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66 On the eighth day he sent the people away and they blessed the king. Then they went to their tents with gladness and goodness of heart because of all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David His [a]servant and to Israel His people.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:66 Or slave, cf. 8:52; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”

25 (A)They captured fortified cities and a [a](B)rich [b]land.
They took possession of (C)houses full of every good thing,
Hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves,
Trees for food in abundance.
So they ate, were filled, and (D)grew fat,
And (E)reveled in Your great goodness.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:25 Lit fat
  2. Nehemiah 9:25 Or ground

35 But (A)they, in their own kingdom,
(B)With Your abundant goodness which You gave them,
With the broad and rich land which You set before them,
Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.

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