next unto king: Genesis 41:44; 1 Samuel 23:17; 2 Chronicles 28:7; Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:29
accepted: Esther 3:2; Romans 14:18
seeking: Nehemiah 2:10; Psalms 122:6-9; Romans 9:2-3, Romans 10:1
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Esther 10:3
Esther 10:3
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