- went on, and grew great:
- Heb. went going and growing, "Now there was¹ longª warª between¹ the houseª of Saulª and the houseª of David:ª but Davidª waxed²° stronger² and stronger,ª¹ and the houseª of Saulª waxedª° weaker² and weaker.ª" {2Sm 3:1} + "The righteousª also shall holdª° on his way,ª and he that hath clean²¹ handsª shall be²° stronger and stronger.ª¹" {Job 17:9} + "But the pathª of the justª [is] as the shiningª light,ª that shinethª° more²° and more¹ unto¹ the perfectª° day.ª" {Prv 4:18} + "Of the increaseª of [his] governmentª and peaceª [there shall be] no¹ end,ª upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and upon¹ his kingdom,ª to orderª° it, and to establishª° it with judgmentª and with justiceª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹ The zealª of the LORDª of hostsª will performª° this.¹" {Isa 9:7} + "And in the daysª of¹ theseª kingsª shall the Godª of heavenª set upª° a kingdom,ª which¹ shall neverªª be destroyed:ª° and the kingdomª shall notª be leftª° to otherª people,ª [but] it shall break in piecesª° and consumeª° allª theseª kingdoms,ª and itª shall standª° for ever.ª ... Forasmuch asªª¹ thou sawestª° that¹ the stoneª was cut outª° of the mountainª¹ withoutª¹ hands,ª and that it brake in piecesª° the iron,ª the brass,ª the clay,ª the silver,ª and the gold;ª the greatª Godª hath made knownª° to the kingª whatª¹ shall come to passª° hereafter:ªª and the dreamª [is] certain,ª and the interpretationª thereof sure.ª°" {Dan 2:44-45} + "Andª Jesusª increasedª° in wisdomª andª stature,ª andª in favourª withª Godª andª man.ª" {Lke 2:52}
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