16 (A)And [a]after the Levites left, those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel, (B)came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 11:16 Lit. after them

Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and (A)those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

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23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and (A)encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.

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Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“Consider your ways!

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They eat up the sin of My people;
They set their [a]heart on their iniquity.

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  1. Hosea 4:8 Desires

14 And the king, when he heard these words, (A)was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he [a]labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

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  1. Daniel 6:14 strove

Assurance of God’s Victory over Enemies(A)

A Song. A Psalm of David.

108 O (B)God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

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Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
As they pass through the Valley (A)of [a]Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with [b]pools.
They go (B)from strength to strength;
[c]Each one (C)appears before God in Zion.

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  1. Psalm 84:6 Lit. Weeping
  2. Psalm 84:6 Or blessings
  3. Psalm 84:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. The God of gods shall be seen

10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
(A)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.

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14 If He should set His heart on it,
If He should (A)gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,

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18 For a multitude of the people, (A)many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, (B)yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement for everyone 19 who (C)prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.”

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11 Nevertheless (A)some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

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19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to (A)bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built (B)for the name of the Lord.”

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David Prepares to Build the Temple

22 Then David said, (A)“This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

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29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!

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Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you (A)return to the Lord with all your hearts, then (B)put away the foreign gods and the (C)Ashtoreths[a] from among you, and (D)prepare your hearts for the Lord, and (E)serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” So the children of Israel put away the (F)Baals and the [b]Ashtoreths, and served the Lord only.

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  1. 1 Samuel 7:3 Images of Canaanite goddesses
  2. 1 Samuel 7:4 Images of Canaanite goddesses

19 [a]Nevertheless, if the land of your possession is unclean, then cross over to the land of the possession of the Lord, (A)where the Lord’s tabernacle stands, and take possession among us; but do not rebel against the Lord, nor rebel against us, by building yourselves an altar besides the altar of the Lord our God.

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  1. Joshua 22:19 However

46 and he said to them: (A)“Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your (B)children to be careful to observe—all the words of this law.

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13 Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see; 14 but in the place which the Lord chooses, in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you.

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11 then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide. There you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice offerings which you vow to the Lord.

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“But you shall seek the (A)place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His (B)dwelling[a] place; and there you shall go. (C)There you shall take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the (D)firstborn of your herds and flocks.

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  1. Deuteronomy 12:5 home

21 But he who did not regard the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.

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