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Silla
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
A highway; a twig, only in 2 Kings 12:20. If taken as a proper name (as in the LXX. and other versions), the locality is unknown.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(a highway). “The house of Millo which goeth down to Silla” was the scene of the murder of King Joash. (2 Kings 12:20) What or where Sills was is entirely matter of conjecture. Some have suggested the pool of Siloam.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
SIL'LA (a twig), a place near which King Joash was slain. 2 Kgs 12:20. It was evidently in the valley below Millo.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
SIL'LA (a twig), a place near which King Joash was slain. 2 Kgs 12:20. It was evidently in the valley below Millo.