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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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am 2964, bc 1040, An, Ex, Is, 451 And after: Sa2 7:9, Sa2 21:15-22 Methegammah: or, the bridle of Ammah, Sa2 2:24; 1Chr. 18:1-17, Gath, In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, "David took Gath and her towns;" and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David's time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 8:2
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