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“Then the king arose and sat in the gate. The people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” All the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.”
2 Samuel 19:8
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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.
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