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Speaker 1: for praying with us today. Continue your time with God

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Speaker 1: by listening to today's Bible story brought to you by

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Speaker 1: Bible in a year dot com Idonijah or Solomon. In

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Speaker 1: our last story, we witnessed David's poor decisions and knight

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Speaker 1: In our previous reading, we saw how David fell to

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Speaker 1: we'll hear about the choice of David's successor. Two brothers

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