Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
Parallel translations
- WEB Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.
- KJV And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
- NKJV Sharaim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages;
- NASB Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.
- NLT Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.
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Quick answer
Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim) complete this group, fourteen cities with villages. The count is given.
Overview
Shaaraim lay along the route of Israel's pursuit of the Philistines after Goliath's fall (1 Samuel 17:52). The parenthetical note on Gederah reflects careful textual preservation of the town names. The tally rounds out one cluster of Judah's lowland inheritance.
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- 1 Sam 17:52Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
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