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1 Kings 4:13

1 Kings 4:13

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The son of Geber: or, Ben-geber

Ramothgilead: 1 Kings 22:3; Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8, Joshua 21:38; 2 Kings 9:1, 2 Kings 9:14

the towns: Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14

Argob: Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:8, Deuteronomy 3:13-14; Psalms 22:12, Psalms 68:15

threescore great cities: These were the fortified cities; their gates and bars being covered with plates of brass.

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