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highlighted Hebrews 7:2 NLT
Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. The name Melchizedek means “king of justice,” and king of Salem means “king of peace.”
Aug 16
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highlighted Hebrews 7:1 NLT
This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High. When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him.
Aug 16
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highlighted Hebrews 7:1 NASB
For this aMelchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the bMost High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
Aug 16
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highlighted Hebrews 7:3-4 NASB
Without father, without mother, awithout genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like bthe Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually.Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the apatriarch, bgave a tenth of the choicest spoils.
Aug 16
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highlighted Psalms 129:1-4 NASB
"Many times they have apersecuted me from my byouth up,"
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:27-29 NLT
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah. Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price. At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pieces of silver. They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:26 NLT
Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem.
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:23-25 NLT
So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth. People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God had given him. Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:19-20 NLT
The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne. There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:14-15 NLT
Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold. This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:13 NLT
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for, besides all the customary gifts he had so generously given. Then she and all her attendants returned to their own land.
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:4-5 NLT
When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built, she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the cup-bearers, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the LORD.
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:2-3 NLT
She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind. Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:1 NLT
When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions.
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:9 NLT
Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 10:6-8 NLT
She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is true! I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told. How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!
Aug 16
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highlighted 1 Kings 9:28 NLT
They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.
Aug 15
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highlighted 1 Kings 9:25 NLT
Three times each year Solomon presented burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD. He also burned incense to the LORD. And so he finished the work of building the Temple.
Aug 15
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highlighted 1 Kings 9:22 NLT
But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for forced labor. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, government officials, officers and captains in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers.
Aug 15
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highlighted 1 Kings 9:20 NLT
There were still some people living in the land who were not Israelites, including Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
Aug 15