Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
Parallel translations
- WEB Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
- KJV And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
- BSB Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
- NASB Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
- NLT Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
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Quick answer
Rehoboam also fortifies Gath, Mareshah, and Ziph. The chain of defensive cities grows.
Overview
These cities lay along Judah's vulnerable western and southern frontiers. Fortifying them protected the kingdom from both Philistine and Egyptian threats. The detailed list underscores the seriousness of Rehoboam's effort to secure the territory entrusted to David's line.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Josh 15:44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
- Ps 54:1For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding himself among us?” Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.
- 1 Chr 18:1After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
- 1 Sam 23:19Then 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 Sam 23:14David 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.
- Josh 15:24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
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