Azzah: Genesis 10:19; Judges 16:1, Gaza
all the kings: 1 Kings 4:21; Psalms 72:8, Psalms 72:11
had peace: 1 Kings 5:4; 1 Chronicles 22:9; Psalms 72:3, Psalms 72:7; Isaiah 9:7; Luke 2:14; Hebrews 7:1-2
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1 Kings 4:24
1 Kings 4:24
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