he had restored: 2 Kings 4:35
the woman: Ruth 2:3; Esther 5:14, Esther 6:11-12; Proverbs 16:9; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Matthew 10:29-30; Acts 8:27-40; Romans 8:31
My lord: 2 Kings 6:12, 2 Kings 6:26; 1 Samuel 26:17; Psalms 145:1
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2 Kings 8:5
2 Kings 8:5
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