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1 Kings 4:31

1 Kings 4:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

wiser: 1 Kings 3:12; Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31; Colossians 2:3

Ethan: 1 Chronicles 15:19; Psalms 89:1 *title

Heman: 1 Chronicles 2:6, 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 15:17; Psalms 88:1 *title

his fame: 1 Kings 5:7, 1 Kings 10:1, 1 Kings 10:6; 2 Chronicles 9:23; Matthew 4:24

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