Houses. Hebrew, "palaces "Septuagint, "towers. "Baresi, a word which has again been mistaken for gravibus or gradibus, as ver. 14., and Psalm xliv. 9. God is the defence of his people, (Proverbs xviii. 10.) the Church, Matthew xvi. 18. (Calmet)
All particular houses, or churches, must come to the unity of faith, (Worthington) and to the seat of Peter. (St. Iren us iii.)