Joshua 12:4

Joshua 12:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
• New International Version (NIV)And the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The other king was Og king of Bashan and his territory, who was of the remnant of the giants, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
• New Living Translation (NLT)King Og of Bashan, the last of the Rephaites, lived at Ashtaroth and Edrei.

Context of Joshua 12:4

2Sihon king of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead, 3and the Arabah to the Sea of Chinneroth eastward, and in the direction of Beth-jeshimoth, to the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, southward to the foot of the slopes of Pisgah; and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei 5and 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. 6Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the people of Israel defeated them. And Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 12:4 word by word

וּגְב֗וּל ע֚וֹג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן מִיֶּ֖תֶר הָרְפָאִ֑ים הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּעַשְׁתָּר֖וֹת וּבְאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the coastגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of Ogעוֹג‛ôg · OgH5747
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• of the remnantיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
• of the giantsרְפָאִיםrâphâ' râphâh · RephaimH7497
• that dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• at Ashtarothעַשְׁתָּרוֹת‛ashtârôth ‛ashtârôth · AshtarothH6252
• and at Edreiאֶדְרֶ֫עִי'edre‛îy · EdreiH154

Cross-references for Joshua 12:4

• Numbers 21:33Then they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
• Deuteronomy 3:1"Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
• Joshua 13:12all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); these Moses had struck and driven out.
• Deuteronomy 3:11(For only Og the king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its breadth, according to the common cubit.)
• Deuteronomy 1:4after he had defeated Sihon the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei.

Commentaries on Joshua 12:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Coast of Og king of Bashan - Concerning this person see the notes on Deuteronomy 3:11, and on Numbers 21:35, etc. The remnant or the giants - Or, Rephaim. See the notes on Genesis 6:4; Genesis 14:5, and Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 2:11.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. 4Og king of Bashan: See Numbers 21:33–35. the Rephaim: These were native people living on both sides of the Jordan River. Many scholars believe the Rephaim were very tall (see Deuteronomy 3:11). Ashtaroth and Edrei: Many rulers of large kingdoms had palaces in multiple cities. Joshua credits only Og with more than one capital. This suggests that his kingdom was larger than others Israel confronted, except for the kingdom of Sihon.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 12:4

• Ashtaroth
• Bashan
• Canaan
• Og
• Rephaim

In the dictionaries

• Bashan
• Og
• Ashtaroth
• City
• Edrei
• Jabbok
• Salmon, Zalmon
• Exodus, the Book of
• Giants
• Joshua, Book of

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