- for they cried:
- "If¹ thy peopleª go outª° to battleª against¹ their enemy,ª° whithersoeverª¹ thou shalt sendª° them, and shall prayª° unto¹ the LORDª towardª the cityª which¹ thou hast chosen,ª° and [toward] the houseª that¹ I have builtª° for thy name:ª ... Then hearª° thou in heavenª¹ their prayerª and their supplication,ª and maintainª° their cause.ª" {1Kg 8:44-45} + "And when Judahª looked back,ª° behold,¹ the battleª [was] beforeª and behind:ª and they criedª° unto the LORD,ª and the priestsª soundedª°°° with the trumpets.ª ... Then the menª of Judahª gave a shout:ª° and as the menª of Judahª shouted,ª° it came to pass,¹ that Godª smoteª°¹ Jeroboamª and all¹ Israelª beforeª Abijahª and Judah.ª" {2Ch 13:14-15} + "And Asaª criedª° unto¹ the LORDª his God,ª and said,ª° LORD,ª [it is] nothing¹ with¹ thee to help,ª° whetherª with many,ª or with them that have no¹ power:ª helpª° us, O LORDª our God;ª for¹ we restª° on¹ thee, and in thy nameª we goª° against¹ this¹ multitude.ª O LORD,ª thou¹ [art] our God;ª let not¹ manª prevailª° against¹ thee. ... And Asaª and the peopleª that¹ [were] with¹ him pursuedª° them unto¹ Gerar:ª and the Ethiopiansª¹ were overthrown,ª° that they could not¹ recoverª themselves; for¹ they were destroyedª° beforeª the LORD,ª and beforeª his host;ª and they carried awayª° veryª muchª° spoil.ª" {2Ch 14:11-13} + "And it came to pass,¹ when the captainsª of the chariotsª sawª°¹ Jehoshaphat,ª that they¹ said,ª° It¹ [is] the kingª of Israel.ª Therefore they compassed¹ about²°¹ him to fight:ª° but Jehoshaphatª cried out,ª° and the LORDª helpedª° him; and Godª movedª° them [to depart] from¹ him." {2Ch 18:31} + "O our God,ª wilt thou not¹ judgeª° them? for¹ we have no¹ mightª againstª this¹ greatª companyª that comethª° against¹ us; neither¹ knowª° weª what¹ to do:ª° but¹ our eyesª [are] upon¹ thee." {2Ch 20:12} + "And for¹ this¹ [cause] Hezekiahª the king,ª and the prophetª Isaiahª the sonª of Amoz,ª prayedª° and criedª° to heaven.ª ... And the LORDª sentª° an angel,ª which cut offª° all¹ the mighty menª of valour,ª and the leadersª and captainsª in the campª of the kingª of Assyria.ª So he returnedª° with shameª of faceª to his own land.ª And when he was come²° into¹ the houseª of his god,ª they that came forthª¹ of his own bowelsª slewª° him there¹ with the sword.ª" {2Ch 32:20-21}
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