The Lord: 1 Chronicles 19:13; Psalms 115:14; Proverbs 14:28; Isaiah 26:15, Isaiah 48:19
why will: Genesis 20:9; Exodus 32:21; Numbers 32:9-10; 1 Samuel 2:24; 1 Kings 14:16
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1 Chronicles 21:3
1 Chronicles 21:3
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