A highway; a twig, only in 2 Kings 12:20. If taken as a proper name (as in the LXX. and other versions), the locality is unknown.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Silla
Name meaning: exalting (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a highway). “The house of Millo which goeth down to Silla” was the scene of the murder of King Joash. (2 Kings 12:20) What or where Sills was is entirely matter of conjecture. Some have suggested the pool of Siloam.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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