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2 Chronicles 2:4

2 Chronicles 2:4

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

build: 2 Chronicles 2:1; 1 Kings 8:18

to dedicate: 1 Kings 8:63

to burn: Exodus 30:7

sweet incense: Heb. incense of spices

the continual: Exodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:5-9

the burnt: Exodus 29:38-42; Numbers 28:3-4, Numbers 28:9-11

the solemn feasts: Leviticus 23:1-17; Num. 28:1-29:40

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