Topic
Garrison
17 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 Samuel 13:3Easton · Smith · Nave A military camp
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
- 2 Samuel 8:6Easton · Smith · Nave A military camp
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
- 1 Samuel 13:23Easton · Smith
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
- 1 Samuel 14:1Easton · Nave A military camp
Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.
- 2 Samuel 8:14Smith · Nave A military camp
¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
- 2 Samuel 23:14Smith · Nave A military camp
And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
- Ezekiel 26:11Easton · Smith
With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
- 1 Samuel 10:5Easton
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a…
- 1 Samuel 13:4Easton
And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
- 1 Samuel 14:4Easton
¶ And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
- 1 Samuel 14:6Easton
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
- 1 Samuel 14:12Easton
And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.
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- 1 Samuel 14:14 Smith
- 1 Samuel 15:1–35 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 11:16 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 18:13 Smith
- 2 Chronicles 17:2 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
(1.) Heb. matstsab, a station; a place where one stands (1 Sam. 14:12); a military or fortified post (1 Sam. 13:23; 14:1, 4, 6, etc.).
(2.) Heb. netsib, a prefect, superintendent; hence a military post (1 Sam. 10:5; 13:3, 4; 2 Sam. 8:6). This word has also been explained to denote a pillar set up to mark the Philistine conquest, or an officer appointed to collect taxes; but the idea of a military post seems to be the correct one.
(3.) Heb. matstsebah, properly a monumental column; improperly rendered pl. “garrisons” in Ezek. 26:11; correctly in Revised Version “pillars,” marg. “obelisks,” probably an idolatrous image.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 11 references
- Mattsab and mattsabah undoubtedly mean a "garrison" or fortified post. (1 Samuel 13:23; 14:14; 1 Samuel 15; 2 Samuel 23:14)
- Netsib is also used for a "garrison" in (1 Chronicles 11:16) but elsewhere for a "column" erected in an enemy’s country as a token of conquest. (1 Samuel 13:3)
- The same word elsewhere means "officers" placed over a vanquished people. (2 Samuel 8:6,14; 1 Chronicles 18:13; 2 Chronicles 17:2)
- Mattsebah in (Ezekiel 26:11) means a "pillar."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
gar'-i-s'-n.
See WAR.
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.