but few: Heb. but men of number
a few: Genesis 34:30; Acts 7:5; Hebrews 11:13
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1 Chronicles 16:19
1 Chronicles 16:19
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1 Chronicles 16:1-3
These three verses rather belong to the close of the last chapter, and they carry on the parallel of 2 Samuel 6:1-23. in its 2 Samuel 6:17-19.
1 Chronicles 16:1
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