Joshua 13:26

Joshua 13:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And from Heshbon unto Ramath–mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
• New International Version (NIV)and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir,

Context of Joshua 13:26

24Moses also gave an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad according to their families. 25Their territory was Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the sons of Ammon, as far as Aroer which is opposite Rabbah; and from Heshbon as far as Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim as far as the border of Debir; 27and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as a border, as far as the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan to the east. 28This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad according to their families, the cities and their villages.

Joshua 13:26 word by word

וּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן עַד־רָמַ֥ת הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וּבְטֹנִ֑ים וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם עַד־גְּב֥וּל לִדְבִֽר׃Read the interlinear

• and from Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbôn · HeshbonH2809
• as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• as Ramath-mizpehרָמַת הַמִּצְפֶּהrâmath hammitspeh · Ramath-mizpehH7434
• and Betonimבְּטֹנִיםbeţônîym · BetonimH993
• and from Mahanaimמַחֲנַיִםmachănayim · MahanaimH4266
• as the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• Debirלִדְבִרdebîyr debir · DebirH1688

Cross-references for Joshua 13:26

• Joshua 20:8And beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they designated Bezer in the wilderness on the plain from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
• Genesis 31:49and Mizpah, for he said, “May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.
• Judges 10:17Then the sons of Ammon were summoned, and they camped in Gilead. And the sons of Israel gathered together and camped in Mizpah.
• Judges 11:11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and leader over them; and Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord at Mizpah.
• 1 Kings 22:3Now the king of Israel said to his servants, “Are you aware that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, yet we are hesitant to take it out of the hand of the king of Aram?”
• Joshua 21:38And from the tribe of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
• Genesis 32:1Now as Jacob went on his way, the angels of God met him.
• 2 Samuel 2:8But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
• 2 Samuel 17:27Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim,
• 2 Samuel 9:5Then King David sent messengers who brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

Commentaries on Joshua 13:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Ramath-mizpeh - The same as Ramoth-gilead. It was one of the cities of refuge, Joshua 20:8; Deuteronomy 4:47. Mahanaim - Or the two camps. Situated on the northern side of the brook Jabbok, celebrated for the vision of the two camps of angels which Jacob had there; see Genesis 32:2.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. 24-28Gad was Jacob’s seventh son, born to Zilpah, Leah’s servant. Like Gad's minor role in his family, the tribe of Gad had a minor role in Israel.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 13:26

• Betonim
• Gad
• Mahanaim
• Ramath-Mizpeh
• Topography

In the dictionaries

• Heshbon
• Ramath-Mizpeh
• Lodebar
• Mahanaim
• Mizpah
• Ramathmizpeh
• Betonim
• Debir (2)
• Gad (1)
• Joshua (2)

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