2 Samuel 24:6

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2 Samuel 24:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to count the troops of Israel.

5 They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.

6 Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.

7 They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.

8 At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem.

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So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 31:47

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Genesis 31:48

Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.

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Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.

Numbers 32:39

The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

Joshua 19:47

(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

Judges 18:29

They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.

Genesis 10:15

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

Joshua 11:8

and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.

Joshua 19:28

It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

Judges 18:28

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