~ which were before ~ 03_LEV_18_27  (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which [were] before you, and the land is defiled;) #, 05_DEU_04_32  For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and [ask] from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been [any such thing] as this great thing [is], or hath been heard like it? #, 12_2KI_21_11  Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, [and] hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which [were] before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols, #, 24_JER_34_05  [But] thou shalt die in peace, and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn [odours] for thee; and they will lament thee, [saying], Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD. #, 26_EZE_09_06  Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women, but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house. #, 40_MAT_05_12  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great [is] your reward in heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. #,