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And when I was at the waters of Chuzeba, 1 the men of Jobel came against us to battle, and we fought with them; and their allies from Selom 2 we slew, and we allowed them no means of escaping, and of coming against us. And the men of Machir 3 came upon us on the fifth day, to carry away our captives; and we attacked them, and overcame them in fierce battle: for they were a host and mighty in themselves, and we slew them before they had gone up the ascent of the hill. And when we came to their city, their women rolled upon us stones from the brow of the hill on which the city stood. And I and Simeon hid ourselves behind the town, and seized upon the heights, and utterly destroyed the whole city.
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Cf. c. 12; also Chezib (Gen. xxxviii. 5), Chozeba (1 Chron. iv. 22), and Achzib (Josh. xv. 44; Mic. i. 14), all of which are probably different names for the same place, and all connected with Judah. ↩
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Cf. Selo, Jubilees, l.c. ↩
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Cf. 1 Chron. xi. 36. [Here the translator supplies a note of doubt--an interrogation-point.] ↩
