"You know how that David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees out of Lebanon. My servants shall be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you shall say. For you know that there is not among us any who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians."

But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built.

The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

And he said, "How have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to kill me?

Wasn't it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid one hundred men of the LORD's prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you keep limping between two positions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." But the people did not answer him a word.

Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, "Please notice how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I did not deny him."

"See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the disaster on his house."

The king said to him, "How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"

The LORD said to him, 'How?' He said, 'I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said, 'You will entice him, and will also prevail. Go out and do so.'

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

It happened, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? But please consider and see how he seeks a quarrel against me."

His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean?'"

But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man from before him; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, "Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Isn't the sound of his master's feet behind him?"

It happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, that behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. Gehazi said, "My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life."

Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, "Pick him up, and throw him in the plot of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how, when you and I rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden on him:

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, "Behold, the two kings did not stand before him. How then shall we stand?"

Jehoahaz begged the LORD, and the LORD listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.

How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Haven't you heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Now have I brought it to pass, that it should be yours to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.

"Remember now, LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight." Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?"

Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return."

"Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

"Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon; for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon: and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

"But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven can't contain you; how much less this house which I have built.

The king said to him, "How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"

A spirit came out, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' "The LORD said to him, 'How?'

behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.

Now therefore do not let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way, neither believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand?"

His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the engraved images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the Record of the Seers.

to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), "For how long shall your journey be? And when will you return?" So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

Then I said to them, "You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won't be disgraced."

They found written in the law, how that the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;

Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women's house, to find out how Esther did, and what would become of her.

Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and servants of the king.

For how can I endure to see the disaster that would come to my people? How can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?"

How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth.

How forcible are words of uprightness. But your reproof, what does it reprove?

How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone until I swallow down my spittle?

"How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?

"Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?

How much less shall I answer him, And choose my words to argue with him?

How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.

how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water.

"How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

"How long will you torment me, and crush me with words?

If you say, 'How we will persecute him.' because the root of the matter is found in me,

"How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?

How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?

So how can you comfort me with nonsense, seeing that in your answers there remains only falsehood?"

"Isn't God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are.

How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

How much less man, who is a worm, the son of man, who is a worm."

"How have you helped him who is without power. How have you saved the arm that has no strength.

How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge.

Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him. But the thunder of his power who can understand?"

"I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

For I do not know how to give flattering titles; or else my Maker would soon take me away.

How much less when you say you do not see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him.

Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

LORD, how my adversaries have increased. Many are those who rise up against me.

You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.

My soul is also in great anguish. But you, LORD?how long?

LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens.

LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.

In the LORD, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain."

How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

The king rejoices in your strength, LORD. How greatly he rejoices in your salvation.

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men.

Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

How precious is your loving kindness, God. The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

"LORD, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.

which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds. Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.

They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"

How they are suddenly destroyed. They are completely swept away with terrors.

We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.

How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Arise, God. Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert.

how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

How long, LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?

LORD God of Hosts, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

"How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?" Selah.

How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of hosts.

How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?

Remember how short my time is. For what vanity have you created all the children of men.

Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,