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2 Samuel 20:23

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Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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Abel-beth-maacah, a northern Israelite town, was where Sheba’s rebellion ended; Gibeon, northwest of Jerusalem, was where Joab killed Amasa; Jerusalem was David’s royal

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2 Samuel 20:23 mentions Abel-beth-maacah, Gibeon, Jerusalem and Jordan.

Abel-beth-maacah · Tel Abel Beth Maacah Excavations
Gibeon · Ar2332
Jerusalem · Godot13
Jordan · Bill Rice

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