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"aBlessed be the Lord your God who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel; bbecause the Lord loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, cto do justice and righteousness."
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1 Chronicles 17:22, 2 Chronicles 2:11
1 Chronicles 17
22
"aFor Your people Israel You made Your own people forever, and You, O Lord, became their God.
2 Chronicles 2
11
Then Huram, king of Tyre, answered in a letter sent to Solomon: "aBecause the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them."