their hearts: Judges 9:27, Judges 18:20, Judges 19:6, Judges 19:9; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 20:12; Esther 3:15; Isaiah 22:13; Daniel 5:2-3; Matthew 14:6-7
them: Heb. before them
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Judges 16:25
Judges 16:25
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