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Lexicon :: Strong's H3678 - kissē'

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כִּסֵּא
Transliteration
kissē'
Pronunciation
kis-say'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1007

Strong’s Definitions

כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ, kis-say'; or כִּסֵּה kiççêh; from H3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied):—seat, stool, throne.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x

The KJV translates Strong's H3678 in the following manner: throne (127x), seat (7x), stool (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 135x
The KJV translates Strong's H3678 in the following manner: throne (127x), seat (7x), stool (1x).

  1. seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool

    1. seat (of honour), throne

    2. royal dignity, authority, power (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ, kis-say'; or כִּסֵּה kiççêh; from H3680; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied):—seat, stool, throne.
STRONGS H3678: Abbreviations
כִּסֵּא, כִּסֵּה 133 noun masculine 2 Samuel 7:16 seat of honour, throne (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician (plural) כרסים; Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא, bdb049006; Biblical Aramaic כָּרְסֵא, Zinjirli כרסא DHMSendsch. 58. 44; Arabic bdb049007; but Assyrian kussu; perhaps Akkadian loan-word; ideogram iṣ GU. ZA, compare DlHWB 343); — absolute כִּסֵּא Genesis 41:40 +; כִּסֵּת 1 Kings 10:19 (twice in verse); Job 26:9, הַכִּסֶּא Ezekiel 1:26; construct כִּסֵּא 2 Samuel 3:10 +, כֵּס [H3676 Exodus 17:16 (si vera lectio; see below); suffix כִּסְאִי 1 Kings 1:13 +, כִּסְאֲךָ 2 Samuel 7:16 +, כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ 1 Kings 5:19 +, כִּסְאוֺ Exodus 11:5 +; plural כִּסְאוֺת Psalm 122:5 (twice in verse); suffix כִּסְאוֺתָם Ezekiel 26:16; Isaiah 14:9; — seat of honour, usually
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a. of king = throne Genesis 41:40 (E), Exodus 11:5; Exodus 12:29 (both J) 1 Kings 2:19; Isaiah 47:1; Ezekiel 26:16; of queen-mother 1 Kings 2:19b; מַלְכוּתוֺ כ׳ Esther 5:1 his royal throne; of future (Messianic) prince Zechariah 6:13a (in Zechariah 6:13b read עליֿמינו Greek Version of the LXX StaZAW 1881, 10); of dead kings in She'ôl Isaiah 14:9; נָתַן כ׳, in, or against a place, said of king himself, (only Jeremiah) is a sign of conquest (Jeremiah 1:15); so שִׂים כּ׳ Jeremiah 43:10, and (of י׳) Jeremiah 49:38; in Judges 3:20, though of king, not seat of office; + 12 times elsewhere, literal.
†b. throne of י׳ (אלהים) as heavenly king, Isaiah 6:1; Ezekiel 1:26 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 10:1; 1 Kings 22:19 2 Chronicles 18:18; Job 26:9; Psalm 11:4; Isaiah 66:1 heaven is my throne; as seat of judgment Psalm 9:5; Psalm 9:8; in oath יָד עַלכּכֵּס יָהּ [H3676 Exodus 17:16 (compare Di; > Cler JDMich Ges Buhl SS נֵס banner; Greek Version of the LXX κρυφαία √ כסה, favours כס); Jerusalem called throne of י׳ Jeremiah 3:17, so the sanctuary Jeremiah 17:12 (כָּבוֺד מָרוֺם כ׳), Ezekiel 43:7.
†2. of high priest 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 4:13, 18; of honoured guest 2 Kings 4:10; of governor Nehemiah 3:7; of (unjust) judge הַוּוֺת כ׳ Psalm 94:20; = conspicuous seat (literally) Proverbs 9:14; = seat of distinction, explicitly כָּבוֺד כ׳ Isaiah 22:23; כ׳ alone 2 Kings 25:28 (twice in verse) = Jeremiah 52:32 (twice in verse); Esther 3:1.
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a. figurative = royal dignity, authority, power, הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכִסְאוֺ נָקִי 2 Samuel 14:9; לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֺ וּלְבֵיתוֺ וּלְכ׳ 1 Kings 2:33; especially kingdom, with verbs of setting up, establishing, י׳ subject, דָוִד הֵקִים כ׳ 2 Samuel 3:10, כִסְאֲךָוּבָנִיתִי Psalm 89:5, so with שִׂים Psalm 89:30; king subject, בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאוֺסָעַד Proverbs 20:28; passive דָוִד יִהְיֶה נכִון כ׳ 1 Kings 2:45 the throne of David shall be established, compare 2 Samuel 7:16 = 1 Chronicles 17:14; וְהוּכַן בַּחֶסֶד כ׳ Isaiah 16:5 (of Messianic reign); so (in general) בִּצְדָקָה יִכּוֺן כ׳ Proverbs 16:12, compare Proverbs 25:5; Proverbs 29:14; intransitive (with הָיָה) Psalm 89:37; more fully, י׳ subject, מַמְלַכְתּוֺ וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶתכֿ׳ 2 Samuel 7:13 (כֹּנֵן כסאו in || 1 Chronicles 17:12), מַמְלַכְתְּךָ עַֿ יִשְׂרָאֵלוַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶתכֿ׳ 1 Kings 9:5, compare || 2 Chronicles 7:18 and וַהֲכִינוֺתִי כ׳ <Times New Roman>מַלְכוּתוֺ עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵל 1 Chronicles 22:10; also מגּר כ׳ Psalm 89:45 cast down throne, of Gentile nations מַמְלָכוֺתוְהָפַכְתִּי כ׳ Haggai 2:22; יָשַׁב עלכֿ׳ sit on the throne of any one (especially David) = be his successor 1 Kings 1:13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 30, 35, 48; 1 Kings 2:12; 1 Kings 3:6; 2 Kings 13:13, especially Jeremiah 13:13; Jeremiah 17:25; Jeremiah 22:2 + 5 times Jeremiah; לָ֑ךְ ֵֽֽֽישְׁבוּ לְכ׳ Psalm 132:12; more fully 1 Chronicles 29:23; causative הוֺשִׁיב עלכֿ׳ 1 Kings 2:24; 1 Kings 5:19; 2 Kings 10:3; הֹשִׁיב לַכּ׳ figurative Job 36:7, of placing in honour; לָ֑ךְ לָ֑ךְ לְכ׳ אָשִׁית בִטְנְךָ מִפְּרִי Psalm 132:11; † ישׁב עלכֿ׳ also = take one's seat as king, become actual king, possess royalty 1 Kings 16:11, often sit on the throne of Israel 1 Kings 8:20, 25 2 Chronicles 6:10, 16; 1 Kings 10:9; 2 Kings 10:30; 2 Kings 15:12; Jeremiah 33:17; without ישׁב 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 9:5, compare also Isaiah 9:6 (Messiah); ישׁב עלכֿסא מַמְלַכְתּוֺ Deuteronomy 17:18, עלכֿסא הַמְּלוּכָה 1 Kings 1:46, and even עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵללָשֶׁבֶת עַלכִּֿסֵּא מַלְכוּת י׳ 1 Chronicles 28:5; also הַמְּלָכִים ישׁב עַלכֿ׳ 2 Kings 11:19, || הַמַּמְלָכָה כ׳ 2 Chronicles 23:30; of (royal) throne as judgment seat Proverbs 20:8, compare also Psalm 122:5; set one upon the throne of Israel ישׂ׳ עלכֿ׳ נתן פ׳ 1 Kings 10:9 compare || 2 Chronicles 9:8; in comparative sentence יְגַדֵּל אֶתכִּֿסְאוֺ מִכּ׳, i.e. make him a more powerful king than, 1 Kings 1:37, compare 1 Kings 1:47; of king of Babylon, מִמַּעַל לְכוֺכְבֵיאֵֿל אָרִים כִּסְאִי Isaiah 14:13. In Psalm 45:7 כִּסְאֲךָ אלהים וגו׳ the text is probably corrupt: AE Hi Ew Bae read thy throne is (a throne) of God; Bi Che insert הקימונכונה יסודתו thy throne [its foundation is firmly fixed], God [has established it]; see further Dr§ 194, Obs.
†b. throne of (אלהים) י׳ = his royal dignity, sovereign, Lamentations 5:19; Psalm 93:2; Psalm 103:19 (הֵכִין כ׳; || מַלְכוּת); כְבוֺדֶ֑ךָ כ׳ Jeremiah 14:21; קָדְשׁוֺ יָשַׁב עַלכֿ׳ Psalm 47:9; כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ מְכוֺן וּמִשְׁפָּט צֶדֶק Psalm 89:15; compare Psalm 97:2.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:40; 41:40

Exodus

11:5; 11:5; 12:29

Deuteronomy

17:18

Judges

3:20

1 Samuel

1:9; 4:13; 4:18

2 Samuel

3:10; 3:10; 7:13; 7:16; 7:16; 7:16; 14:9

1 Kings

1:13; 1:13; 1:17; 1:20; 1:24; 1:27; 1:30; 1:35; 1:37; 1:46; 1:47; 1:48; 2:4; 2:12; 2:19; 2:19; 2:24; 2:33; 2:45; 3:6; 8:20; 8:25; 9:5; 9:5; 10:9; 10:9; 10:19; 16:11; 22:19

2 Kings

4:10; 10:3; 10:30; 11:19; 13:13; 15:12; 25:28

1 Chronicles

17:12; 17:14; 22:10; 28:5; 29:23

2 Chronicles

6:10; 6:16; 7:18; 9:8; 18:18

Nehemiah

3:7

Esther

3:1; 5:1

Job

26:9; 26:9; 36:7

Psalms

9:5; 9:8; 11:4; 45:7; 47:9; 89:5; 89:15; 89:30; 89:37; 89:45; 93:2; 94:20; 97:2; 103:19; 122:5; 122:5; 132:11; 132:12

Proverbs

9:14; 16:12; 20:8; 20:28; 25:5; 29:14

Isaiah

6:1; 9:6; 14:9; 14:9; 14:13; 16:5; 22:23; 47:1; 66:1

Jeremiah

1:15; 3:17; 13:13; 14:21; 17:12; 17:25; 22:2; 33:17; 43:10; 49:38; 52:32

Lamentations

5:19

Ezekiel

1:26; 1:26; 10:1; 26:16; 26:16; 43:7

Haggai

2:22

Zechariah

6:13; 6:13

H3678

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3678 matches the Hebrew כִּסֵּא (kissē'),
which occurs 135 times in 124 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Ch 17:14–Isa 66:1)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:14 - “But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne H3678 shall be established forever.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:10 - ‘He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne H3678 of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:5 - “Of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons), He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne H3678 of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:23 - Then Solomon sat on the throne H3678 of the LORD as king instead of David his father; and he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:10 - “Now the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for I have risen in the place of my father David and sit on the throne H3678 of Israel, as the LORD [fn]promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:16 - “Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David, my father, that which You have [fn]promised him, saying, ‘[fn]You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne H3678 of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way, to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:18 - then I will establish your royal throne H3678 as I covenanted with your father David, saying, ‘[fn]You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - “Blessed be the LORD your God who delighted in you, setting you on His throne H3678 as king for the LORD your God; because your God loved Israel establishing them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:17 - Moreover, the king made a great throne H3678 of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - There were six steps to the throne H3678 and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, H3678 and [fn]arms [fn]on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the [fn]arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:9 - Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, H3678 arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:18 - Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, H3678 and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:20 - He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from the house of the LORD, and came through the upper gate to the king’s house. And they placed the king upon the royal throne. H3678

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:7 - Next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, [fn]also made repairs for the official H3678 seat H3678 of the governor of the province beyond the River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:2 - in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne H3678 which was at the citadel in Susa,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:1 - After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and [fn]established his authority H3678 over all the princes who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace in front of the king’s [fn]rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne H3678 in the [fn]throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:9 - “He [fn]obscures the face of the [fn]full moon
And spreads His cloud over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:7 - “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But with kings on the throne H3678
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:4 - For You have maintained [fn]my just cause;
You have sat on the throne H3678 [fn]judging righteously.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:7 - But the LORD [fn]abides forever;
He has established His throne H3678 for judgment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in His holy temple; the [fn]LORD’S throne H3678 is in heaven;
His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:6 - Your throne, H3678 O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:8 - God reigns over the nations,
God [fn]sits on His holy throne. H3678

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:4 - I will establish your seed forever
And build up your throne H3678 to all generations.” [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14 - Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; H3678
Lovingkindness and [fn]truth go before You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:29 - “So I will establish his [fn]descendants forever
And his throne H3678 as the days of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:36 - “His [fn]descendants shall endure forever
And his throne H3678 as the sun before Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:44 - You have made his [fn]splendor to cease
And cast his throne H3678 to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 93:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:2 - Your throne H3678 is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:20 - Can a [fn]throne H3678 of destruction be allied with You,
One which devises [fn]mischief by decree?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2 - Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. H3678

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:19 - The LORD has established His throne H3678 in the heavens,
And His [fn]sovereignty rules over [fn]all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:5 - For there thrones H3678 were set for judgment,
The thrones H3678 of the house of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:11 - The LORD has sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne. H3678

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:12 - “If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne H3678 forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:14 - She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat H3678 by the high places of the city,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:12 - It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
For a throne H3678 is established on righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:8 - A king who sits on the throne H3678 of justice
[fn]Disperses all evil with his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28 - [fn]Loyalty and truth preserve the king,
And he upholds his throne H3678 by [fn]righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:5 - Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne H3678 will be established in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:14 - If a king judges the poor with truth,
His throne H3678 will be established forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:1 - In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, H3678 lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:7 - There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
On the throne H3678 of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:9 - “Sheol from beneath is excited over you to meet you when you come;
It arouses for you the [fn]spirits of the dead, all the [fn]leaders of the earth;
It raises all the kings of the nations from their thrones. H3678

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:13 - “But you said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne H3678 above the stars of God,
And I will sit on the mount of assembly
In the recesses of the north.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:5 - A throne H3678 will even be established in lovingkindness,
And a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of David;
Moreover, he will seek justice
And be prompt in righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 - “I will drive him like a peg in a firm place,
And he will become a throne H3678 of glory to his father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:1 - “Come down and sit in the dust,
O virgin daughter of Babylon;
Sit on the ground without a throne, H3678
O daughter of the Chaldeans!
For you shall no longer be called tender and delicate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:1 - Thus says the LORD,
“Heaven is My throne H3678 and the earth is My footstool.
Where then is a house you could build for Me?
And where is a place that [fn]I may rest?

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