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1 Chronicles 6:60

1 Chronicles 6:60

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Geba: ; , ;

Alemeth: i.e. covering a hiding place, strong:H5954. , Almon

Anathoth: ; ; ; , ,

thirteen cities: Here there are only eleven enumerated; but two more are added in the book of Joshua, Juttah and Gibeon, which make thirteen. , , ; ; None of the versions give the full number of names, though they all give the whole sum of thirteen; and it is probable that these two cities had been destroyed and lay in ruins when this book was written, and hence were not enumerated.

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