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Psa. 68:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even ζthousandsg of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

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Deut. 33:2• ²And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose up from Seir unto them; He shone forth from mount Paran, And he came from the myriads of the sanctuary; From his right hand went forth a law of fire for them. (Deut. 33:2)

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Psa. 18:10• ¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind. (Psa. 18:10)

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Deut. 33:2• ²And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose up from Seir unto them; He shone forth from mount Paran, And he came from the myriads of the sanctuary; From his right hand went forth a law of fire for them. (Deut. 33:2)

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2 Kings 2:11• ¹¹And it came to pass as they went on, and talked, that behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire; and they parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into the heavens. (2 Kings 2:11)

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2 Kings 6:16‑17• ¹⁶And he said, Fear not, for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.
¹⁷And Elisha prayed and said, Jehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And Jehovah opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. (2 Kings 6:16‑17)

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Ezek. 1:15‑28• ¹⁵And I looked at the living creatures, and behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, toward their four faces.
¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was as the look of a chrysolite; and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
¹⁷When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not when they went.
¹⁸As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.
¹⁹And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
²⁰Whithersoever the Spirit was to go, they went, thither would their spirit go; and the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
²¹When those went, they went; and when those stood, they stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
²²And there was the likeness of an expanse over the heads of the living creature, as the look of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
²³And under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side their bodies.
²⁴And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, a tumultuous noise, as the noise of a host: when they stood, they let down their wings;
²⁵and there was a voice from above the expanse that was over their heads. When they stood, they let down their wings.
²⁶And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
²⁷And I saw as the look of glowing brass, as the appearance of fire, within it round about; from the appearance of his loins and upward, and from the appearance of his loins and downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
²⁸As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke. (Ezek. 1:15‑28)

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Dan. 7:10• ¹⁰A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him; thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. (Dan. 7:10)

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Matt. 26:53• ⁵³Or thinkest thou that I cannot now call upon my Father, and he will furnish me more than twelve legions of angels? (Matt. 26:53)

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Rev. 5:11• ¹¹And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands; (Rev. 5:11)

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Rev. 9:16• ¹⁶and the number of the hosts of horse was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number. (Rev. 9:16)

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as in Sinai.

Ex. 3:5• ⁵And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. (Ex. 3:5)

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Ex. 19:22‑23• ²²And the priests also, who come near to Jehovah, shall hallow themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them.
²³And Moses said to Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for thou hast testified to us, saying, Set bounds about the mountain, and hallow it. (Ex. 19:22‑23)

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The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.