Joshua 13:20

Joshua 13:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,
• New International Version (NIV)Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth—
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth—

Context of Joshua 13:20

18Jahaz and Kedemoth. It also included Mephaath, 19Kiriathaim, Sibmah and Zereth Shahar. Zereth was on a hill in the middle of the valley. Their land included Beth Peor, and the sides of Pisgah mountain, and Beth Jeshimoth town. 21Moses gave them all the towns on the flat land. He gave them all the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites. Sihon had ruled from Hebron. But Moses had won the fight against him and the Midianite kings, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. These kings had ruled with Sihon and they lived in his land. 22The Israelites had killed the prophet Balaam, son of Beor, when they killed soldiers in the battle. He had used magic to help Balak fight against Israel.

Joshua 13:20 word by word

וּבֵ֥ית פְּע֛וֹר וְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹת הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה וּבֵ֥ית הַיְשִׁמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Beth–peorבֵּית פְּעוֹרbêyth pe‛ôr · Beth-peorH1047
• and Ashdoth–pisgahאֲשֵׁדָה'ăshêdâh · slopeH794
• and Ashdoth–pisgahאַשְׁדּוֹת'ashdôth happisgâh · Slopes (of Pisgah)H798
• and Beth–jeshimothבֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹתbêyth hayeshîymôth · Beth-jeshimothH1020

Cross-references for Joshua 13:20

• Numbers 25:3The Israelites joined the Moabite women to worship their god, Baal of Peor. So the Lord became very angry with them.
• Deuteronomy 4:46At that time they were in the valley near to Beth-Peor, on the east side of the Jordan River. That was in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon. Moses and the Israelites had attacked him after they came out of Egypt.
• Joshua 12:3King 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.
• Deuteronomy 3:17The valley of the Jordan River was also a border of their land. It went from Lake Galilee as far as the Salt Sea, with Mount Pisgah to the east.
• Numbers 33:49They made their camp on the flat ground beside the river. Their tents covered the ground from Beth-Jeshimoth to Abel-Shittim.
• Ezekiel 25:9So listen! I will let enemies attack the towns on the border of Moab. I will destroy their greatest cities, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon and Kiriathaim.

Commentaries on Joshua 13:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Beth-peor - The house or temple of Peor, situated at the foot of the mountain of the same name. See Numbers 25:3.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 13:20

• Amorites
• Ashdoth-Pisgah
• Beth-Jeshimoth
• Beth-Peor
• Reubenites
• Topography

In the dictionaries

• Peor
• Peor, Mount Peor, Baal Peor
• Ashdoth Pisgah
• Beth-Jeshimoth
• Beth-Peor
• Ashdothpisgah
• Bethpeor
• Reuben, Tribe of
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of

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