1 Chronicles 8:13 Meaning and Explanation
“Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 8:13 Mean?
Two more leaders, Beriah and Shema, headed the households of Aijalon, a town in Benjamin's territory. They are remembered for driving out the inhabitants of Gath, a Philistine stronghold -- a deed of defense for their land.
The tribe of Benjamin held frontier ground against hostile neighbors, and these men stood in the gap. To guard one's people is honorable work. Yet the lasting security of God's people would come not by their own hand but through the Deliverer He would send, who breaks every enemy that no human strength could.
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What does 1 Chronicles 8:13 mean?
Beriah and Shema led the families of Aijalon and drove out the people of Gath.