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1Ki 8:23 — And he said, LORD God of Israel, [there is] no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

LORD God		Gen 33:20; Exd 3:15
no God		Exd 15:11; 1Sa 2:2; 2Sa 7:22; Psa 35:10; Psa 86:8; Psa 89:6-8; Psa 113:5; Isa 40:18,25; Jer 10:6,16; Mic 7:18
who keepest		Deu 7:9; Neh 1:5; Neh 9:32; Psa 89:3-5; Dan 9:4; Mic 7:19,20; Luk 1:72
walk before		1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 3:6; 1Ki 6:12; Gen 17:1; 2Ki 20:3

Correlating Passages

LORD God

	Gen 33:20	And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.
	Exd 3:15	And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations.

no God

	Exd 15:11	Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?
	1Sa 2:2	[There is] none holy as the LORD: for [there is] none beside thee: neither [is there] any rock like our God.
	2Sa 7:22	Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
	Psa 35:10	All my bones shall say, LORD, who [is] like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
	Psa 86:8	Among the gods [there is] none like unto thee, O Lord; neither [are there any works] like unto thy works.
	Psa 89:6	For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
	Psa 89:7	God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all [them that are] about him.
	Psa 89:8	O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
	Psa 113:5	Who [is] like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
	Isa 40:18	To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
	Isa 40:25	To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
	Jer 10:6	Forasmuch as [there is] none like unto thee, O LORD; thou [art] great, and thy name [is] great in might.
	Jer 10:16	The portion of Jacob [is] not like them: for he [is] the former of all [things]; and Israel [is] the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts [is] his name.
	Mic 7:18	Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.

who keepest

	Deu 7:9	Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
	Neh 1:5	And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
	Neh 9:32	Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
	Psa 89:3	I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
	Psa 89:4	Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
	Psa 89:5	And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
	Dan 9:4	And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
	Mic 7:19	He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
	Mic 7:20	Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
	Luk 1:72	To perform the mercy [promised] to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

walk before

	1Ki 2:4	That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
	1Ki 3:6	And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is] this day.
	1Ki 6:12	[Concerning] this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
	Gen 17:1	And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
	2Ki 20:3	I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

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