both small and great: Heb. from small even unto great, Genesis 19:11; 1 Samuel 5:9, 1 Samuel 30:2; 2 Chronicles 15:13; Esther 1:5; Job 3:19; Psalms 115:13; Acts 26:22; Revelation 20:12
the book: 2 Kings 22:8; Deuteronomy 31:26; 1 Kings 8:9
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2 Kings 23:2
2 Kings 23:2
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