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Hoham

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19154 verse references

Easton's 1897

Jehovah impels, the king of Hebron who joined the league against Gibeon. He and his allies were defeated (Josh. 10:3, 5, 16-27).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(whom Jehovah impels), king of Hebron at the time of the conquest of Canaan. (Joshua 10:3) (B.C. 1450.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

ho'-ham (hoham, "whom Yahweh impels(?)" Gesenius): An Amorite king of Hebron and one of the five kings of the Amorites who leagued for war on Gibeon because of its treaty of peace with Joshua. The five were defeated in the decisive battle of Beth-horon, shut up in the cave at Makkedah in which they had taken refuge, and after the battle were slain, hanged and cast into the cave (Jos 10:1-27).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

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