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Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh and came to Jerusalem, then broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
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Verse 13. Cubits. Josephus says 300, and that he led Amasias in triumph through the ruins, (Ant. ix. 10.) on the west side, ( Calmet.) or on the north. Villalp. Menochius.
A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
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