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Lexicon :: Strong's H5704 - ʿaḏ

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עַד
Transliteration
ʿaḏ
Pronunciation
ad
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Part of Speech
conjunction, preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
Properly, the same as עַד (H5703) (used as prep, adv or conj)
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TWOT Reference: 1565c

Strong’s Definitions

עַד ʻad, ad; properly, the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):—against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 99x

The KJV translates Strong's H5704 in the following manner: by, as long, hitherto, when, how long, as yet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 99x
The KJV translates Strong's H5704 in the following manner: by, as long, hitherto, when, how long, as yet.
preposition

  1. as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as

    1. of space

      1. as far as, up to, even to

    2. in combination

      1. from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' - from)

    3. of time

      1. even to, until, unto, till, during, end

    4. of degree

      1. even to, to the degree of, even like

        conjunction

  2. until, while, to the point that, so that even

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַד ʻad, ad; properly, the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):—against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.
STRONGS H5704: Abbreviations
III. עַד, in poetry עֲדֵי)†Numbers 24:20, 24; Psalm 104:23; Psalm 147:6; Job 7:4; Job 20:5, and in עֲדֵי עַד Isaiah 26:4; Isaiah 65:18; Psalm 83:18; Psalm 92:8; Psalm 132:12; Psalm 132:14:compare אֱלֵי, עֲלֵי), preposition as far as, even to, up to, until, while (Aramaic עד, bdb072310Sabean עד, עדי, MordtmZMG xxx (1876), 27; DHMxxxvii (1883), 414, Assyrian adi Dl§ 81 a (Arabic bdb072311 is except); perh akin to bdb072312pass on, advance to, Köii. 304, 309: עֲדֵי probably from ground-form ‘ădăy, Ol428, 431 Köii. 309 ff.; but LagSym. ii. 101-3, Mitth. i. 231 f., as plur. like אַחֲרֵי); — with suffix עָדַי Numbers 23:18 +, עָדֶיךָ Micah 4:8 +, etc., עָֽדיֵכֵם † Job 32:12; 2 Kings 9:18 עַדהֵֿם occurs; — as far as, even to (differing from אֶל in that the limit is included, as in Arabic bdb072401FlKl. Schr. i. 402 f.):
I. preposition
1. of space; —
a. Genesis 11:31 ויבאו עד חרן as far as Haran, Genesis 12:6; Genesis 13:3, 12 + often, Isaiah 8:8 עד צואר יגעַ, Isaiah 15:4 עד יהץ נשׁמע קולם, Isaiah 25:12; Isaiah 26:5; Psalm 36:6 אמונתך עד שׁחקים, Psalm 69:2 דאו מים עד נפשׁ (compare Jonah 2:6; Micah 1:9; Jeremiah 4:10, 18), Psalm 90:3 תָּשֵׁד אֱנוֺשׁ עַד דַּכָּא Job 11:7, etc.; pregnantly Psalm 118:27 אִסְדוּ חָג עַד וגו׳ bind... (and lead) up to...; Isaiah 57:9 עַד מֵרָחוק even to afar (מִן 1c); with the goal a person, Exodus 22:8 עד האלהים יָבאֹ דְבַר שְׁנֵיהֶם, 1 Samuel 9:9; Psalm 65:3 עָדֶיךָ כָלבָּֿשָׂר יָבאֹוּ Isaiah 45:24; Job 4:5, שׁוּב עַד י׳ Hosea 14:2 others. (see שׁוּב, stronger than שׁוּב אֶליֿ׳); in poetry Numbers 24:20 וְאַחֲדִיתוֺ עֲדֵי אֹבֵד shall be even unto destruction, shall issue in destruction, Numbers 24:24; rarely with verbs of attending, הֶאֱזִין עַד † Numbers 23:18, הִתְבּוֺנֵן עַד Job 32:12; Job 38:18 (usually אֶל). Before another preposition, 1 Samuel 7:11 עַד מִתַּחַת ל׳ 1 Kings 4:12 עַד מֵעֵבֶר ל׳, עַד מֵעַל Ezekiel 41:20, עַד לִפְנֵי Esther 4:2, and even (si vera lectio) עַד אְלֵיהֶם 2 Kings 9:20:compare עַד נֶגֶד Nehemiah 3:16, 26, עַד נֹכַח Judges 19:10 +.
b. In the combination מִן ֗֗֗ (וְ)עַד, as Genesis 10:19 מצידון ֗֗֗ עַד עַזָּה from Sidon... as far as Gaza + often (see מן 5a); and idiomatic, not of actual space, but of class of objects, to express the idea of both... and, as Genesis 19:4 מִנַּעַר וְעַד זָקִן from young to old (inclusively) = both young and old (see מִן 5b); without מִן, even to = including, Leviticus 11:42; Numbers 8:4 even to (i.e. including) it base and its flower, compare 1 Samuel 18:4.
2. Of time:
a.
(a) even to, until Genesis 8:5 even to the 10th month, Exodus 12:6 unto the 14th day, etc., Exodus 12:15; Exodus 12:18, etc.; עד היום unto this day, Genesis 19:37, 38, עד היום הזה Genesis 26:33; Genesis 32:33, both + often; עד יום followed by infinitive Exodus 40:37; Joshua 6:10; Judges 18:30; עד בקר till morning, Exodus 12:10 + (15 times), עד הבקר Exodus 16:23 + (11 times); so עד (ה)ערב Exodus 18:13, 14 +, in poetry עֲרֵי ערב Psalm 104:23; עַד עוֺלָם Genesis 13:15 + often; פְּעָמִים שֶׁבַע עַד 2 Kings 4:35; עַד דּוֺר וָדוֺר Isaiah 13:20; see also בְּלִי, and בִּלְתִּי, near the end and followed by another preposition, Leviticus 23:16 עַד מִמָּחֳרַת הַשַּׁבָּת, Nehemiah 13:9 עַד אַחַר הַשַּׁבָּת. With the force of against, Judges 6:31 יוּמַת עַד הַבֹּקֶר; compare (b) end.
(b) followed by infinitive, both of past time, as Genesis 8:7; Genesis 32:35 עַד עֲלוֺת הַשַּׁחַר, Genesis 33:3; Genesis 34:5, and especially future time, as Genesis 3:19 עַד שׁוּבְךָ until thy returning, Genesis 19:22; Genesis 27:45; Deuteronomy 7:20, 23; Deuteronomy 20:20; Deuteronomy 22:2; Deuteronomy 28:20, 22, — both + often; compare עַד בּוֺשׁ Judges 3:25 +; עַד תֹּם ֗֗֗ Leviticus 25:29 + 10 times; עַד תֻּמָּם Deuteronomy 2:15 +; עַד כַּלֵּה 2 Kings 13:17, 19; Ezekiel 19:14; עַד כַּלּוֺתָ(םׅ 1 Samuel 15:18; Jeremiah 9:15 +; עַד אוֺר הַבֹּקֶר Judges 16:2 +; also in עַד הִשְׁמִדְךָ אֹתָם Deuteronomy 7:24 (compare Deuteronomy 28:48; Joshua 11:14; 1 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 3:25; 2 Kings 10:17; 2 Kings 24:20 [|| Jeremiah 52:3 הִשְׁלִיכוֺ]; on the anomalous הִ׳, see Dr, read probably הַ׳); and most probably compare Köiii. 583) in עַד בִּלְתִּי הִשְׁאִיר לוֺ (לָהֶם) שָׂרִיד Deuteronomy 3:3 (see Dr), + 5 times (see above), read probably הַשְׁאִיר. With the force of towards the end of, against, especially in בֹּאָ(ם) עַד, Genesis 43:25; Exodus 22:25; Numbers 10:21 והקימו את המשׁכן עַד בֹּאָם used to set up the tabernacle against their coming, 2 Kings 16:11; Ezekiel 33:22; compare 2 Samuel 17:22. Elliptical Judges 16:2 עַד אוֺד הַבֹּקֶד וַהֲרַגְנוּהוּ (wait) till the morning dawn, and we slay him! (GFM; Dr§ 115).
(c) with various adverbs of time. (q. v.) as עַד אָנָה, עַדמָֿה, עַד מָתַי, עַד הֵנָּה, עַד כֹּה, עַד כֵּן, עַד עַתָּה, compare עַד כַּמֶּה פְעָמִים (see מָה 4b).
(d) to suffest also degree (compare 3), עַד אֵין מָקוֺם until there is no place Isaiah 5:8, מִסְפָּר אֵין עַד Psalm 40:13; Job 5:9; Job 9:10; compare Leviticus 26:18 וְאִםעַֿדאֵֿלֶּה and if even up to these things, even the end of all these punishment, you do not hearken to me.
b. During (rare; prop, as far as the limit indicated, including the time previous, compare ἔως: so often Aramaic עַד, bdb072402, while), 2 Kings 9:22 what is peace עַד זְנוּנֵי אִיזֶבֶל during, etc.,? Job 20:5 עֲדֵי רָ֑גַע during a moment; followed by infinitive Judges 3:26 עַד הִתְמַהְמְהָם during their delaying, Exodus 33:22; Job 7:19 עַד בִּלְעִי רֻקִּי Jonah 4:2.
3. Of degree, to suggest a higher or the highest; as עַד מְאֹד even to muchness, i.e. exceedingly (see מְאֹד), עַד מְהֵרָה even to haste Psalm 147:15; Esther 5:6 וּמַהבֻּֿקָּשָׁתֵךְ עַדחֲֿצִי הַמַּלְכוּת וְתֵעָשׂ, Esther 5:3; Esther 7:2. See also עַד לְ, below. With a negative, to express not even as much as, Deuteronomy 2:5 לא אתן לכם מארצם עַד מִדְרַךְ כַּף רָ֑גֶל, and with אֶחָד, † Exodus 9:7 לֹא מֵת ֗֗֗ עַדאֶֿחָד, simil. Exodus 14:28; Judges 4:16; 2 Samuel 17:22 (read אֶחָד for ׃אַחַד see Dr). Sts. almost = Latin adeo, 1 Samuel 2:5 (si vera lectio) עַד עֲקָרָה ילדה שׁבעה even to the barren, she hath borne seven, i.e. even the barren hath, etc., Job 25:5 הן עדיָֿרֵחַ ולא יאהיל, Haggai 2:19. In comparisons, to the degree of, even like (rare), Nahum 1:10 עַד סִירִים סְבֻכִים (text dubious) entangled even like thorns, 1 Chronicles 4:27 לא הִרְבּוּ עד בני יהודה did not multiply to the degree of (i.e.like), etc. compare. 2 Samuel 23:19 עַד הַשְּׁלשָׁה לֹא בָא did not attain (in prowess) unto the three.
II. conjunction
1. until; —
a. עַד אֲשֶׁר until that:
(a) with perfect, of past time, Exodus 32:20 ויטחן עד אשׁר דָּק (Deuteronomy 9:21), Deuteronomy 2:14 עד אשׁר עָבַרְנוּ, Joshua 3:17; Joshua 8:26; Judges 4:24; 1 Kings 10:7 (2 Chronicles 9:6), 2 Kings 17:20, 23; 2 Kings 21:16; with suggestion of degree, 1 Samuel 30:4 (followed byאֵין), 1 Kings 17:17; rarely of future time (the 'future perfect,' Dr§ 17), 2 Samuel 17:13 (of degree), Ezekiel 34:21 So שֶׁ־ עַד (often in Late Hebrew; see שֶׁ) † Judges 5:7; Songs 3:4 (twice in verse); עַד כִּי † Genesis 26:13 עַד כִּיגָֿדַל מְאֹד, Genesis 41:49; 2 Samuel 23:10; 2 Chronicles 26:15; and (of future time) עַד אֲשֶׁר אִם † Genesis 28:15; Numbers 32:17; Isaiah 6:11.
(b) with imperfect, usually of future time, Genesis 27:44 עַד אֲשֶׁר תָּשׁוּב חֲמַר אָחִיךָ, Genesis 29:8; Exodus 23:30; Exodus 24:14; Leviticus 22:4; Numbers 11:20; Numbers 20:17; 1 Samuel 22:3; Hosea 5:15 +; rarely of past time, Jonah 4:5 עד אשׁר יראה till he should see, Ecclesiastes 2:3. So (of the future) שֶׁ־ עַד Songs 2:7, 17; Songs 3:5; Songs 4:6; Songs 8:4; Psalm 123:2; and עַד כִּי † Genesis 49:10 עַד כִּייָֿבאֹ שִׁילֹה.
b. עַד alone, until:
(a) with perfect, of past time, Joshua 2:22; Joshua 4:23 עַדעָֿבַרְנוּ, 1 Samuel 20:41 עַד דָּוִד הִגְדִּיל, 2 Samuel 21:10; 1 Kings 11:16; Ezekiel 28:15; of the future (rare), 2 Kings 7:3 עַד מָ֑תְנוּ, Ezekiel 39:15; Daniel 11:36 עַד כָּלָה זָ֑עַם. So עַד סִם (of the future), † Genesis 24:19, 33; Isaiah 30:17; Ruth 2:21.
(b) with imperfect, of future time, 1 Samuel 1:22 (elliptic: compare Judges 16:2, I 2a (b) end), Isaiah 22:14; Isaiah 26:20; Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 62:1, 7; Psalm 57:2; Psalm 71:18; Job 27:5 +; of the past (rare), Exodus 15:16 עד יעבור עמך, Exodus 15:16; Joshua 10:13 (poetry) עַד יִקֹּם גּוֺי אוֺיְבָיו, Psalm 73:17. — N.B. In poetry, עַד is sometimes used to mark not an absolute close, but an epoch or turning-point, in the future, as Psalm 110:1 (see De) עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ, Hosea 10:12; Job 14:6 (but see 3); after a negative clause, Genesis 49:10; Numbers 23:24; Isaiah 42:4; Psalm 71:18; Psalm 112:8; Job 8:21 (but read probably with Ew Hi Di Du others עֹד he will yet, etc., understanding Job 8:20 as present, not future).
2. While (rare: compare I 2 b): —
a. with perfect, 1 Samuel 14:19 עד דִּבֶּר שׁאול while Saul spake.
b. with imperfect, Psalm 141:10 יַחד אָנֹכִי עַד אֶעֱבֹר while I at the same time pass by.
c. with participle, Job 1:18 עַד זֶה מְדַבֵּר (but read probably עֹד, as Job 1:16; Job 1:17), Nehemiah 7:3.
d. שֶׁ־ עַד (without verb) † Songs 1:12. So עַד לֹא while not = ere yet (of past time) † Proverbs 8:26 עד לא עשׂה אדץ (so עַד לָא, bdb072501bdb072502, often, e.g. Genesis 24:15 Targum, Matthew 1:18); and עד אשׁר לא (of the future) † Ecclesiastes 12:1, 2, 6 (compare Talmud עַד דְּלָא, Mishna שֶׁלּאֹ עַד).
3. Of degree, to the point that, so that even (rare), Isaiah 47:7 Thou saidst, I shall be for ever a lady, עַד לֹא שַׂמְתְּ אֵלֶּה עַל לִבֵךְ to the point that (going so far in thy pride that) thou didst not, etc. (but Hi Che Du al. join גְּבֶרֶת עַד I shall be for ever, a lady perpetually; see I. עַד); Job 14:6 (Di De Bu Du) to the point that he may enjoy, etc., Isaiah 22:14 (Du). In Joshua 17:14 אֲשֶׁר עַד י׳ בְּֽרְכַנִי כֹּה עַד, read עַל אֲשֶׁר because that (Ges Buhl; compare Di).
† III. עַד לְ, a strengthened form for עַד, found chiefly in Chronicles, Ezra, and occurring in most of the above senses. Thus
1. of space: לְבוֺא חֲמָת עַד Joshua 13:5; Judges 3:3; 1 Chronicles 13:5, מִדְבָּ֫רָה עד ל׳ 1 Chronicles 5:9, מצרים עד ל׳ 2 Chronicles 16:8; עַד לְמִזְרַהּ הַגָּ֑יְא 1 Chronicles 4:39, עַד לַמְצָד 1 Chronicles 12:17; עַד לִגְרָר 2 Chronicles 14:12; עַד לַשָּׁמַיִם 2 Chronicles 28:9; Ezra 9:6.
2. Of time: עד לעולם 1 Chronicles 23:25; 1 Chronicles 28:7; לְמֵרָחוֺק עַד 2 Chronicles 26:15; Ezra 3:13; Ezra 9:4 עד למנחת הערב; עַד לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה Ezra 10:14 probably during (KeilGes Be with regard to, strengthened for לְ); followed by infinitive עַד לַעֲלוֺת הַמִּנְחָה 1 Kings 18:29; עַד לִכְלוֺת 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Chronicles 29:28; עַד לְכַלֵּה 2 Chronicles 24:10; 31:1; עד להשׁחית 2 Chronicles 26:16; עַד לָמוּת 2 Chronicles 32:24 (|| 2 Kings 20:1 לָמוּת alone); Ezra 10:14 עד להשׁיב.
3. Of degree: עַד לְמַחֲנֶה גָדוֺל even unto (till there was) a great camp, 1 Chronicles 12:23; עַד לְמַ֫עְלָה = exceedingly 2 Chronicles 16:12; 17:12; 26:8; עַד לִמְאֹד 2 Chronicles 16:14; עַד לְשִׂמְחָה 2 Chronicles 29:30 עַד לָרֹב 2 Chronicles 31:30; עַד לְאֵין מַרְפֵּא 2 Chronicles 36:16.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5705.
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Genesis

3:19; 8:5; 8:7; 10:19; 11:31; 12:6; 13:3; 13:12; 13:15; 19:4; 19:22; 19:37; 19:38; 24:15; 24:19; 24:33; 26:13; 26:33; 27:44; 27:45; 28:15; 29:8; 33:3; 34:5; 41:49; 43:25; 49:10; 49:10

Exodus

9:7; 12:6; 12:10; 12:15; 12:18; 14:28; 15:16; 15:16; 16:23; 18:13; 18:14; 22:8; 22:25; 23:30; 24:14; 32:20; 33:22; 40:37

Leviticus

11:42; 22:4; 23:16; 25:29; 26:18

Numbers

8:4; 10:21; 11:20; 20:17; 23:18; 23:18; 23:24; 24:20; 24:20; 24:24; 24:24; 32:17

Deuteronomy

2:5; 2:14; 2:15; 3:3; 7:20; 7:23; 7:24; 9:21; 20:20; 22:2; 28:20; 28:22; 28:48

Joshua

2:22; 3:17; 4:23; 6:10; 8:26; 10:13; 11:14; 13:5; 17:14

Judges

3:3; 3:25; 3:26; 4:16; 4:24; 5:7; 6:31; 16:2; 16:2; 16:2; 18:30; 19:10

Ruth

2:21

1 Samuel

1:22; 2:5; 7:11; 9:9; 14:19; 15:18; 18:4; 20:41; 22:3; 30:4

2 Samuel

17:13; 17:22; 17:22; 21:10; 23:10; 23:19

1 Kings

4:12; 10:7; 11:16; 15:29; 17:17; 18:29

2 Kings

3:25; 4:35; 7:3; 9:18; 9:20; 9:22; 10:17; 13:17; 13:19; 16:11; 17:20; 17:23; 20:1; 21:16; 24:20

1 Chronicles

4:27; 4:39; 5:9; 12:17; 12:23; 13:5; 23:25; 28:7; 28:20

2 Chronicles

9:6; 14:12; 16:8; 16:12; 16:14; 17:12; 24:10; 26:8; 26:15; 26:15; 26:16; 28:9; 29:28; 29:30; 31:1; 32:24; 36:16

Ezra

3:13; 9:4; 9:6; 10:14; 10:14

Nehemiah

3:16; 3:26; 7:3; 13:9

Esther

4:2; 5:3; 5:6; 7:2

Job

1:16; 1:17; 1:18; 4:5; 5:9; 7:4; 7:19; 8:20; 8:21; 9:10; 11:7; 14:6; 14:6; 20:5; 20:5; 25:5; 27:5; 32:12; 32:12; 38:18

Psalms

36:6; 40:13; 57:2; 65:3; 69:2; 71:18; 71:18; 73:17; 83:18; 90:3; 92:8; 104:23; 104:23; 110:1; 112:8; 118:27; 123:2; 132:12; 132:14; 141:10; 147:6; 147:15

Proverbs

8:26

Ecclesiastes

2:3; 12:1; 12:2; 12:6

Song of Songs

1:12; 2:7; 2:17; 3:4; 3:5; 4:6; 8:4

Isaiah

5:8; 6:11; 8:8; 13:20; 15:4; 22:14; 22:14; 25:12; 26:4; 26:5; 26:20; 30:17; 32:15; 42:4; 45:24; 47:7; 57:9; 62:1; 62:7; 65:18

Jeremiah

4:10; 4:18; 9:15; 52:3

Ezekiel

19:14; 28:15; 33:22; 34:21; 39:15; 41:20

Daniel

11:36

Hosea

5:15; 10:12; 14:2

Jonah

2:6; 4:2; 4:5

Micah

1:9; 4:8

Nahum

1:10

Haggai

2:19

Matthew

1:18

H5704

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5704 matches the Hebrew עַד (ʿaḏ),
which occurs 55 times in 48 verses in '2Ch' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9 - These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Temple’s main room—the Holy Place[fn]—but not from the outside. They are still there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:8 - For the next seven days Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters.[fn] A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:16 - For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:8 - These were descendants of the nations whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. So Solomon conscripted them for his labor force, and they serve in the labor force to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:16 - So Solomon made sure that all the work related to building the Temple of the LORD was carried out, from the day its foundation was laid to the day of its completion.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:6 - I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of your great wisdom! It is far beyond what I was told.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:26 - He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River[fn] in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:19 - And to this day the northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:4 - Shishak conquered Judah’s fortified towns and then advanced to attack Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:9 - Once an Ethiopian[fn] named Zerah attacked Judah with an army of 1,000,000 men[fn] and 300 chariots. They advanced to the town of Mareshah,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:13 - Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar, and so many Ethiopians fell that they were unable to rally. They were destroyed by the LORD and his army, and the army of Judah carried off a vast amount of plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:13 - They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death—whether young or old, man or woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:19 - So there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:12 - In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a serious foot disease. Yet even with the severity of his disease, he did not seek the LORD’s help but turned only to his physicians.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:14 - He was buried in the tomb he had carved out for himself in the City of David. He was laid on a bed perfumed with sweet spices and fragrant ointments, and the people built a huge funeral fire in his honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:12 - So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:10 - One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:15 - But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the LORD?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:26 - Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34 - The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:4 - Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he went out among the people, traveling from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, encouraging the people to return to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:26 - On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing,[fn] which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the LORD there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:10 - Even so, Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. All this happened because Jehoram had abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:15 - You yourself will suffer with a severe intestinal disease that will get worse each day until your bowels come out.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:10 - He stationed all the people around the king, with their weapons ready. They formed a line from the south side of the Temple around to the north side and all around the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:10 - This pleased all the leaders and the people, and they gladly brought their money and filled the chest with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:13 - Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:23 - King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet[fn] of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:8 - The Meunites[fn] paid annual tribute to him, and his fame spread even to Egypt, for he had become very powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:15 - And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones[fn] from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the LORD gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the LORD his God by entering the sanctuary of the LORD’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:21 - So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the LORD. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:9 - But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, “The LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:28 - The entire assembly worshiped the LORD as the singers sang and the trumpets blew, until all the burnt offerings were finished.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:30 - King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to praise the LORD with the psalms written by David and by Asaph the seer. So they offered joyous praise and bowed down in worship.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:34 - But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:5 - So they sent a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north, inviting everyone to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. The people had not been celebrating it in great numbers as required in the Law.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:10 - The runners went from town to town throughout Ephraim and Manasseh and as far as the territory of Zebulun. But most of the people just laughed at the runners and made fun of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:1 - When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:10 - And Azariah the high priest, from the family of Zadok, replied, “Since the people began bringing their gifts to the LORD’s Temple, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare. The LORD has blessed his people, and all this is left over.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:24 - About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to the LORD, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:6 - He did the same thing in the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, and in the regions[fn] all around them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:30 - And the king went up to the Temple of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, along with the priests and the Levites—all the people from the greatest to the least. There the king read to them the entire Book of the Covenant that had been found in the LORD’s Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:14 - Afterward the Levites prepared Passover offerings for themselves and for the priests—the descendants of Aaron—because the priests had been busy from morning till night offering the burnt offerings and the fat portions. The Levites took responsibility for all these preparations.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25 - The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:16 - But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the LORD’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:20 - The few who survived were taken as exiles to Babylon, and they became servants to the king and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:21 - So the message of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the seventy years were fulfilled, just as the prophet had said.
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