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2 Chronicles 12:16
2 Chronicles 12:16
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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Abijah: 2 Chronicles 13:1; 1 Kings 14:31, Abijam, 1 Chronicles 3:10; Matthew 1:7, Abia