This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
Definition
from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
Traditional renderings: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.
Traditional renderings: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יְהֹוָה:
Glossary entries
Zion Lord Jerusalem Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Jebus, Jebusite
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6,522 total
- 2 Chronicles 14:11יְהוָ֗ה · O LORD; יְהוָ֤ה · O LORD; יְהוָ֤ה · O LORDThen Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
- 2 Chronicles 14:12יְהוָה֙ · So the LORDSo the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
- 2 Chronicles 14:13יְהוָ֖ה · the LORDThen Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
- 2 Chronicles 14:14יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORD…and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
- 2 Chronicles 15:2יְהוָ֤ה · The LORDSo he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
- 2 Chronicles 15:4יְהוָ֖ה · the LORDBut in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
- 2 Chronicles 15:8יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD; יְהוָֽה׃ · of the LORD’s {temple}When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
- 2 Chronicles 15:9יְהוָ֥ה · the LORDAnd he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
- 2 Chronicles 15:11לַיהוָה֙ · to the LORDAt that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.
- 2 Chronicles 15:12יְהוָ֖ה · the LORDThen they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
- 2 Chronicles 15:13לַיהוָ֥ה · the LORDAnd whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
- 2 Chronicles 15:14לַיהוָ֔ה · to the LORDThey took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15יְהוָ֛ה · So the LORDAnd all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
- 2 Chronicles 16:2יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORDSo Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
- 2 Chronicles 16:7יְהוָ֣ה · the LORDAt that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
- 2 Chronicles 16:8יְהוָ֖ה · the LORDWere not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9יְהוָ֗ה · of the LORDFor the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
- 2 Chronicles 16:12יְהוָ֔ה · the LORDIn the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
- 2 Chronicles 17:3יְהוָ֖ה · Now the LORDNow the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
- 2 Chronicles 17:5יְהוָ֤ה · So the LORDSo the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
- 2 Chronicles 17:6יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORDAnd his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 17:9יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORDThey taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
- 2 Chronicles 17:10יְהוָ֗ה · of the LORDAnd the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
- 2 Chronicles 17:16לַיהוָ֑ה · for the LORD…and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.
- 2 Chronicles 18:4יְהוָֽה׃ · of the LORDBut Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:6לַיהוָ֖ה · of the LORDBut Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
- 2 Chronicles 18:7יְהוָ֨ה · of the LORDThe king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
- 2 Chronicles 18:10יְהוָ֔ה · the LORDNow Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
- 2 Chronicles 18:11יְהוָ֖ה · for the LORDAnd all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:13יְהוָ֕ה · As surely as the LORDBut Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:15יְהוָֽה׃ · of the LORDBut the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
- 2 Chronicles 18:16יְהוָה֙ · And the LORDSo Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
- 2 Chronicles 18:18יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD; יְהוָה֙ · the LORDMicaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
- 2 Chronicles 18:19יְהוָ֗ה · And the LORDAnd the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
- 2 Chronicles 18:20יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֛ה · the LORDThen a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 18:22יְהוָה֙ · the LORD; וַֽיהוָ֔ה · and the LORDSo you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:23יְהוָ֛ה · of the LORD [go]Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
- 2 Chronicles 18:27יְהוָ֖ה · the LORDBut Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
- 2 Chronicles 18:31וַֽיהוָ֣ה · and the LORDWhen the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
- 2 Chronicles 19:2יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD; יְהוָֽה׃ · of the LORD [is]Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
- 2 Chronicles 19:4יְהוָ֖ה · the LORDJehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 19:6לַיהוָ֑ה · for the LORDThen he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORDAnd now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”