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garrison

Meaning of “garrison”

1. A body of troops stationed to defend or hold a place. 2. The fortified place occupied by such troops.

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13 occurrences13 verses4 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 10:5

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2 Samuel 23:14
And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:14 · retained source text

And Dauid was then in an holde, and the garison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

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A body of troops stationed to defend a fort or town; also the fortified place furnished with such troops.

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