2 Chronicles 11:8

“Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,”

2 Chronicles 11:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 11:8, word by word

Mareshahמָרֵשָׁהmaresha

Mareshah

Mareshah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah; also the name of two men of Judah.

Where else “maresha” appears
Ziphזִיףzif

Ziph

Ziph: the name of two towns of Judah, one in the Negev and one in the hill country; also of a man of Judah.

Where else “zif” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemGath?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gath ?

    Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel

    A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.

    Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).

    1 Samuel 17:41 Samuel 21:101 Samuel 5:81 Samuel 27:2

The context

7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

8 · This verse (above)

9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

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