And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Street. Protestants, "of the half part "(Haydock) belonging to Benjamin. Sellum was the inspector of that part which fell to the share of Juda, ver. 12., and chap. iv. 19. (Grotius)
Jerusalem, like all great cities, was divided into parts. (Calmet)