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238._o or_o at_o the_o further_a at_o 50._o if_o so_o be_v that_o be_v the_o same_o place_n with_o the_o former_a which_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o same_o author_n pag._n 818._o but_o when_o and_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v carry_v thither_o it_o do_v not_o full_o appear_v but_o that_o it_o be_v here_o in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n david_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o solomon_n be_v 1.3_o be_v 1_o kin._n 3.4_o 1_o chr._n 16.39_o &_o 21.29_o 2_o chr._n 1.3_o plain_a and_o evident_a out_o of_o the_o sacred_a book_n till_o it_o be_v 5.5_o be_v 2_o chr._n 5.5_o bring_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o the_o ark_n steer_v another_o course_n by_o the_o special_a guidance_n of_o god_n for_o the_o philistine_n have_v overthrow_v the_o israelite_n in_o battle_n take_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o carry_v it_o from_o eben-eze_a to_o 5.1_o to_o 1_o sam._n 5.1_o ashdâ—d_v thence_o to_o 8._o to_o ver_fw-la 8._o gath_n thence_o to_o 10._o to_o ver_fw-la 10._o ekron_n and_o have_v continue_v seven_o month_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistius_n it_o be_v send_v home_o to_o 6.12_o to_o 1_o sam._n 6.12_o bethshemesh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n thence_o to_o kiriath_n jearim_n in_o the_o same_o tribe_n call_v also_o 18.14_o also_o jos_n 15.60_o &_o 18.14_o kiriath-baal_n to_o the_o house_n of_o 2._o of_o 1_o sam._n 7.1_o 2._o abinadab_n in_o the_o hill_n and_o theâ—e_n it_o continue_v twenty_o year_n this_o place_n be_v call_v 6.2_o call_v 2_o sam._n 6.2_o baaleh_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n that_o be_v in_o 3.4_o in_o ver_fw-la 3.4_o gibeah_n or_o in_o the_o hill_n which_o josephus_n report_v to_o have_v be_v at_o the_o distance_n of_o fifty_o stadiae_fw-la or_o furlong_n from_o jerusalem_n the_o head-city_n pag._n 907._o indeed_o we_o find_v one_o city_n of_o judah_n to_o be_v call_v 15.57_o call_v josh_n 15.57_o gibeah_n and_o i_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o same_o exact_o with_o 6._o with_o josh_n 15.9_o 1_o chron._n 13.5_o 6._o 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