24 For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates[a] from Tiphsah to (A)Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. (B)And he had peace on all sides around him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:24 Hebrew the River; twice in this verse

Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. (A)I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. (B)For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

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11 May all kings (A)fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!

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19 And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

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The Priestly Order of Melchizedek

For this (A)Melchizedek, king of (B)Salem, priest of (C)the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

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Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (A)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(B)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(C)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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In his days may (A)the righteous flourish,
    and (B)peace abound, till the moon be no more!

May he have dominion from (C)sea to sea,
    and from (D)the River[a] to the (E)ends of the earth!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates

Let the mountains bear (A)prosperity for the people,
    and the hills, in righteousness!

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(A)But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary nor misfortune.

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21 [a] (A)Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the (B)Euphrates[b] to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. (C)They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:21 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew
  2. 1 Kings 4:21 Hebrew the River

Samson and Delilah

16 Samson went to (A)Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute, and he went in to her.

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