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2 Chronicles 7:4

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¶ Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.
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  1. 1 Kings 8:62–63Rank 1 from verse 4
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    62¶ And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord.

    63And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.

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2 Chronicles 7:4

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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offered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.

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sacrifices

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Sense 1: Offerings presented to God. Sense 2: Acts of presenting such offerings or things devoted to God.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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3And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

4¶ Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.

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5And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

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