Christian Standard Bible
Joshua 13:27
27in the valley: Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon — the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. Their land also included the Jordan and its territory as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east side of the Jordan.
Joshua 13:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
- New International Version (NIV)and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Sukkoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee).
- English Standard Version (ESV)and in the valley Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, having the Jordan as a boundary, to the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth, eastward beyond the Jordan.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and in the valley Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as its border, as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of the Jordan eastward.
Context of Joshua 13:27
25this as their territory: Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites to Aroer, near Rabbah; 26from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir; in the valley: Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon — the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. Their land also included the Jordan and its territory as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east side of the Jordan. 28This was the inheritance of the Gadites by their clans, with the cities and their settlements. 29And to half the tribe of Manasseh (that is, to half the tribe of Manasseh’s descendants by their clans) Moses gave
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וּבָעֵ֡מֶק בֵּ֣ית הָרָם֩ וּבֵ֨ית נִמְרָ֜ה וְסֻכּ֣וֹת וְצָפ֗וֹן יֶ֚תֶר מַמְלְכ֗וּת סִיחוֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וּגְבֻ֑ל עַד־קְצֵה֙ יָם־כִּנֶּ֔רֶת עֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרָֽחָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
- Beth–aramבֵּית הָרָםbêyth hârâm · Beth-haramH1027
- and Beth–nimrahבֵּית נִמְרָהbêyth nimrâh · Beth-nimrahH1039
- and Succothסֻכּוֹתsûkkôth sûkkôth · SuccothH5523
- and Zaphonצָפוֹןtsâphôn · ZaphonH6829
- the restיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
- of the kingdomמַמְלָכוּתmamlâkûth · kingdomH4468
- of Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
- Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
- unto the edgeקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
- of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
- of Chinnerethכִּנֶּ֫רֶתkinnerôth kinnereth · (Sea of) ChinnerethH3672
- on the other sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
- eastwardמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
Cross-references for Joshua 13:27
- Numbers 32:36Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and built sheep pens.
- Numbers 32:3“The territory of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Genesis 33:17but Jacob went to Succoth. He built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
- Judges 8:5He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give some loaves of bread to the troops under my command, because they are exhausted, for I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
- 1 Kings 7:46The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.
- Numbers 34:11The border will go down from Shepham to Riblah east of Ain. It will continue down and reach the eastern slope of the Sea of Chinnereth.
- Deuteronomy 3:17The Arabah and Jordan are also borders from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Dead Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
- Luke 5:1As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret.
Commentaries on Joshua 13:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Beth-aram - This city was rebuilt by Herod, and called Livias, in honor of Livia, the wife of Augustus. Josephus calls it Julias, Julia being the name which the Greeks commonly give to Livia. - Calmet. Succoth - A place between Jabbok and Jordan where Jacob pitched his tents, from which circumstance it obtained its name, see Genesis 33:17.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
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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
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