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1 Chronicles 26:15 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 26 · verse 15
To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.1 Chronicles 26:15 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 26:15 in context
13And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
14And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
15To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
16To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
17Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- southwardnegebthe southH5045 →
- ObededomʻÔbêd ʼĔdôwmObed-Edom, the name of five IsraelitesH5654 →
- AsuppimʼâçuphcollectedH624 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- sonsbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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