Topic
Chun
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 18:8Easton · Smith · Nave A Syrian city
Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
- 2 Samuel 8:8Easton · Smith
And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
- Ezekiel 47:16Easton
Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
One of the cities of Hadarezer, king of Syria. David procured brass (i.e., bronze or copper) from it for the temple (1 Chr. 18:8). It is called Berothai in 2 Sam. 8:8; probably the same as Berothah in Ezek. 47:16.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
chun (kun, "founding").
See CUN.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.