Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.
Parallel translations
- WEB Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
- KJV Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
- NKJV Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
- NASB Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
- NLT There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their surrounding villages.
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Quick answer
Kiriath Baal (Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah make up two cities with villages. Kiriath Jearim, future home of the ark, is named.
Overview
Kiriath Jearim would shelter the ark of the covenant for some twenty years until David brought it toward Jerusalem (1 Samuel 7:1-2; 2 Samuel 6). Here it is simply a border town of Judah. The record names a place God would use to keep His holy presence among His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Josh 18:14On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
- 1 Sam 7:1Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
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