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Except in Ecc. 2: 8, where 'the peculiar treasure of kings' is gathered by Solomon, these expressions both in the O.T. and in the N.T. refer to what God's people are to Him. Ex. 19: 5; Deut. 14: 2; Deut. 26:
18; Ps. 135: 4; Titus 2: 14. The terms imply a possession upon which a specially choice value is set. 1 Peter 2: 9 is a little different "Ye are 'a people for a possession': cf. Mal. 3: 17.