am 3020-3029, bc 984-975
loved: 1 Kings 11:8; Genesis 6:2-5; Deuteronomy 17:17; Nehemiah 13:23-27; Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 5:8-20, Proverbs 6:24, Proverbs 7:5; Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 23:33
together with: or, beside, 1 Kings 3:1; Leviticus 18:18
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1 Kings 11:1
1 Kings 11:1
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