Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These became the fortified towns of Judah and Benjamin.
Parallel translations
- WEB Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
- KJV And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
- BSB Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
- NKJV Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin, fortified cities.
- NASB Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
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Quick answer
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron complete the list of fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. The defensive network is now established.
Overview
Hebron was the ancient city where David had first reigned over Judah (2 Samuel 2:11), rich in covenant history. The completed list shows a kingdom braced for defense rather than aggression. This restraint, in keeping with God's command not to attack Israel, marked Rehoboam's faithful early years.
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- Josh 20:7They 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.
- Josh 14:14Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he followed Yahweh, the God of Israel wholeheartedly.
- Josh 19:41–42The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh,
- Josh 15:33In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Num 13:22They 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.)
- 2 Sam 2:11The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
- Gen 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
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