- thy renown:
- "Keepª° therefore and doª° [them]; for¹ this¹ [is] your wisdomª and your understandingª in the sightª of the nations,ª which¹ shall hearª°¹ all¹ these¹ statutes,ª and say,ª° Surely¹ this¹ greatª nationª [is] a wiseª and understandingª° people.ª ... And what¹ nationª [is there so] great,ª that¹ hath statutesª and judgmentsª [so] righteousª as all¹ this¹ law,ª which¹ I¹ setª° beforeª you this day?ª" {Deu 4:6-8} + "For¹ askª° now¹ of the daysª that are past,ª which¹ wereª° beforeª thee, since¹ the dayª that¹ Godª createdª° manª upon¹ the earth,ª and [ask] from the one sideª¹ of heavenª unto¹ the other,¹¹ whether there hath been¹ [any such thing] as this¹ greatª thingª [is], or¹ hath been heardª° like it?¹ ... To drive outª° nationsª from beforeª¹ thee greaterª and mightierª than¹ thou [art], to bring²° thee in,¹ to giveª° thee¹ their landª [for] an inheritance,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 4:32-38} + "And she saidª° unto¹ the men,²¹ I knowª° that¹ the LORDª hath givenª° you¹ the land,ª and that¹ your terrorª is fallenª° upon¹ us, and that¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the landª faintª° because² of¹¹ you. ... And as soon as we had heardª° [these things], our heartsª did melt,ª° neither¹ did there remainª° any more¹ courageª in any man,ª because² of¹¹ you: for¹ the LORDª your God,ª he¹ [is] Godª in heavenª above,ª¹ and in¹ earthª beneath.¹¹" {Jsh 2:9-11} + "And they went²°¹ to¹ Joshuaª unto¹ the campª at Gilgal,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, and to¹ the menª of Israel,ª We be comeª° from a far² country:ª¹¹ now¹ therefore makeª° ye a leagueª with us. ... And they saidª° unto¹ him, From a very² far² countryª¹¹¹ thy servantsª are comeª° because of the nameª of the LORDª thy God:ª for¹ we have heardª° the fameª of him, and all¹ that¹ he didª° in Egypt,ª" {Jsh 9:6-9} + "And when the queenª of Shebaª heardª° of¹ the fameª of Solomonª concerning the nameª of the LORD,ª she cameª° to proveª° him with hard questions.ª ... And kingª Solomonª gaveª° unto the queenª of Shebaª¹ all¹ her desire,ª whatsoever¹ she asked,ª° beside¹¹ [that] which¹ Solomonª gaveª° her of his royal² bounty.ª¹ So she turnedª° and went²°¹ to her own country,ª she¹ and her servants.ª" {1Kg 10:1-13} + "And all¹ the earthª soughtª°¹ toª Solomon,ª to hearª°¹ his wisdom,ª which¹ Godª had putª° in his heart.ª" {1Kg 10:24} + "Then Huramª the kingª of Tyreª answeredª° in writing,ª which he sentª° to¹ Solomon,ª Because the LORDª hath lovedª¹ his people,ª he hath madeª° thee kingª over¹ them. ... Huramª saidª° moreover, Blessedª° [be] the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª that¹ madeª°¹ heavenª and earth,ª who¹ hath givenª° to Davidª the kingª a wiseª son,ª enduedª° with prudenceª and understanding,ª that¹ might buildª° an houseª for the LORD,ª and an houseª for his kingdom.ª" {2Ch 2:11-12} + "And all¹ the kingsª of the earthª soughtª°¹ the presenceª of Solomon,ª to hearª°¹ his wisdom,ª that¹ Godª had putª° in his heart.ª" {2Ch 9:23} + "All¹ that pass²° by¹¹ clapª° [their] handsª at¹ thee;² they hissª° and wagª° their headª at¹ the daughterª of Jerusalem,ª [saying, Is] this¹ the cityª that [men] callª°¹ The perfectionª of beauty,ª The joyª of the whole¹ earth?ª" {Lam 2:15}
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