the wisdom: 1 Kings 3:9-12; Ezra 7:25; Ecclesiastes 7:19; Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:47, Daniel 5:11; 1 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Corinthians 1:30; Colossians 2:3
in him: Heb. in the midst of him
to do: Psalms 72:2, Psalms 72:4
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1 Kings 3:28
1 Kings 3:28
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