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1 Chronicles 3

The Sons of David

(Mat 1:6 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:1 - These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second, Daniel the son of Abigail of Carmel;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:2 - the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:3 - the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:4 - These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:5 - and these were the children born to him there: Shammua,[fn] Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathsheba[fn] daughter of Ammiel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:6 - There were also Ibhar, Elishua,[fn] Eliphelet,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:7 - Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:8 - Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:9 - All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

The Kings of Judah

(Mat 1:7–11 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:10 - Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:11 - Jehoram[fn] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:12 - Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:13 - Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:14 - Amon his son, Josiah his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:15 - The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second son, Zedekiah the third, Shallum the fourth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:16 - The successors of Jehoiakim: Jehoiachin[fn] his son, and Zedekiah.

The Royal Line After the Exile

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:17 - The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive: Shealtiel his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:18 - Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:19 - The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:20 - There were also five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:21 - The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah and of Shekaniah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:22 - The descendants of Shekaniah: Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat—six in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:23 - The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam—three in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:24 - The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani—seven in all.
NIV Footnotes
Hebrew Shimea, a variant of Shammua
One Hebrew manuscript and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and 2 Samuel 11:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Bathshua
Two Hebrew manuscripts (see also 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chron. 14:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Elishama
Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram
Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17

1 Chronicles 4

Other Clans of Judah

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:1 - The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:2 - Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:3 - These were the sons[fn] of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father[fn] of Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:5 - Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:6 - Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:7 - The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:8 - and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:9 - Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,[fn] saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:10 - Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:11 - Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:12 - Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash.[fn] These were the men of Rekah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:13 - The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:14 - Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim.[fn] It was called this because its people were skilled workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:15 - The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:16 - The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:17 - The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:18 - (His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:19 - The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:20 - The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:21 - The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:22 - Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:23 - They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.

Simeon

(Gen 46:10 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:24 - The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:25 - Shallum was Shaul’s son, Mibsam his son and Mishma his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:26 - The descendants of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son and Shimei his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:27 - Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:28 - They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:29 - Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:30 - Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:31 - Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:32 - Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan—five towns—

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:33 - and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath.[fn] These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:34 - Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:35 - Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:36 - also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:37 - and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:38 - The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:39 - and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:41 - The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed[fn] them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:42 - And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:43 - They killed the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
NIV Footnotes
Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrew father
Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 12, 14, 17, 18 and possibly elsewhere.
Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain.
Or of the city of Nahash
Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; Hebrew does not have and Meonothai.
Ge Harashim means valley of skilled workers.
Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Joshua 19:8); Hebrew Baal
The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often by totally destroying them.

1 Chronicles 5

Reuben

(Gen 46:8, 9 )

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2 - and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)—

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:3 - the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:4 - The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:5 - Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:6 - and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser[fn] king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:7 - Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:8 - and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:9 - To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:10 - During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:11 - The Gadites lived next to them in Bashan, as far as Salekah:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:12 - Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat, in Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:13 - Their relatives, by families, were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia and Eber—seven in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:14 - These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:15 - Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:16 - The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as they extended.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:17 - All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 - The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men ready for military service—able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:19 - They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:20 - They were helped in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:21 - They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:22 - and many others fell slain, because the battle was God’s. And they occupied the land until the exile.

The Half-Tribe of Manasseh

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:23 - The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:24 - These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:25 - But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:26 - So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.
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NIV Footnotes
Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser; also in verse 26
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