Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
Seek the lord
Proclaimed
General references
Bible References
Feared
Genesis 32:7
Feeling mounting terror and distress, Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, doing the same with the flocks, the cattle, and the camels.
Psalm 56:3
On days when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
Isaiah 37:3
"Here is what Hezekiah says," they told him. "This day is a day of trouble, rebuke, and disgrace, as when children come to the point of birth and there is no energy to deliver them.
Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the LORD greatly, offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.
Matthew 10:28
Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
Seek the lord
2 Chronicles 11:16
As a result, anyone from all of the tribes of Israel who was determined to seek the LORD God of Israel followed the descendants of Levi to Jerusalem so they could sacrifice to the LORD God of their ancestors,
2 Chronicles 19:3
Nevertheless, a few good things have been found in you, in that you have removed the Asheroth from the land and you have disciplined yourself to seek God."
Proclaimed
Judges 20:26
All the Israelis, including its army, went up from there to Bethel and wept, remaining there in the LORD's presence, fasting throughout the day until dusk, when they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings in the LORD's presence.
1 Samuel 7:6
So they came together at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out in the LORD's presence.
Ezra 8:21
Then I called for a fast there at the Ahava River so we could humble ourselves before our God and seek from him an appropriate way for us and our little ones to live, and how we should guard our personal wealth,
Esther 4:16
"Go and gather all the Jewish people who are in Susa and fast for me. Don't eat or drink for three days, night or day. Both I and my young women will also fast in the same way, and then I'll go in to the king, even though it's against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
Jeremiah 36:9
In the ninth month of the fifth year of the reign of Josiah's son Jehoiakim, king of Judah, a fast was proclaimed in the LORD's presence in Jerusalem for all the people of Jerusalem, as well as all the people who were coming from the towns of Judah.
Daniel 9:3
"So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking him in prayer and supplication, accompanied with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Joel 1:14
Set apart time for a fast! Call a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and everyone living in the land to the Temple of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD!"
Joel 2:12
"Yet even now," declares the LORD, "Turn back to me with your whole heart, with fasting, tears, and mourning.
Jonah 3:5
The people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least important.
General references
Psalm 56:3
On days when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.