prophets: 1 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 3:13; 2 Timothy 4:3
Shall we go: Jeremiah 38:14-28, Jeremiah 42:2-3, Jeremiah 42:20
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2 Chronicles 18:5
2 Chronicles 18:5
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