Cross references

Genesis 18:28

suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?”

He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”

Genesis 18:28 BSB

Genesis 18:28 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 0 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 18:26 (2 votes) and Genesis 18:29 (2 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Genesis 18 to James 5.

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  1. So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”

  2. Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”

  3. So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared: ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ …

  4. So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

  5. If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat. I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.

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