the king: 1 Chronicles 17:1-15; Daniel 4:29-30
the Lord: Joshua 21:44, Joshua 23:1; 1 Kings 5:4; 2 Chronicles 14:6; Psalms 18:1 *title Proverbs 16:7; Luke 1:74-75
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2 Samuel 7:1
2 Samuel 7:1
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