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1 Kings 5:6

1 Kings 5:6 command H6680 (H8761) down H3772 (H8799) cedars H730 Lebanon H3844 servants H5650 servants H5650 pay H5414 (H8799) wages H7939 servants H5650 say H559 (H8799) know H3045 (H8804) none H376 skill H3045 (H8802) cut H3772 (H8800) timber H6086 Sidonians H6722

cedar trees - 1 Kings 6:9-10, 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 6:20; 2 Chronicles 2:8, 2 Chronicles 2:10; Psalms 29:5

will I give hire - Romans 12:17; Php_4:8

that there is not - 1 Corinthians 12:14-21; Ephesians 4:7

Sidonians - Genesis 10:15; Ezra 3:7

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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