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Shophach
(expansion), Shobach, the general of Hadarezer. (1 Chronicles 19:16,18) (B.C. 1034.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Shophach is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 19:16
When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
- 1 Chronicles 19:18
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
Scripture on Shophach
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Shophach references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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