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34 During Ahab’s reign,[a] Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation;[b] Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates,[c] in keeping with the Lord’s message that he had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.[d]

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  1. 1 Kings 16:34 tn Heb “in his days.”
  2. 1 Kings 16:34 tn Heb “with Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it.”
  3. 1 Kings 16:34 tn Heb “with Segub, his youngest, he set up its gates.”
  4. 1 Kings 16:34 sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua.