he loved: 1 Kings 11:1; Nehemiah 13:26; Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 23:27, Proverbs 26:11, Proverbs 27:22; 1 Corinthians 10:6
in the valley: or, by the brook
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Judges 16:4
Judges 16:4
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