was exceeding: Proverbs 27:3-4; Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:19-20
and slew: Genesis 49:7; 2 Kings 8:12; Proverbs 28:15, Proverbs 28:17; Isaiah 26:21, Isaiah 59:7; Hosea 10:14; Revelation 17:6
according: Matthew 2:7
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Matthew 2:16
Matthew 2:16
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