Joshua 13:26

Joshua 13:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And from Heshbon unto Ramath–mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
• New International Version (NIV)and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir,

Context of Joshua 13:26

24This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad: 25The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah; the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir; 27and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth). 28This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites, including the cities and villages.

Joshua 13:26 word by word

וּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן עַד־רָמַ֥ת הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וּבְטֹנִ֑ים וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם עַד־גְּב֥וּל לִדְבִֽר׃Read the interlinear

• from Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• Ramath-mizpehרָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּהrâmath hammitspeh · Ramath-mizpehH7434
• and Betonimבְּטֹנִיםbeţônîym · BetonimH993
• and from Mahanaimמַחֲנַיִםmachănayim · MahanaimH4266
• the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of Debirלִדְבִרdebîyr debir · DebirH1688

Cross-references for Joshua 13:26

• Joshua 20:8And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
• Genesis 31:49It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
• Judges 10:17Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
• Judges 11:11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
• 1 Kings 22:3who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
• Joshua 21:38And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
• Genesis 32:1Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
• 2 Samuel 2:8Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
• 2 Samuel 17:27When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
• 2 Samuel 9:5So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.

Commentaries on Joshua 13:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Ramath-mizpeh - The same as Ramoth-gilead. It was one of the cities of refuge, Joshua 20:8; Deuteronomy 4:47. Mahanaim - Or the two camps. Situated on the northern side of the brook Jabbok, celebrated for the vision of the two camps of angels which Jacob had there; see Genesis 32:2.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-33Verses 8-33 The writer appends to the command of God Joshua 13:1-7 a statement that the other two tribes and a half had already had their inheritance marked out for them by Moses in the land east of Jordan. The boundaries of this territory as a whole are first set forth Joshua 13:8-14, and afterward the portions assigned within it to the two tribes and a half are severally described Joshua 13:14 See Deuteronomy 18:1-5 and notes. Joshua 13:15-24…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-33Verses 7-33 The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be governed, not by force, but right. Wherever our habitation is placed, and in whatever honest way our portion is assigned, we should consider them as allotted of God; we should be thankful for, and use them as such, while every prudent method should be used to prevent disputes about…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-28Gad was Jacob’s seventh son, born to Zilpah, Leah’s servant. Like Gad's minor role in his family, the tribe of Gad had a minor role in Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. Now Joshua was old and stricken in years--He was probably above a hundred years old; for the conquest and survey of the land occupied about seven years, the partition one; and he died at the age of one hundred ten years (Jos 24:29). The distribution, as well as the conquest of the land, was included in the mission of Joshua; and his advanced age supplied a special reason for entering on the immediate discharge of that duty; namely, of allocating Canaan…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 13:26

• Betonim
• Gad
• Mahanaim
• Ramath-Mizpeh
• Topography

In the dictionaries

• Heshbon
• Ramath-Mizpeh
• Lodebar
• Mahanaim
• Mizpah
• Ramathmizpeh
• Betonim
• Debir (2)
• Gad (1)
• Joshua (2)

Commentaries on Joshua 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings