Ezra 8:22

because I was ashamed to ask the king for a contingent of soldiers and cavalry to protect us from enemies we might encounter on the way. After all, we had told the king, "The hand of our God seeks the good of all who seek him, but his power and anger are against everyone who forsakes him."

2 Chronicles 15:2

so he went out to meet Asa and rebuked him:

Ezra 7:6

left Babylon. He was a skillful scribe of the Law of Moses that the LORD God of Israel had given. And the king granted him everything he had requested because the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.

Ezra 7:9

On the first day of the first month he left Babylon and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, since the beneficent hand of his God was upon him.

Ezra 7:28

and who showed gracious love to me before the king, before his advisors, and before all of the king's mighty officials. And I was strengthened because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me. So I gathered together the leaders of Israel to go with me.

1 Peter 3:12

For the Lord watches the righteous, and he pays attention to their prayers. But the Lord opposes those who do wrong."

Joshua 23:16

When you break the covenant of the LORD your God that he commanded you to obey by going to serve other gods and worship them, then the anger of the LORD will blaze against you, and you will perish quickly from this good land that he gave you."

1 Chronicles 28:9

"Now as for you, my son Solomon, get to know the God of your father. Serve him with a sound heart and a devoted soul, because the LORD is searching every heart, every plan and thought. He will be found by you, assuming you are seeking him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you forever.

2 Chronicles 16:9

The LORD's eyes keep on roaming throughout the earth, looking for those whose hearts completely belong to him, so that he may strongly support them. But because you have acted foolishly in this, from now on you will have wars."

Psalm 21:8-9

Your hand will find all your enemies, your right hand will find those who hate you.

Psalm 33:18-19

Indeed, the LORD watches those who fear him; those who trust in his gracious love

Psalm 34:15-16

The LORD looks on the righteous, and he listens to their cries.

Psalm 34:22

The LORD redeems the lives of his servants; and none of those who trust in him will be held guilty. Davidic

Psalm 90:11

Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,

Isaiah 3:10-11

"Tell the righteous that things will go well, because they will enjoy the fruit of their actions."

Lamentations 3:25

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the person who searches for him.

Zephaniah 1:2-6

"I'll utterly sweep away everything from the land," declares the LORD.

Romans 8:28

And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

2 Corinthians 7:14

For if I have been doing some boasting about you to him, I have never been ashamed of it. Moreover, since everything we told you was true, our boasting to Titus has also proved to be true.

Hebrews 10:38

but my righteous one will live by faith, and if he turns back, my soul will take no pleasure in him."

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Summary

For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

Bible References

I was ashamed

1 Corinthians 9:15
But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.
2 Corinthians 7:14
For if I have been doing some boasting about you to him, I have never been ashamed of it. Moreover, since everything we told you was true, our boasting to Titus has also proved to be true.

His power and his wrath

Joshua 23:16
When you break the covenant of the LORD your God that he commanded you to obey by going to serve other gods and worship them, then the anger of the LORD will blaze against you, and you will perish quickly from this good land that he gave you."
2 Chronicles 15:2
so he went out to meet Asa and rebuked him:
Psalm 21:8
Your hand will find all your enemies, your right hand will find those who hate you.
Psalm 34:16
The face of the LORD is set against those who do evil, and he will remove people's recollection of them from the earth.
Psalm 90:11
Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,
Zephaniah 1:2
"I'll utterly sweep away everything from the land," declares the LORD.
Hebrews 10:38
but my righteous one will live by faith, and if he turns back, my soul will take no pleasure in him."
1 Peter 3:12
For the Lord watches the righteous, and he pays attention to their prayers. But the Lord opposes those who do wrong."

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