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2 Samuel 24:7

King James Version (KJV)

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And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, [even] to Beersheba.

2 Samuel 24:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:7

Theological / Devotional

The strong hold of Tyre. They came to some strong place on the Phoenician boundary in the vicinity of Tyre, although they did not come to the city itself. Tyre was at this time an independent state whose ruler, Hiram, was a friend of both David (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Chron. 14:1) and Solomon (1 Kings 5:1).

The Hivites. It appears that the remnants of these ancient inhabitants of the land (Deut. 7:1; Judges 3:5) still occupied portions on the borders of Israel.

To Beer-sheba. No details are given of the places visited in the taking of the census in the main parts of Israel and Judah.

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