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Cun

2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.

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2 Samuel 8:8ISBE
And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
1 Chronicles 18:8ISBE
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.

In the reference works

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references

kun (kun, A, ek ton eklekton poleon, "from the chosen cities"): One of the cities of Hadarezer, king of Syria, spoiled by David (1Ch 18:8, the King James Version "Chun"). In the parallel passage (2Sa 8:8) its place is taken by BEROTHAH, which see.

Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

Cun

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