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King's Dale

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: K By: George A. Morrish

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This is supposed to be in the valley of the Kidron, where there is still a monument called the Pillar of Absalom, though the existing one cannot be the pillar he erected (2 Sam. 18:18¹⁸Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place. (2 Samuel 18:18)). The King’s Dale in Genesis 14:17¹⁷And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. (Genesis 14:17) cannot be identified.

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Concise Bible Dictionary: K

• Keren-happuch

• Keri and Chethib

• Kibroth-hattaavah

• Kidron, Kedron, Brook

• Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven

• King's Dale

• Kings, First and Second Book of

• Kir of Moab, Kir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kir-haresh, Kir-heres

• Kirjath-arba

• Kirjath-arim, Kirjath-Baal

• Kirjath-huzoth

• Kirjath-jearim

• Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher