motives. 2 |
| (0.18) | Ezr 9:15 |
| O Lord God of Israel, you are righteous, for we are left as a remnant this day. Indeed, we stand before you in our guilt. However, because of this guilt 1 no one can really stand before you.” |
| (0.18) | Neh 4:16 |
| From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, 1 shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people 2 of Judah |
| (0.18) | Neh 9:6 |
| You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, 1 along with all their multitude of stars, 2 the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. |
| (0.18) | Est 1:14 |
| Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis 1 and had the most prominent offices 2 in the kingdom. |
| (0.18) | Psa 27:4 |
| I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live 1 in the Lord’s house 2 all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor 3 of the Lord and contemplate in his temple. |
| (0.18) | Psa 53:1 |
| For the music director; according to the machalath style; 2 a well-written song 3 by David. Fools say to themselves, 4 “There is no God.” 5 They sin and commit evil deeds; 6 none of them does what is right. 7 |
| (0.18) | Ecc 2:21 |
| For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over 1 the fruit of his labor 2 as an inheritance 3 to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice! 4 |
| (0.18) | Ecc 5:2 |
| Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth! Therefore, let your words be few. |
| (0.18) | Ecc 5:8 |
| If you see the extortion 1 of the poor, or the perversion 2 of justice and fairness in the government, 3 do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, 4 and there are higher ones over them! 5 |
| (0.18) | Ecc 5:15 |
| Just as he came forth from his mother's womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil. |
| (0.18) | Isa 3:24 |
| A putrid stench will replace the smell of spices, 1 a rope will replace a belt, baldness will replace braided locks of hair, a sackcloth garment will replace a fine robe, and a prisoner’s brand will replace beauty. |
| (0.18) | Isa 5:7 |
| Indeed 1 Israel 2 is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people 3 of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got – disobedience! 4 He waited for fairness, but look what he got – cries for help! 5 |
| (0.18) | Isa 5:30 |
| At that time 1 they will growl over their prey, 2 it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. 3 One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness. 4 |
| (0.18) | Isa 17:11 |
| The day you begin cultivating, you do what you can to make it grow; 1 the morning you begin planting, you do what you can to make it sprout. Yet the harvest will disappear 2 in the day of disease and incurable pain. |
| (0.18) | Isa 29:13 |
| The sovereign master 1 says, “These people say they are loyal to me; 2 they say wonderful things about me, 3 but they are not really loyal to me. 4 Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual. 5 |
| (0.18) | Isa 30:15 |
| For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: “If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; 1 if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, 2 but you are unwilling. |
