Joshua 12:5

Joshua 12:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
• New International Version (NIV)He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, all of Bashan to the border of the people of Geshur and Maakah, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and all Bashan to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and reigned over Mount Hermon, over Salcah, over all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and over half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

Context of Joshua 12:5

3King Sihon's land also went along the east side of the Jordan Valley from the sea of Galilee to the Salt Sea. His land went south to Beth Jeshimoth and as far as Pisgah mountain. 4They killed Og, king of Bashan. He was one of the last Rephaites. He lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei. He ruled the land from Hermon mountain and Salecah in the north, and all of the Bashan region in the east. His land went as far as the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maakah. He ruled half of the Gilead region, as far as the border of King Sihon of Heshbon. 6The Lord's servant, Moses, and the Israelites won against these kings. Moses gave their land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh to live in. 7Joshua and the Israelites killed these kings who ruled on the west side of the Jordan River. Joshua gave these kings' land to the Israelite tribes for them to live in. He gave a different piece of land to each tribe. Their land went from Baal Gad in the Lebanon valley to Halak mountain, which is near Seir.

Joshua 12:5 word by word

וּ֠מֹשֵׁל בְּהַ֨ר חֶרְמ֤וֹן וּבְסַלְכָה֙ וּבְכָל־הַבָּשָׁ֔ן עַד־גְּב֥וּל הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י וְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֑י וַחֲצִי֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔ד גְּב֖וּל סִיח֥וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And reignedמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• in mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Hermonחֶרְמוֹןchermôn · (Mount) HermonH2768
• and in Salcahסַלְכָהsalkâh · SalecahH5548
• and in all Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• unto the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of the Geshuritesגְּשׁוּרִיgeshûrîy · GeshuriteH1651
• and the Maachathitesמַעֲכָתִיma‛ăkâthîy · MaacathiteH4602
• and halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• of Sihonסִיחוֹןsîychôn sîychôn · SihonH5511
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809

Cross-references for Joshua 12:5

• Joshua 12:1The Israelites killed these kings who ruled on the east side of the Jordan River. They destroyed them and they took their land. Their land went from the Arnon valley to Hermon mountain. It included all the land on the east side of the Jordan Valley.
• Joshua 11:3So Canaanite people came from the east and from the west. They were Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites who lived in the hills. They were also Hivites who lived near Hermon mountain, in the region of Mizpah.
• Deuteronomy 3:8So, at that time, we took power over all the land that the two Amorite kings, Og and Bashan, had ruled. Their land was east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon valley to Mount Hermon.
• Deuteronomy 4:47They took power over his land, as well as the land of Og, king of Bashan. These two Amorite kings ruled on the east side of the Jordan River.
• Joshua 13:11It included the land of Gilead, and the land of the Geshurites and Maakathites. It included all of Hermon mountain, and Bashan as far as Salecah.
• Deuteronomy 3:10We took all their cities in the high, flat land and cities in the whole of Gilead and in Bashan. We went as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities that belonged to the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
• Deuteronomy 3:14Jair belonged to the tribe of Manasseh. He took power over all the region of Argob. He went as far as the borders of Geshur and Maakah. Then he gave his own name to that land. To this day, Bashan has the name ‘Jair's towns’.
• 1 Samuel 27:8During that time David and his men attacked the Geshurites, the Girzites and the Amalekites. These tribes had lived in that place for a very long time. Their land went as far as Shur and the border of Egypt.
• 2 Samuel 3:3The second son was Kileab. Nabal's widow, Abigail, from Carmel gave birth to him. The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maakah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
• 2 Samuel 13:37Absalom ran away to Ammihud's son, Talmai, the king of Geshur.
• 2 Samuel 15:8When I was living at Geshur with the Arameans, I made this promise: “If the Lord brings me back to live in Jerusalem, I will go to Hebron and I will worship him there.” ’
• 2 Samuel 23:34Eliphelet, Ahasbai's son, from Maakah, Eliam, Ahithophel's son, from Gilo,
• 2 Kings 25:23The officers of Judah's army and their men heard news that the king of Babylon had chosen Gedaliah to be the ruler of Judah. So they went to meet Gedaliah at Mizpah. The army officers were: Nethaniah's son Ishmael, Kareah's son Johanan, Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, who came from Netophah, and Jaazaniah, whose father came from Maakah.

Commentaries on Joshua 12:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The border of the Geshurites - The country of Bashan, in the days of Moses and Joshua, extended from the river Jabbok on the south to the frontiers of the Geshurites and Maachathites on the north, to the foot of the mountains of Hermon.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-6Verses 1-6 All the plain on the east - i. e. the Arabah or depressed tract along the east bank of Jordan, the modern El-Ghor (see Numbers 22:1). Joshua 12:2 From the middle of the river - i. e. as appears from Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16, “from the city that is in the midst of the river;” namely,, Ar Moab (see Deuteronomy 2:36). Joshua 12:3 From the plain - Render “over the plain;” for the words describe not one of the boundaries of Sihon‘s kingdom, but…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24This chapter summarizes Israel's victories on both sides of the Jordan River. It then moves to Joshua distributing the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel (chapter 13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61. Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan--This chapter contains a recapitulation of the conquests made in the promised land, with the additional mention of some places not formerly noted in the sacred history. The river Arnon on the south and mount Hermon on the north were the respective boundaries of the land acquired by the Israelites beyond Jordan (see Nu 21:21-24; De…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 12:5

• Bashan
• Canaan
• Maachah
• Og
• Salcah

In the dictionaries

• Bashan
• Geshurites
• Gilead
• Heshbon
• Sihon
• Geshur, Geshurites
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Mount Hermon
• City
• Edrei

Commentaries on Joshua 12

• 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