1)

Who were the Shomerim?

1.

Radak (23): They were the spies. They stood outside waiting other see if someone will leave, for they could not see the entrance. Perhaps gardens or orchards covered it outside.

2.

Malbim: The Machaneh left people around the city, so no one would leave.

2)

What was Mavo ha'Ir?

1.

Rashi: They used to enter through a cave, and there was a Luz 1 tree, and via it, people enter the cave.

2.

Malbim: It is not the exposed gate, rather, the hidden entrance.


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Refer to 1:23:4:1*.

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