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1 Kings 8:6

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

And the priests: 1 Kings 8:4; 2 Samuel 6:17; 2 Chronicles 5:7

his place: 1 Kings 6:19; Exodus 26:33-34, Exodus 40:20-21

under the wings: 1 Kings 6:27; Exodus 25:20-22, Exodus 37:9; 1 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 6:2; Psalms 80:1, Psalms 99:1; Isaiah 37:16; Ezekiel 10:5

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