2And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
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And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.
And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. …
And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:
And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Though Joseph was one of the younger sons of Jacob, yet he was his eldest by his most just and best beloved wife Rachel, was himself his best beloved son , and had been the greatest ornament and support of his family, kept it from perishing in a time of famine, and had been the shepherd and stone of Israel , and therefore his posterity were very much favoured by the lot. Their portion lay in the v…
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