Nehemiah 3:7 (KJV)
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And next unto them repaired Melatiahthe Gibeoniteand Jadonthe Meronothitethe menof Gibeonand of Mizpahunto the throneof the governoron this sidethe river
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the Gibeonite. Jos 9:3-27 2Sa 21:2
the throne.That is, probably, the palace of the Persian governor, west of the Euphrates; the term throne being used to signify any royal abode: for Sir J. Chardin, describing a splendid tent erected by the king of Persia, says "that there was an inscription wrought upon the cornice of the anti-chamber, which gave it the appellation of the throne of the second Solomon." Sitting upon a throne has, however, sometimes been granted to governors. Ne 2:8
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