Genesis 18:28

If five of the fifty righteous are lacking, will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?” And He said, “If I find [at least] forty-five [righteous people] there, I will not destroy it.”

Genesis 18:26

So the Lord said, “If I find within the city of Sodom fifty righteous [people], then I will spare the entire place for their sake.”

Genesis 18:29

Abraham spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose [only] forty are found there.” And He said, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty [who are righteous].”

Numbers 14:17-19

But now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying,

1 Kings 20:32-33

So they put sackcloth around their loins and ropes on their necks, and came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” And Ahab asked, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

Job 23:3-4


“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might [even] come to His seat!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

Bible References

Wilt

Numbers 14:17
But now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying,
1 Kings 20:32
So they put sackcloth around their loins and ropes on their necks, and came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” And Ahab asked, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
Job 23:3

“Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might [even] come to His seat!

If i

Genesis 18:26
So the Lord said, “If I find within the city of Sodom fifty righteous [people], then I will spare the entire place for their sake.”