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king of the Kingdom of Israel - noun A
bottle ofchampagne orBurgundy wine containing 3liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle. - noun A
bottle ofBordeaux wine containing 4.5liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.
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Examples
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This first prediction was doubtless in Jeroboam's life, as Zachariah, his son, was only suffered to reign six months; thus the inscription is verified that "the word of the Lord came unto him in the days of Jeroboam" (Ho 1: 1).
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Israel, it cannot have been given in Jeroboam's reign, which was marked by prosperity, for in it Syria was worsted in fulfilment of the prophecy, and Israel raised to its former "greatness."
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And then God commissioned the king of Assyria with an army of caterpillars to come upon them and lay them waste, that nation spoken of ch.vi. 14, which afflicted them from the entering of Hamath to the river of the wilderness, which seems to refer to 2 Kings xiv. 25, where Jeroboam is said to have restored their coast from the entering of Hamath to the sea of the plain.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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A high official of Solomon’s court by the name of Jeroboam was walking on the road that led out of Jerusalem.
Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007
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A high official of Solomon’s court by the name of Jeroboam was walking on the road that led out of Jerusalem.
Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007
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A high official of Solomon’s court by the name of Jeroboam was walking on the road that led out of Jerusalem.
Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007
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A high official of Solomon’s court by the name of Jeroboam was walking on the road that led out of Jerusalem.
Mysteries & Intrigues of the Bible Howard Books 2007
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The bottle, known as a Jeroboam, contains three liters and is—
The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010
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(Le 26: 33; De 28: 64); the more particular one of Ahijah in Jeroboam's time (1Ki 14: 15), "beyond the river"; and of Am 5: 27, "captivity beyond
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We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (v. 11) that he would give the greatest part of his kingdom to his servant, and
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther) 1721
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