So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-je'arim.

From Shihor of Egypt (Joshua 15:4; Joshua 15:47; Numbers 34:5; 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 24:7; 2 Chronicles 7:8) - Wady el-Arish. This is taken by many writers for the Nile; but the Septuagint has: apo horioon Aiguptou; and the Syriac, 'from the river of Egypt.' A small brook flowing into the Mediterranean, near the modern el-Arish, which forms the southern boundary of Palestine. Unto the entering of Hamath. The defile between the mountain ranges of Syria and the extreme limit of Palestine on the north.

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