1 Kings 1:11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? (KJV WBS)
1 Kings 1:13 go and enter in unto king David, and thou hast said unto him, Hast thou not, my lord, O king, sworn to thy handmaid, saying, Surely Solomon thy son doth reign after me, and he doth sit on my throne? and wherefore hath Adonijah reigned? (YLT)
1 Kings 1:41 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
1 Kings 2:43 and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?' (YLT)
1 Kings 9:8 as to this house, 'that' is high, every one passing by it is astonished, and hath hissed, and they have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house? (YLT)
1 Kings 11:11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
1 Kings 12:15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat. (KJV WBS)
1 Kings 16:16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
1 Kings 20:9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Kings 4:23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)
2 Kings 4:31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Kings 5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. (KJV DBY WBS)
2 Kings 5:8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. (KJV JPS ASV)
2 Kings 7:7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Kings 8:12 And Hazael saith, 'Wherefore is my lord weeping?' and he saith, 'Because I have known the evil that thou dost to the sons of Israel -- their fenced places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.' (YLT)
2 Kings 9:11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. (KJV JPS ASV YLT)
2 Kings 9:36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Kings 12:7 and king Jehoash calleth to Jehoiada the priest, and to the priests, and saith unto them, 'Wherefore are ye not strengthening the breach of the house? and now, receive no money from your acquaintances, but for the breach of the house give it.' (YLT)
2 Kings 17:26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Kings 19:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
1 Chronicles 13:11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day. (KJV WBS)
1 Chronicles 19:4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away. (KJV WBS)
1 Chronicles 21:4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
1 Chronicles 29:10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Chronicles 5:3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month. (KJV WBS)
2 Chronicles 7:21 And this house that hath been high, to every one passing by it, is an astonishment, and he hath said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land, and to this house? (YLT)
2 Chronicles 19:7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. (KJV WBS)
2 Chronicles 22:4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counselors after the death of his father to his destruction. (KJV WBS)
2 Chronicles 24:6 And the king calleth for Jehoiada the head, and saith to him, 'Wherefore hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the tribute of Moses, servant of Jehovah, and of the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the testimony? (YLT)
2 Chronicles 24:20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood up above the people and said unto them, Thus saith God: Wherefore do ye transgress the commandments of Jehovah? And ye cannot prosper; for ye have forsaken Jehovah, and he hath forsaken you. (DBY)
2 Chronicles 25:10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Chronicles 25:15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Chronicles 28:5 Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. (KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)
2 Chronicles 29:8 Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Chronicles 29:34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
2 Chronicles 33:11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Nehemiah 2:2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, (KJV WBS YLT)
Nehemiah 2:3 and say to the king, 'Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, 'is' a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?' (YLT)
Nehemiah 13:11 And I strive with the prefects, and say, 'Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station; (YLT)
Nehemiah 13:21 and I testify against them, and say unto them, 'Wherefore are ye lodging over-against the wall? if ye repeat 'it', a hand I put forth upon you;' from that time they have not come in on the sabbath. (YLT)
Esther 3:3 And the servants of the king, who 'are' in the gate of the king, say to Mordecai, 'Wherefore 'art' thou transgressing the command of the king?' (YLT)
Esther 3:6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Esther 4:5 And Esther calleth to Hatach, of the eunuchs of the king, whom he hath stationed before her, and giveth him a charge for Mordecai, to know what this 'is', and wherefore this 'is'. (YLT)
Esther 9:26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Job 3:11 Wherefore did I not die from the womb, come forth from the belly and expire? (DBY)
Job 3:12 Why did the knees receive me? And wherefore the breasts, that I should suck? (JPS DBY YLT)
Job 3:20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; (KJV ASV DBY)
Job 10:2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Job 10:18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Job 13:14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Job 13:24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Job 18:3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Job 21:4 As for me, is my complaint to a man? or wherefore should not my spirit be impatient? (DBY YLT)
Job 21:7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Job 24:1 Wherefore from the Mighty One Times have not been hidden, And those knowing Him have not seen His days. (YLT)
Job 32:6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)
Job 33:1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. (KJV WBS)
Job 33:13 Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When 'for' all His matters He answereth not? (YLT)
Job 42:6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)
Psalms 10:13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Psalms 44:24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Psalms 49:5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Psalms 79:10 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed. (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Psalms 89:47 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? (KJV DBY YLT)
Psalms 95:11 Wherefore I swore in My wrath, that they should not enter into My rest.' (JPS ASV)
Psalms 115:2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Proverbs 17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? (KJV JPS ASV)
Ecclesiastes 3:22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Ecclesiastes 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Ecclesiastes 5:6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Isaiah 1:5 Wherefore are ye stricken any more? Ye do add apostacy! Every head is become diseased, and every heart 'is' sick. (YLT)
Isaiah 5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Isaiah 10:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Isaiah 16:11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Isaiah 24:15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. (KJV ASV WBS)
Isaiah 28:14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: (KJV WBS)
Isaiah 30:12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Isaiah 37:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Isaiah 38:16 O Lord, by these things men live, and altogether therein is the life of my spirit; wherefore recover Thou me, and make me to live. (JPS ASV)
Isaiah 45:10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father. 'Wherefore begettest thou?' Or to a woman: 'Wherefore travailest thou?' (JPS)
Isaiah 50:2 Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Isaiah 55:2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Isaiah 58:3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Isaiah 63:2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Jeremiah 2:9 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Jeremiah 2:14 A servant 'is' Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey? (YLT)
Jeremiah 2:29 Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD. (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Jeremiah 2:31 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Jeremiah 5:6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Jeremiah 5:7 Wherefore should I pardon thee? The children have forsaken Me, and sworn by no-gods; and when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots' houses. (JPS DBY)
Jeremiah 5:14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Jeremiah 5:19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not your's. (KJV JPS ASV DBY)
Jeremiah 8:5 Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back -- a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back. (YLT)
Jeremiah 8:14 Wherefore are we sitting still? Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced cities, And we are silent there, For Jehovah our God hath made us silent, Yea, He causeth us to drink water of gall, For we have sinned against Jehovah. (YLT)
Jeremiah 8:19 Lo, the voice of a cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off, Is Jehovah not in Zion? is her king not in her? Wherefore have they provoked Me with their graven images, With the vanities of a foreigner? (YLT)
Jeremiah 8:22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? For wherefore hath not the health of the daughter of my people gone up? (YLT)
Jeremiah 9:12 Who is the wise man, that he may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it? Wherefore is the land perished and laid waste like a wilderness, so that none passeth through? (JPS ASV)
Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Jeremiah 13:22 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)