58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
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Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 54-81)We have here an account of the Levites’ cities. They are here called their castles (1 Chron. 6:54), not only because walled and fortified, and well guarded by the country (for it is the interest of every nation to protect its ministers), but because they and their possessions were, in a particular manner, the care of the divine providence: as God was their portion, so God was their protection; and…
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