the Lord: 1 Chronicles 17:17; 2 Samuel 7:16; Psalms 89:20-37
his kingdom: Numbers 24:7; 2 Samuel 7:8
because: 1 Kings 10:9; 2 Chronicles 2:11; Esther 4:14; Isaiah 1:25-27; Daniel 2:30
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1 Chronicles 14:2
1 Chronicles 14:2
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