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14 He says, ‘I will build a ·great palace [L spacious house] for myself
    with large upper rooms.’
So he ·builds it with [cuts out] large windows
    and uses cedar wood for the ·walls [panels],
    which he paints ·red [vermilion].

15 “Does having a lot of cedar [C in your house]
    make you a great king?
·Your father was satisfied to [L Did not your father…?; C Josiah, a godly king] have food and drink.
    He did what was right and fair,
    so everything went well for him.
16 He ·helped [L judged the cause of] those who were poor and needy,
    so everything went well for him.
·That is what it [L Is this not what it…?] means to know ·God [L me],”
    says the Lord.

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