22 When Gideon’s men blew their three hundred rams’ horns, the Lord caused the men in the whole army to turn on each other with their swords.(A) They fled to Acacia House[a] in the direction of Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah(B) near Tabbath.

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  1. 7:22 Or Beth-shittah

22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded,(A) the Lord caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other(B) with their swords.(C) The army fled to Beth Shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah(D) near Tabbath.

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But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, who were the two sons whom Rizpah(A) daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, and the five sons whom Merab[a](B) daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite

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  1. 21:8 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg; other Hb mss read Michal

But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah,(A) whom she had borne to Saul, together with the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab,[a] whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.(B)

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  1. 2 Samuel 21:8 Two Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 18:19); most Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts Michal

16 You are to anoint Jehu(A) son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha(B) son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah as prophet in your place.

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16 Also, anoint(A) Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha(B) son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah(C) to succeed you as prophet.

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