Quotes about Preparation
Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
— 2 Chronicles 1:4
to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.
— 2 Chronicles 2:9
Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”
— 2 Chronicles 29:19
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
— 2 Chronicles 31:11
Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
— 2 Chronicles 32:4
Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
— 2 Chronicles 32:6
He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks.
— 2 Chronicles 32:28
Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
— 2 Chronicles 35:4
So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
— 2 Chronicles 35:10
So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
— Ezra 1:5
So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
— Nehemiah 4:13
Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
— Nehemiah 8:10