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06-JOS.usfm

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 \v 8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they selected Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau from the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth Gilead, from the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh.
 
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-\v 9 These were the cities selected for all the people of Israel and for the foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who killed a person unintentionally could run to them for safety. This person would not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until the accused person would first stand before the assembly.
+\v 9 These were the cities selected for all the people of Israel and for the foreigners sojourning among them, so that anyone who killed a person unintentionally could run to them for safety. This person would not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until the accused person would first stand before the assembly.
 
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11-1KI.usfm

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 \v 4 so that Yahweh may fulfill his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your descendants carefully watch their conduct, to walk before me faithfully with all their heart and with all their soul, you will never cease to have a man on the throne of Israel.'
 
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-\v 5 You know also what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner, and to Amasa son of Jether, whom he killed. He shed the blood of war in peace and put the blood of war on the belt around his waist and on the shoes on his feet.
+\v 5 You know also what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner, and to Amasa son of Jether, whom he killed. He shed the blood of war in peace and put the blood of war on the belt around his waist and on the sandals on his feet.
 \v 6 Deal with Joab by the wisdom you have learned, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
 
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 \v 45 But King Solomon will be blessed and the throne of David will be established before Yahweh forever."
 \v 46 Then the king gave a command to Benaiah son of Jehoiada. He went out and put Shimei to death.
-\q So the rule was well established in Solomon's hand.
+\q So the kingdom was well established in Solomon's hand.
 
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 \v 16 besides Solomon's 3,300 chief officers who were over the work and who supervised the workers.
 
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-\v 17 At the king's command they quarried large stones of high quality with which to lay the foundation of the temple.
+\v 17 At the king's command they quarried large precious stones with which to lay the foundation of the temple.
 \v 18 So Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men from Byblos \f + \ft Some modern English translations read, \fqa Gebalites \fqa* . \f* did the cutting and prepared the timber and the stones to build the temple.
 
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-\v 54 So it was that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and request to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward the heavens.
+\v 54 So it was that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and request for favor to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward the heavens.
 \v 55 He stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying,
 \v 56 "May Yahweh be praised, who has given rest to his people Israel, keeping all his promises. Not one word has failed out of all Yahweh's good promises that he made with Moses his servant.
 

13-1CH.usfm

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 \v 25 His relatives from the clan of Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, Rehabiah's son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah's son Joram, Joram's son Zikri, and Zikri's son Shelomith.
 
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-\v 26 Shelomith and his relatives were over all the treasuries holding the things that belong to Yahweh, that David the king, the family leaders, commanders over thousands and hundreds, and the army commanders had set apart.
+\v 26 Shelomith and his relatives were over all the treasuries holding the dedicated things that David the king, the family leaders, commanders over thousands and hundreds, and the army commanders had dedicated.
 \v 27 They set apart the plunder won in battles for the upkeep of the house of Yahweh.
 \v 28 They were also in charge of everything that was set apart to Yahweh by Samuel the prophet, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah. Everything that was set apart to Yahweh was under the guard of Shelomith and his relatives.
 
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 \v 1 David assembled all the officials of Israel at Jerusalem: the officials of the tribes, the officers of the divisions that served the king in their scheduled work, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, the managers over all the property and possessions of the king and of his sons, and the officers and fighting men, including the most skilled of them.
 
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-\v 2 Then David the king rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was my intention to build a house as a dwelling for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh; a footstool for our God, and I have made preparations to build it.
+\v 2 Then David the king rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was my intention to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh; a footstool for our God, and I have made preparations to build it.
 \v 3 But God said to me, 'You will not build a temple for my name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.'
 
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