Lord judge: 1 Samuel 26:10, 1 Samuel 26:23; Genesis 16:5; Judges 11:27; Job 5:8; Psalms 7:8-9, Psalms 35:1, Psalms 43:1, Psalms 94:1; Romans 12:19; 1 Peter 2:23; Revelation 6:10
but mine hand: 1 Samuel 26:11
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1 Samuel 24:12
1 Samuel 24:12
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