Joshua 13:17

Joshua 13:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,
• New International Version (NIV)to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,
• English Standard Version (ESV)with Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the tableland; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Heshbon and all its cities that are in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

Context of Joshua 13:17

15This is the part of the land that Moses gave to the clans of Reuben's tribe. 16He gave them the land from Aroer by the edge of the Arnon valley and the town in the middle of the valley. And he gave them all the flat land past Medeba in Heshbon. It included Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 18Jahaz and Kedemoth. It also included Mephaath, 19Kiriathaim, Sibmah and Zereth Shahar. Zereth was on a hill in the middle of the valley.

Joshua 13:17 word by word

חֶשְׁבּ֥וֹן וְכָל־עָרֶ֖יהָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמִּישֹׁ֑ר דִּיבוֹן֙ וּבָמ֣וֹת בַּ֔עַל וּבֵ֖ית בַּ֥עַל מְעֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• and all her citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• in the plainמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
• Dibonדִּיבֹן, דִּימוֹןdîybôn dîybôn · DibonH1769
• and Bamoth–baalבָּמוֹתbâmôth bâmôth ba‛al · BamothH1120
• and Beth–baal–meonבֵּית מְעוֹןbêyth ba‛al me‛ôn bêyth me‛ôn · Beth-meonH1010

Cross-references for Joshua 13:17

• Numbers 21:19Then they went from Mattanah to Nahaliel. They went from Nahaliel to Bamoth.
• Numbers 22:41The next day, Balak took Balaam to Bamoth-Baal. From there, Balaam could see some of the big group of the Israelites.
• Numbers 32:38Nebo, Baal-Meon and Sibmah. They gave new names to the cities that they built up again.

Commentaries on Joshua 13:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Bamoth-baal - The high places of Baal, probably so called from altars erected on hills for the impure worship of this Canaanitish Priapus.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. 15-23Reuben, Jacob's first son by Leah, lost his inheritance because he slept with his father's concubine (Genesis 29:32; 35:22). As a result, his tribe's inheritance was not very important. Although the tribe received productive land, it was hard to defend from nearby nations. Eventually, the tribe of Reuben lost the southern part to Moab.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 13:17

• Amorites
• Baal-Meon
• Bamoth
• Beth-Baal-Meon
• Dibon
• Reubenites
• Topography

In the dictionaries

• Baal
• Heshbon
• Baal-Meon
• Beth-Baal-Meon
• Baalmeon
• Bamothbaal
• Plain
• Reuben, Tribe of
• Bamoth; Bamoth-Baal
• Dibon; Dibon-Gad

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