Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
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Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
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And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
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and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 11:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 15:24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
- Joshua 15:44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 23:14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn’t deliver him into his hand.
- 1 Samuel 23:19 Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
- 1 Chronicles 18:1 After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
- Psalms 54:1 Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Zorah,.... The same with Zoreah, Jos 15:33,
And Zorah,.... The same with Zoreah, Jos 15:33,
and Aijalon; there was a city of the tribe of Dan of this name, in the valley of which the moon stood still in the times of Joshua, Jos 10:12, but whether the same with this, and now belonging to Judah, or another of the same name, is not certain:
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and Hebron; a city in the mountainous part of Judah, and a city of refuge, about twenty miles from Jerusalem, Jos 15:54,
which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities; as they were now made by Rehoboam.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For Gath, see Jos 13:3 note. Its native king,…
For Gath, see Jos 13:3 note. Its native king, Achish 1Ki 2:39, is to he regarded, not as an independent monarch, but as one of the many vassal-kings over whom Solomon reigned 2Ch 9:23. For Mareshah, see Jos 15:44, for Ziph, Jos 15:55.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8. Gath — See note on 1Sa_5:8.
8. Gath — See note on 1Sa_5:8.
Mareshah… Ziph — Jos_15:44; Jos_15:55.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. Gath] Cp. 1Ch_18:1.
8. Gath] Cp. 1Ch_18:1.
Mareshah] in the Shephelah south of the modern Beit Jibrin. Cp. 2Ch_14:9; 2Ch_20:37.
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Ziph] Probably Tell-Zif south of Hebron.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (8) Gath.—Uncertain. Perhaps in the Wady-el-Gat north of Ascalon.…
(8) Gath.—Uncertain. Perhaps in the Wady-el-Gat north of Ascalon. (See 1Ki_2:39 and 1Ch_18:1, from a comparison of which it appears that, under Solomon, Gath was ruled by a vassal king.)
Mareshah.—Marash; a ruin two miles south of Beit-jibrin, Eleutheropolis (Jos_15:44; 2Ch_14:9).
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Ziph.—Tel Zif; ruins about one hour and a quarter south east of Hebron (Jos_15:55; 1Sa_23:14, seqq.) Another Judean Ziph is mentioned (Jos_15:24).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Gath. Site still unknown. Some think it may be…
Gath. Site still unknown. Some think it may be the Gath-rimmon of Dan. (Jos_19:45) Otherwise it is Gath of the Philistines (Jos_13:3; 1Sa_6:17) and of Goliath. (1Sa_17:4, 1Sa_17:23) IL.P., in Dr. Smith"s "Bible Dictionary," 1:656, wishes to find it on a hill now called Tel-es-Safleh, on one side of the Plain of Philistia, about ten miles east of Ashdod and south east of Ekron. See also "Topographical Index," p. 411, in Conder"s "and book to the Bible," 2nd edit. Other interesting references are 1Sa_17:1, 52 21:10; 1Ch_18:1 1Ch_26:6; 1Ki_2:39; 2Ki_12:17; Amo_6:2. Mareshah. In the Shefelah, (Jos_15:44) now Marash, a short distance south of Eleutheropolis. Zerah the Cushite came here when he was invading Judaea (ch. 14:9. See also ch. 20:37; (Mic_1:15) It was taken by John Hyreanus, B.C. 110, and was demolished by the Parthians, B.C. 39. Ziph. Probably the present Tel-Lif, a little south-east of Hebron (Jos_15:55; see also 24. See also 1Sa_23:14-24 1Sa_26:2).
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