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Garrison, William Lloyd
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The Hebrew words so rendered in the Authorized Version are derivatives from the root natsab, to "place, erect," which may be applied to a variety of objects.
• Mattsab and mattsabah undoubtedly mean a "garrison" or fortified post. (1 Samuel 13:23; 14:14; 1 Samuel 15; 2 Samuel 23:14)
• Netsib is also used for a "garrison" in (1 Chronicles 11:16) but elsewhere for a "column" erected in an enemy's country as a token of conquest. (1 Samuel 13:3)
• The same word elsewhere means "officers" placed over a vanquished people. (2 Samuel 8:6,14; 1 Chronicles 18:13; 2 Chronicles 17:2)
• Mattsebah in (Ezekiel 26:11) means a "pillar."
(1805-1879) Orator, was b. at Newburyport, Mass. Though chiefly known for his eloquent advocacy of ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin