stays: Heb. hands
two lions: Genesis 49:9-10; Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9; Revelation 5:5
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2 Chronicles 9:18
2 Chronicles 9:18
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The unimaginable.
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aequat--Death wrenches from the hand the sceptre as well as the spade.
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