In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.”— Hezekiah, 2 Kings 18:36
“And Hezekiah made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord, and let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see; take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God. Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have made waste the nations and their lands, And have given their gods to the fire; for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.”— Hezekiah, 2 Kings 19:15-19
“O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.”— Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:3
“And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What is to be the sign that the Lord will make me well, and that I will go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?”— Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:8
“And Hezekiah said in answer, It is a simple thing for the shade to go forward; but let it go back ten degrees.”— Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:10
“Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.”— Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:14
“And he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah said in answer, They saw everything in my house: there is nothing among my stores which I did not let them see.”— Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:15
“Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which you have said. Then he said, ... if in my time there is peace and righteousness?”— Hezekiah, 2 Kings 20:19
“Then Hilkiah, the chief priest, said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. So Hilkiah gave it to Shaphan;”— Hilkiah, 2 Kings 22:8
“Then Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.”— Hilkiah, 2 Chronicles 34:15
“And these words of Solomon made Hiram glad, and he said, Now may the Lord be praised who has given to David a wise son to be king over this great people. Then Hiram sent to Solomon, saying; The words you sent have been given to me: I will do all your desire in the question of cedar-wood and cypress-wood. My men will take them down from Lebanon to the sea, where I will have them corded together to go by sea to whatever place you say, and I will have them cut up there so that you may take them away; as for payment, it will be enough if you give me food for my people.”— Hiram, 1 Kings 5:7-9
“And he said, What sort of towns are these which you have given me, my brother? So they were named the land of Cabul, to this day.”— Hiram, 1 Kings 9:13
“But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.”— Hobab, Numbers 10:30
“And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, Say to the man who sent you to me, These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even everything which the king of Judah has been reading in the book; Because they have given me up, burning offerings to other gods and moving me to wrath by all the work of their hands; so my wrath will be on fire against this place, and will not be put out. But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: As to the words which have…”— Huldah, 2 Kings 22:15-20
“And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Say to the man who sent you to me, These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even all the curses in the book which they have been reading before the king of Judah; Because they have given me up, burning offerings to other gods and moving me to wrath by all the works of their hands; so my wrath is let loose on this place and will not be put out. But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Because you have…”— Huldah, 2 Chronicles 34:23-28
“Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!”— Hushai, 2 Samuel 16:16
“And Hushai said to Absalom, Not so; I am for that man whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have taken as king, and I will take my place with him. And more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.”— Hushai, 2 Samuel 16:18-19
“And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time. Hushai said further, You have knowledge of your father and his men, that they are men of war, and that their feelings are bitter, like those of a bear in the field whose young ones have been taken from her: and your father is a man of war, and will not take his night's rest with the people; But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's…”— Hushai, 2 Samuel 17:7-13
“Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, This is the suggestion made by Ahithophel to Absalom and the responsible men of Israel, and this is what I said to them. So now send the news quickly to David, and say, Do not take your night's rest by the way across the river to the waste land, but be certain to go over; or the king and all the people with him will come to destruction.”— Hushai, 2 Samuel 17:15-16
“Now Saul had among his wives a woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you taken my father's wife?”— Ish-bosheth, 2 Samuel 3:7
“And Ittai the Gittite in answer said, By the living Lord, and by the life of my lord the king, in whatever place my lord the king may be, for life or death, there will your servant be.”— Ittai, 2 Samuel 15:21
“And Jael went out to Sisera, and said to him, Come in, my lord, come in to me without fear. So he went into her tent, and she put a cover over him.”— Jael, Judges 4:18
“Then Jael went out, and meeting Barak going after Sisera, said to him, Come, and I will let you see the man you are searching for. So he came into her tent and saw, and there was Sisera stretched out dead with the tent-pin in his head.”— Jael, Judges 4:22
“And he said, Give ear, O Judah, and you people of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: the Lord says to you, Have no fear and do not be troubled on account of this great army; for the fight is not yours but God's. Go down against them tomorrow: see, they are coming up by the slope of Ziz; at the end of the valley, before the waste land of Jeruel, you will come face to face with them. There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight; put yourselves in position, and keep where you are, and you will see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: have no fear and do…”— Jahaziel, 2 Chronicles 20:15-17
“While he was saying these things to them, there came a ruler and gave him worship, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and put your hand on her, and she will come back to life.”— Jairus, Matthew 9:18
“And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.”— Jairus, Mark 5:23
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the holy things, which comes into the house of the Lord, (the amount fixed for every man's payment,) and all the money given by any man freely from the impulse of his heart, Let the priests take, every man from his friends and neighbours, to make good what is damaged in the house, wherever it is to be seen.”— Jehoash of Israel, 2 Kings 12:4-5
“Then King Jehoash sent for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said to them, Why have you not made good what is damaged in the house? now take no more money from your neighbours, but give it for the building up of the house.”— Jehoash of Israel, 2 Kings 12:7
“Now Elisha became ill with the disease which was the cause of his death: and Joash, king of Israel, came down to him, and weeping over him said, My father, my father, the war-carriages of Israel and its horsemen!”— Jehoash of Israel, 2 Kings 13:14
“And Jehoash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the woodland in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet. It is true that you have overcome Edom and your heart is uplifted; let that glory be enough for you, and keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?”— Jehoash of Israel, 2 Kings 14:9-10
“And Joash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the woodland in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet. You say, See, I have overcome Edom; and your heart is lifted up with pride: now keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?”— Jehoash of Israel, 2 Chronicles 25:18-19
“And he sent to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has got free from my authority: will you go with me to make war on Moab? And he said, I will go with you: I am as you are, my people as your people, and my horses as your horses.”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 3:7
“And he said, Which way are we to go? And he said in answer, By the waste land of Edom.”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 3:8
“And the king of Israel said, Here is trouble: for the Lord has got these three kings together to give them into the hands of Moab.”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 3:10
“But Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? go to the prophets of your father and your mother. And the king of Israel said, No; for the Lord has got these three kings together to give them up into the hands of Moab.”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 3:13
“But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 5:7
“And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 6:21
“And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher? And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 6:27-28
“Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 6:31
“While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?”— Jehoram of Israel, 2 Kings 6:33
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).