the sons: 2 Samuel 20:1; Deuteronomy 13:13; 1 Samuel 2:12
thorns: Genesis 3:18; Song of Solomon 2:2; Isaiah 33:12; Ezekiel 2:6
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2 Samuel 23:6
2 Samuel 23:6
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