In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“And Hezekiah said, What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the Lord?”— Hezekiah (2Ki 16:20), Isaiah 38:22
“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 (2Ki 16:20), Isaiah 39:3
“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 (2Ki 16:20), Isaiah 39:4
“Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which you have said. And he said in his heart, There will be peace and quiet in my days.”— Hezekiah (2Ki 16:20), Isaiah 39:8
“And he put questions to the men of the place, saying, Where is the loose woman who was in Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There was no such woman there.”— Hirah, Genesis 38:21
“So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.”— Hirah, Genesis 38:22
“Then Huram, king of Tyre, sent Solomon an answer in writing, saying, Because of his love for his people the Lord has made you king over them. And Huram said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, maker of heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, full of wisdom and good sense, to be the builder of a house for the Lord and a house for himself as king. And now I am sending you a wise and expert man, Huram who is as my father, The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, whose father was a man of Tyre, an expert worker in gold and silver and brass and iron, in stone and…”— Hiram (1Ki 7:13), 2 Chronicles 2:11-16
“But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.”— Irijah, Jeremiah 37:13
“And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went out from Mizpah with the purpose of meeting them, weeping on his way: and it came about that when he was face to face with them he said, Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.”— Ishmael (2Ki 25:23), Jeremiah 41:6
“And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.”— Jabez, 1 Chronicles 4:10
“And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.”— Jebusites, 2 Samuel 5:6
“And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.”— Jebusites, 1 Chronicles 11:5
“For Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he said, I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war. Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Let us now get directions from the Lord.”— Jehoshaphat (1Ki 15:24), 2 Chronicles 18:3-4
“But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?”— Jehoshaphat (1Ki 15:24), 2 Chronicles 18:6
“And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”— Jehoshaphat (1Ki 15:24), 2 Chronicles 18:7
“And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give. So now let the fear of the Lord be in you; do your work with care; for in the Lord our God there is no evil, or respect for high position, or taking of payment to do wrong.”— Jehoshaphat (1Ki 15:24), 2 Chronicles 19:6-7
“And he gave them their orders, saying, You are to do your work in the fear of the Lord, in good faith and with a true heart. And if any cause comes before you from your brothers living in their towns, where the death punishment is in question, or where there are questions of law or order, or rules or decisions, make them take care that they are not in the wrong before the Lord, so that wrath may not come on you and on your brothers; do this and you yourselves will not be in the wrong. And now, Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all questions to do with the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of…”— Jehoshaphat (1Ki 15:24), 2 Chronicles 19:9-11
“And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you. Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever? And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying, If evil comes on us, the sword, or punishment, or disease, or need of food, we will come to this house and to you, (for your name is…”— Jehoshaphat (1Ki 15:24), 2 Chronicles 20:6-12
“And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa: and when they were going out, Jehoshaphat took his station and said to them, Give ear to me, O Judah and you people of Jerusalem: have faith in the Lord your God and you will be safe; have faith in his prophets and all will go well for you.”— Jehoshaphat (1Ki 15:24), 2 Chronicles 20:20
“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.”— Jehoshaphat (2Ki 9:2), 2 Kings 3:7
“And he said, Which way are we to go? And he said in answer, By the waste land of Edom.”— Jehoshaphat (2Ki 9:2), 2 Kings 3:8
“But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may get directions from the Lord? And one of the king of Israel's men said in answer, Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who was servant to Elijah.”— Jehoshaphat (2Ki 9:2), 2 Kings 3:11
“And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.”— Jehoshaphat (2Ki 9:2), 2 Kings 3:12
“And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you. But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.”— Jehu (1Ki 16:1), 2 Chronicles 19:2-3
“And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Make prayer now to the Lord our God for us.”— Jehucal, Jeremiah 37:3
“So all the rulers sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, Take in your hand the book from which you have been reading to the people and come. So Baruch, the son of Neriah, took the book in his hand and came down to them.”— Jehudi, Jeremiah 36:14
“Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel; And they gave them for the potter's field, as I had word from the Lord.”— Jeremiah (2Ch 35:25), Matthew 27:9-10
“Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.”— Jeroboam (1Ki 11:26), 2 Chronicles 10:4
“And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help. Take heart, and let us be strong for our people and for the towns of our God; and may the Lord do what seems good to him.”— Joab (1Ch 4:14), 1 Chronicles 19:12-13
“And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?”— Joab (1Ch 4:14), 1 Chronicles 21:3
“And it came to the ears of Adonijah and all the guests who were with him, when their meal was ended. And Joab, hearing the sound of the horn, said, What is the reason of this noise as if the town was worked up?”— Joab (1Sa 26:6), 1 Kings 1:41
“And Benaiah came to the Tent of the Lord and said to him, The king says, Come out. And he said, No; but let death come to me here. And Benaiah went back to the king and gave him word of the answer which Joab had given.”— Joab (1Sa 26:6), 1 Kings 2:30
“And getting together the priests and Levites, he said to them, Go out into the towns of Judah year by year, and get from all Israel money to keep the house of your God in good condition; and see that this is done without loss of time. The Levites, however, were slow in doing so. Then the king sent for Jehoiada, the chief priest, and said to him, Why have you not given the Levites orders that the tax fixed by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and by the meeting of Israel, for the Tent of witness, is to be got in from Judah and Jerusalem and handed over?”— Joash (1Ki 22:26), 2 Chronicles 24:5-6
“But Joash said to all those who were attacking him, Will you take up the cause of Baal? will you be his saviour? Let anyone who will take up his cause be put to death while it is still morning: if he is a god, let him take up his cause himself because of the pulling down of his altar.”— Joash (Jdg 6:11), Judges 6:31
“So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down.”— Joash (Jdg 6:11), Judges 6:32
“And Jonathan, answering, said to Adonijah, Not so, but our lord King David has made Solomon king: And he sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they put him on the king's beast: And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet put the holy oil on him and made him king in Gihon; and they came back from there with joy, and the town was all worked up. This is the noise which has come to your ears. And now Solomon is seated on the seat of the kingdom. And the king's servants came to our lord King David,…”— Jonathan (2Sa 15:27), 1 Kings 1:43-48
“And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the children of Israel take an oath, saying, God will certainly keep you in mind; and you are to take my bones away with you.”— Joseph (Gen 30:24), Exodus 13:19
“Then the children of Joseph said to Joshua, Why have you given me only one part and one stretch of land for my heritage? For through the blessing given to me by the Lord up to now, I am a great people.”— Joseph (Gen 30:24), Joshua 17:14
“And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites living in the valley have iron war-carriages, those in Beth-shean and its towns as well as those in the valley of Jezreel.”— Joseph (Gen 30:24), Joshua 17:16
“Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been let loose on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord or done what is recorded in this book.”— Josiah (1Ki 13:2), 2 Chronicles 34:21
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