Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Of Archi - (Read "of the Archite," also a designation of David' s friend Hushai (II Samuel 15:32; II Samuel 16:16, etc.). The word is derived from Erech Genesis 10:10. But whether there was in the neighborhood of Bethel a place bearing this Babylonian name, or whether a colony from the East had settled in this spot and brought the name with them, is unknown.
Ataroth - Called Joshua 16:5; Joshua 18:13 Ataroth-adar (= "crowns of fame or greatness" ) perhaps to distinguish it from two other places bearing the same name but, situated on the other side of Jordan, in the territory of Gad Numbers 32:34. It is identified with Atara, near the road from Jerusalem to Nablous.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Joshua 16:2:
Judges 2:1
Acts 1:26
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