- their kings:
- "And the Gentilesª shall comeª° to thy light,ª and kingsª to the brightnessª of thy rising.ª" {Isa 60:3} + "And kingsª shall be¹ thy nursing fathers,ª° and their queensª thy nursing mothers:ª° they shall bow downª° to thee with [their] faceª toward the earth,ª and lick upª° the dustª of thy feet;ª and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD:ª for they¹ shall not¹ be ashamedª° that waitª° for me." {Isa 49:23} + "In the firstª yearª of Cyrusª the kingª [the same] Cyrusª the kingª madeª° a decreeª [concerning] the houseª of Godª at Jerusalem,ª Let the houseª be builded,ª° the placeª where¹ they offeredª° sacrifices,ª and let the foundationsª thereof be strongly laid;ª° the heightª thereof threescoreª cubits,ª [and] the breadthª thereof threescoreª cubits;ª ... And the Godª that¹ hath caused his nameª to dwellª° thereª destroyª° allª kingsª and people,ª that¹ shall putª° to their handª to alterª° [and] to destroyª° thisª houseª of Godª which¹ [is] at Jerusalem.ª Iª Dariusª have madeª° a decree;ª let it be doneª° with speed.ª" {Ezr 6:3-12} + "Artaxerxes,ª kingª of kings,ª unto Ezraª the priest,ª a scribeª of the lawª of¹ the Godª of heaven,ª perfectª° [peace], and at such a time.ª ... And hath extendedª° mercyª unto¹ me beforeª the king,ª and his counsellors,ª° and before all¹ the king'sª mightyª princes.ª And I¹ was strengthenedª° as the handª of the LORDª my Godª [was] upon¹ me, and I gathered togetherª° out of Israelª¹ chief menª to go upª° with¹ me." {Ezr 7:12-28} + "Moreover I saidª° unto the king,ª If¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª let lettersª be givenª° me to¹ the governorsª beyondª the river,ª that¹ they may convey me overª° till¹¹ I comeª° into¹ Judah;ª ... Then I cameª° to¹ the governorsª beyondª the river,ª and gaveª° them¹ the king'sª letters.ª Now the kingª had sentª° captainsª of the armyª and horsemenª with¹ me." {Neh 2:7-9} + "Andª the¹ nationsª of them which are savedª° shall walkª° inª the¹ lightª of it:ª andª the¹ kingsª of the¹ earthª do bringª° their²¹ gloryª andª honourª intoª it.ª" {Rev 21:24} + "Andª they shall bringª° the¹ gloryª andª honourª of the¹ nationsª intoª it.ª" {Rev 21:26}
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