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All the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.
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Verse 23. Cedron. Hebrew nachal Kidron, may signify, “the shady torrent,” or “vale,” as it is styled by Josephus. It does not take its name from cedars. It is dry in summer, and when filled with water, in only three steps across. Doubdan xxvii.—Desert, of Bethel, ( Calmet.) or of Jericho, where Saint John Baptist and our Saviour dwelt for some time. David passed over Kedron, only after he had dismissed the priests. Menochius.
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