am 2990, bc 1014, An, Ex, Is, 477
sat Solomon: 1 Kings 1:46; 1 Chronicles 29:23-25; 2 Chronicles 1:1; Psalms 132:12
his kingdom: 2 Samuel 7:12-13, 2 Samuel 7:29; Psalms 72:8-20, Psalms 89:36-37
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1 Kings 2:12
1 Kings 2:12
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