Joshua 19:5

5 Ziklag, Beth-mar'caboth, Ha'zar-su'sah,

Joshua 19:5 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:5

And Ziklag
Another of the cities of Judah, (See Gill on Joshua 15:31);

and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah;
or Hazarsusim, as in ( 1 Chronicles 4:31 ) ; the one signifies a chariot house, and the other a court or stable for horses, which made Bochart conjecture ^F1, that they were places where Solomon kept his chariots and horses; but it should be observed that these were the names by which these places went in the times of the old Canaanites; and seem to me rather where some of their kings had their horses and chariots; or rather where there were temples dedicated to the horses and chariots of the sun; see ( 2 Kings 23:11 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 Hierozoic. l. 2. c. 9. col. 158.

Joshua 19:5 In-Context

3 Hazar-shu'al, Balah, Ezem,

4 Elto'lad, Bethul, Hormah,

5 Ziklag, Beth-mar'caboth, Ha'zar-su'sah,

6 Beth-leba'oth, and Sharu'hen--thirteen cities with their villages;

7 En-rimmon, Ether, and Ashan--four cities with their villages;