Joshua 12:3

Joshua 12:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth–jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth–pisgah:
• New International Version (NIV)He also ruled over the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Galilee to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), to Beth Jeshimoth, and then southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and 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;
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the eastern Jordan plain from the Sea of Chinneroth as far as the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), the road to Beth Jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

Context of Joshua 12:3

1Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east: 2Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, both the middle of the valley and half of Gilead, even as far as the brook Jabbok, the border of the sons of Ammon; and the Arabah as far as the Sea of Chinneroth toward the east, and as far as the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward toward Beth-jeshimoth, and on the south, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah; 4and the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half of Gilead, as far as the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

Joshua 12:3 word by word

וְהָעֲרָבָה֩ עַד־יָ֨ם כִּנְר֜וֹת מִזְרָ֗חָה וְ֠עַד יָ֣ם הָעֲרָבָ֤ה יָם־הַמֶּ֙לַח֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית הַיְשִׁמ֑וֹת וּמִ֨תֵּימָ֔ן תַּ֖חַת אַשְׁדּ֥וֹת הַפִּסְגָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Arabahעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
• as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• as the Seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• Chinnerothכִּנֶּ֫רֶתkinnerôth kinnereth · (Sea of) ChinnerethH3672
• toward the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• the Saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · Salt (Sea)H4417
• towardדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• Beth-jeshimothבֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹתbêyth hayeshîymôth · Beth-jeshimothH1020
• and on the southתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · southH8486
• at the footתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• of the slopesאֲשֵׁדָה'ăshêdâh · slopeH794
• of Pisgahפִּסְגָּהpisgâh · PisgahH6449

Cross-references for Joshua 12:3

• Joshua 11:2and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country, and in the Arabah--south of Chinneroth and in the lowland and on the heights of Dor on the west--
• Deuteronomy 3:17the Arabah also, with the Jordan as a border, from Chinnereth even as far as the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
• John 6:1After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias).
• John 19:25Therefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Joshua 13:20and Beth-peor and the slopes of Pisgah and Beth-jeshimoth,
• Numbers 21:20and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah which overlooks the wasteland.
• Deuteronomy 4:49with all the Arabah across the Jordan to the east, even as far as the sea of the Arabah, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah.

Commentaries on Joshua 12:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The sea of Chinneroth - Or Gennesareth, the same as the lake or sea of Tiberias. The Salt Sea on the east - המלח ים yam hammelach, which is here translated the Salt Sea, is understood by others to mean the sea of the city Melach. Where can we find any thing that can be called a salt sea on the east of the lake of Gennesareth? Some think that the lake Asphaltites, called also the Dead Sea, Sea of the Desert, Sea of Sodom, and Salt Sea, is here intended…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. 3Beth-jeshimoth was where Israel camped in the plains of Moab (Numbers 33:49). Moses viewed the promised land from Mount Pisgah (Deuteronomy 34:1).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 12:3

• Amorites
• Ashdoth-Pisgah
• Beth-Jeshimoth
• Canaan
• Chinnereth
• Galilee
• Pisgah
• Salt

In the dictionaries

• Salt Sea
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ashdoth Pisgah
• Beth-Jeshimoth
• Ashdothpisgah
• Bethjeshimoth
• Chinnereth
• City
• Galilee, Sea of
• Jabbok

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