Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be established. — A reminiscence of 1 Chronicles 17:23.

Over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.Over a people numerous as the dust of the earth. This last clause freely corresponds with 1 Kings 3:8. (Comp. the common title of Assyrian monarchs, “king of multitudes,” sar kissâti.)

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