Ezra 4:14 Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king; Torrey's Topical Textbook
Daniel 1:5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. Torrey's Topical Textbook
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The Political Constitution of Egypt ... fallen, so that the neck appears too slender to support the weight ... of King Antuf contains an allusion to these ruined palaces: "The gods [kings] who were ... /.../chapter ithe political constitution of.htm
The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus ... occupied soon became insufficient to support their numbers ... and fought;"then fought the kings of Canaan ... Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house ... /.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm