Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
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Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
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And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
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and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 11:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 23:2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
- Numbers 13:22 They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- Joshua 14:14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed Yahweh, the God of Israel wholeheartedly.
- Joshua 15:33 In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Joshua 19:41-42 The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh, Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
- Joshua 20:7 They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- 2 Samuel 2:11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And in every several city he put shields and…
And in every several city he put shields and spears,.... Furnished them with these and perhaps other pieces of armour, these being put for all, to defend themselves with against an enemy, and to annoy them:
and made them exceeding strong; so that they could not be easily taken:
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having Judah and Benjamin on his side: which tribes cleaved to one another, and to Rehoboam, and to the kings of the house of David, in later times, as well as to the true religion.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. Zorah — See on Jos_15:33.
10. Zorah — See on Jos_15:33.
Aijalon — See on 1Sa_14:31.
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Hebron — Jos_10:3.
In Judah and in Benjamin — That is. these cities were in the territory now ruled by the kingdom of Judah and Benjamin. None of them were in the tribe-territory of Benjamin, but Benjamin is here mentioned as being identified with the kingdom of Rehoboam. Comp. 2Ch_11:1; 2Ch_11:12; 2Ch_11:23.
THE LEVITES RESORT TO JERUSALEM, 2Ch_11:13-17.
Having mentioned how Rehoboam strengthened the natural defenses of his kingdom, the writer proceeds to show how he received additional strength, of a moral character, by the general coming to him of the priests and Levites, and pious Israelites from all the tribes. Jeroboam’s institution of the calf worship at Beth-el and Dan naturally drove the regular priests and Levites from the northern kingdom. See note on 1Ki_12:31.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. Zorah] Jos_15:33 (R.V.). It was situated in the…
10. Zorah] Jos_15:33 (R.V.). It was situated in the Shephelah.
Aijalon] The modern Yalo, about midway between Ramleh and Jerusalem. Bädeker, pp. 15, 18. It is an ancient place mentioned in the Tell-el-Amarna letters and in Jos_10:12, R.V. (“Valley of Aijalon,” i.e. the modern Merj ibn Omêr). Cp. 2Ch_28:18, R.V.
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and in Benjamin] None of the fifteen cities seems to have been in Benjamin. Zorah and Aijalon were in Dan (Jos_19:41-42, R.V.), while the remaining thirteen were in Judah. Cp. 2Ch_11:5.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Zorah.—Sur’ah; a ruin on the ridge north of…
(10) Zorah.—Sur’ah; a ruin on the ridge north of the Wady-es-Surar. The birthplace of Samson.
Aijalon.—Yalo, north of Sur’ah, four leagues west of Gibeon. Zorah and Aijalon, or Ajalon, may have become Benjamite cities at the epoch of the migration of Dan (Judges 18). (See Jos_19:41-42; also Jos_15:33; Jos_10:12.) Of the fifteen fortified cities here enumerated these two lay farthest north.
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Hebron.—El Khalil (Gen_23:2).
Which are in Judah and in Benjamin.—This refers to the entire list.
Fenced cities.—‘Arê metsûrôth (“cities of ramparts,” or “strongholds”); a phrase peculiar to the chronicler. (Comp. 2Ch_12:4.) “The fifteen cities [excluding Zorah and Ajalon] were on the south and west of Jerusalem. Hence Rehoboam appears to have been more afraid of an attack from the south and west—that is, from the Egyptians—than of a war with the northern kingdom.” (Bertheau.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Zorah. The people of Zorah, or Zoreah, were the…
Zorah. The people of Zorah, or Zoreah, were the Zareathites 1Ch_2:53; it was the home of Manoah, and the native place of Samson see Jos_15:33 Jos_19:41. Other interesting references are (Jud_1:13:25 16:31 18:2-11; Neh_11:29) It belonged to the original allotment of Dan, and is constantly named in company with Eshtaol. Aijalon. The modern Jalo; also originally belonged to allotment of Dan Jos_10:12 Jos_19:42 Jos_21:24. Other interesting references are (Jud 1:35; 1Sa_14:31; 1Ki_14:30; 1Ch_6:66, 1Ch_6:69; 2Ch_28:18) Hebron. One of the most ancient of cities still lasting, rivalling in this respect Damascus. It belonged to Judah and to its hill country; (Jos_15:54 Jos_20:7) it was about twenty Romanmiles south of Jerusalem. Its original name was Kirjath Arba. In Num_13:22 it is said that it was built "seven years before Zoan in Egypt," but it is not said when Zoan was built. It now contains about five thousand population, but scarcely a tithe of them Jews. Its long stretch of history is full of incidents of interest, and is partially illustrated by the references that follow: Gen_13:18 Gen_23:2-19, 20 35:27 37:14; Num_13:22, Num_13:23; Jos_10:36 Jos_14:6-15 Jos_15:13, 14 21:11-13; 2Sa_4:12 2Sa_5:5; Neh_11:25.
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