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Joshua 12:4
4And the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
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,
- English Standard Version (ESV)and Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at 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 reigned in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge—from the middle of the gorge—to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead. 3He 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. And the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaites, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. 5He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salekah, all of Bashan to the border of the people of Geshur and Maakah, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the Israelites conquered them. And Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh to be their possession.
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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 along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army marched out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
- Deuteronomy 3:1Next we turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan with his whole army marched out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
- Joshua 13:12that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He was the last of the Rephaites.) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.
- Deuteronomy 3:11(Og king of Bashan was the last of the Rephaites. His bed was decorated with iron and was more than nine cubits long and four cubits wide. It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
- Deuteronomy 1:4This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, and at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
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
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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
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