2 Samuel 8:6
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.
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Garrisons
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Ezekiel 26:11
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.
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נְצִיב
nᵉtsîyb · nets-eeb'
5 times translated as this KJV form11 total Strong's occurrences
something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue
Strong's KJV usage: garrison, officer, pillar.
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Strong's first: 2 Samuel 8:6Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 17:2
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matstsêbâh · mats-tsay-baw'
1 times translated as this KJV form32 total Strong's occurrences
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
Strong's KJV usage: garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
Strong's first: Ezekiel 26:11Strong's last: Ezekiel 26:11
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Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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garrison
GAR'RISON, noun [English, garnish; warren, and from this root we have warrant and guaranty, as well as guard and regard, all from one source.
1. A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town, to defend it against an enemy, or to keep the inhabitants in subjection.
2. A fort, castle or fortified town, furnished with troops to defend it.
3. The state of being placed in a fortification for its defense; as troops laid in garrison
GAR'RISON, verb transitive To place troops in a fortress for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.
1. To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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