2 Chronicles 11:16
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16 Those who had set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.(A)
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2 Chronicles 15:9
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9 He gathered all Judah and Benjamin and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing as aliens with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.(A)
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Acts 11:23
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23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion,(A)
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Haggai 1:5
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5 Now therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider how you have fared.(A)
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Hosea 4:8
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8 They feed on the sin of my people;
they are greedy for their iniquity.
Daniel 6:14
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14 When the king heard the charge, he was very much distressed. He was determined to save Daniel, and until the sun went down he made every effort to rescue him.(A)
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Psalm 108:1
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Psalm 108
Praise and Prayer for Victory
A Song. A Psalm of David.
1 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;[a]
I will sing and make melody.
Awake, my soul
Psalm 84:5-7
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5 Happy are those whose strength is in you,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.[a](A)
6 As they go through the valley of Baca,
they make it a place of springs;
the early rain also covers it with pools.(B)
7 They go from strength to strength;
the God of gods will be seen in Zion.(C)
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- 84.5 Heb lacks to Zion
Psalm 62:10
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10 Put no confidence in extortion,
and set no vain hopes on robbery;
if riches increase, do not set your heart on them.(A)
Job 34:14
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- 34.14 Heb his heart his spirit
2 Chronicles 30:18-19
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18 For a multitude of the people, many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was prescribed. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord pardon all(A) 19 who set their hearts to seek God, the Lord the God of their ancestors, even though not in accordance with the sanctuary’s rules of cleanness.”(B)
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2 Chronicles 30:11
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11 Only a few from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.(A)
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1 Chronicles 22:1
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1 Chronicles 16:29
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29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in holy splendor;
1 Samuel 7:3-4
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Samuel as Judge
3 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Astartes from among you. Direct your heart to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”(A) 4 So Israel put away the Baals and the Astartes, and they served the Lord only.
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Joshua 22:19
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19 But now, if your land is unclean, cross over into the Lord’s land, where the Lord’s tabernacle now stands, and take for yourselves a possession among us; only do not rebel against the Lord or rebel against us[a] by building yourselves an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God.(A)
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- 22.19 Or make rebels of us
Deuteronomy 32:46
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46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words that I am giving in witness against you today; give them as a command to your children, so that they may diligently observe all the words of this law.(A)
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Deuteronomy 12:13-14
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A Prescribed Place of Worship
13 “Take care that you do not offer your burnt offerings at any place you happen to see. 14 But only at the place that the Lord will choose in one of your tribes—there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do everything I command you.(A)
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Deuteronomy 12:11
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11 then you shall bring everything that I command you to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and your donations, and all your choice votive gifts that you vow to the Lord.(A)
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Deuteronomy 12:5-6
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5 But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes as his habitation to put his name there. You shall go there,(A) 6 bringing there your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and your donations, your votive gifts, your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and flocks.
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Exodus 9:21
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21 but those who did not regard the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the open field.
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1 Chronicles 22:19
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19 Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Go and build the sanctuary of the Lord God so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into the house built for the name of the Lord.”(A)
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