And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
The 1611 reading
And Dauid was then in an holde, and the garison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
KJV dictionary & concordance
1. A body of troops stationed to defend or hold a place. 2. The fortified place occupied by such troops.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 10:5
Complete exact-word concordance
And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
And Dauid was then in an holde, and the garison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at Beth-lehem.
And Dauid was then in the hold, and the Philistines garison was then at Bethlehem.
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
In Damascus the gouernour vnder Aretas the King, kept the citie with a garison, desirous to apprehend mee.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A body of troops stationed to defend a fort or town; also the fortified place furnished with such troops.