Bible Dictionaries
Berothai

Holman Bible Dictionary

(bee roh' thawee) Place name meaning, “wells.” City in Syria from which David took brass as tribute after he defeated King Hadadezer (2 Samuel 8:8 ). The parallel passage (1 Chronicles 18:8 ) reads Chun or Cun and says Solomon used the brass for Temple vessels. The exact relationship of Berothah, Berothai, and Cun cannot be determined. The three are usually identified as the same place, but some Bible students dispute this. At the date when Chronicles was written, Cun may have been better known than nearby Berothai. See Cun .