- pray before the LORD[YHWH]:
- Heb. intreat the face of the Lord, "And the inhabitantsª° of oneª [city] shall goª° to¹ another,ª saying,ª° Let us go²° speedilyª° to prayª°¹ beforeª the LORD,ª and to seekª°¹ the LORDª of hosts:ª I¹ will go²°¹ also.¹" {Zch 8:21} + "And Mosesª besoughtª°²¹ the LORDª his God,ª and said,ª° LORD,ª why¹ doth thy wrathª wax hotª° against thy people,ª which¹ thou hast brought forthª° out of the landª¹ of Egyptª with greatª power,ª and with a mightyª hand?ª" {Exd 32:11} *marg. "Therefore saidª° I, The Philistinesª will come downª° now¹ upon¹ me to Gilgal,ª and I have not¹ made supplicationª° untoª the LORD:ª I forced²° myself¹ therefore, and offeredª° a burnt offering.ª" {1Sm 13:12} + "And the kingª answeredª° and saidª° unto¹ the manª of God,ª Intreatª° now¹¹ the faceª of the LORDª thy God,ª and prayª° for¹ me, that my handª may be restored me again.ª°¹ And the manª of Godª besoughtª°²¹ the LORD,ª¹ and the king'sª handª was restored him again,ª°¹ and became¹ as [it was] before.ª" {1Kg 13:6} + "Did Hezekiahª kingª of Judahª and all¹ Judahª put him at all²° to death?ª° did he not¹ fear²¹¹ the LORD,ª and besoughtª°¹¹ the LORD,ª² and the LORDª repentedª° him of¹ the evilª which¹ he had pronouncedª° against¹ them? Thus² might we¹ procureª° greatª evilª against¹ our souls.ª" {Jer 26:19}
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