made: Heb. gave
the sycamore: 1 Chronicles 27:28; Psalms 78:47; Isaiah 9:10; Amos 7:14; Luke 19:4
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2 Chronicles 9:27
2 Chronicles 9:27
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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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