1-Kings - 3:24



24 The king said, "Get me a sword." They brought a sword before the king.

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And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
And the king said, Fetch me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
Therefore the king said, "Bring a sword to me." And when they had brought a sword before the king,

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And the king said, (m) Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
(m) Unless God gives judges understanding, the impudency of the trespasser will overthrow the just cause of the innocent.

And the king said, bring me a sword,.... The design of which might not at first appear to the court, and it might be thought strange, and greatly wondered at: what should be the meaning of it:
and they brought a sword before the king; his commands were obeyed.

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