the garrison: 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 14:1-6; 2 Samuel 23:14
Geba: or, the hill, Joshua 18:24, Gaba, Joshua 21:17; Isaiah 10:29; Zechariah 14:10
blew: Judges 3:27, Judges 6:34; 2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 20:1
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1 Samuel 13:3
1 Samuel 13:3
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