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ar´mẽr-i: (1) (×וצר, 'oÌ„car; θησαυÏοÌÏ‚, theÌ„sauroÌs): A storehouse (; ), but employed figuratively of the stored-up anger of Yahweh which breaks forth in judgments (). (2) (× ×©×ק, neÌ„shekÌ£): Identical with Solomon's “house of the forest of Lebanon,†the arsenal close to the temple (; ; ), in which were stored the shields and targets of beaten gold. (3) (תּלפיּות, talpı̄yoÌ„th): A puzzling word rendered “armory†in our versions () - “the tower of David builded for an armory, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.†the Revised Version margin renders “builded with turrets.â€
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