2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 Samuel 10:6 Beth-rehob, Zobah, Maacah, and Tob were Syrian kingdoms in the northern Transjordan and Lebanon Valley. Hiring armies was a common practice of the day (compare 2 Kings 7:6). The gate is that of the city of Rabbah (2 Samuel 11:1), the capital of Ammon, near present-day Amman, Jordan.

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