- three years:
- "And Solomonª the sonª of Davidª was strengthenedª° in¹ his kingdom,ª and the LORDª his Godª [was] with¹ him, and magnifiedª° him exceedingly.ª ... Wisdomª and knowledgeª [is] grantedª° unto thee; and I will giveª° thee riches,ª and wealth,ª and honour,ª such as¹¹ none¹ of the kingsª have had¹ that¹ [have been] beforeª thee, neither¹ shall there any afterª thee have¹ the like.¹" {2Ch 1:1-12} + "And as for thee,¹ if¹ thou wilt walk²°¹ beforeª me, as¹ Davidª thy fatherª walked,ª° and doª° according to all¹ that¹ I have commandedª° thee, and shalt observeª° my statutesª and my judgments;ª ... But if¹ ye¹ turn away,ª° and forsakeª° my statutesª and my commandments,ª which¹ I have setª° beforeª you, and shall goª° and serveª° otherª gods,ª and worshipª° them;" {2Ch 7:17-19} + "Even after a certain rateª every day,ª offeringª° according to the commandmentª of Moses,ª on the sabbaths,ª and on the new moons,ª and on the solemn feasts,ª threeª timesª in the year,ª [even] in the feastª of unleavened bread,ª and in the feastª of weeks,ª and in the feastª of tabernacles.ª ... Now all¹ the workª of Solomonª was preparedª° unto¹ the dayª of the foundationª of the houseª of the LORD,ª and until¹ it was finished.ª° [So] the houseª of the LORDª was perfected.ª" {2Ch 8:13-16} + "O Ephraim,ª what¹ shall I doª° unto thee? O Judah,ª what¹ shall I doª° unto thee? for your goodnessª [is] as a morningª cloud,ª and as the earlyª° dewª it goeth away.ª°" {Hsa 6:4} + "Butª he that received the seedª° intoª stony places,ª the sameª isª° he that hearethª° the¹ word,ª andª anonª withª joyª receivethª° it;ª ... Yetª hath¹ he²° notª rootª inª himself,ª butª dureth²° for a while:ª¹ forª when tribulationª orª persecutionª arisethª° becauseª of the¹ word,ª by and byª he is offended.ª°" {Mtt 13:20-21}
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