Joshua 13:20

Joshua 13:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–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—
• New Living Translation (NLT)Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth.

Context of Joshua 13:20

18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— 21all the towns on the plateau and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. 22In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.

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 25:3So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s anger burned against them.
• Deuteronomy 4:46and were in the valley near Beth Peor east of the Jordan, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites as they came out of Egypt.
• Joshua 12:3He 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.
• Deuteronomy 3:17Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah, from Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.
• Numbers 33:49There on the plains of Moab they camped along the Jordan from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim.
• Ezekiel 25:9therefore I will expose the flank of Moab, beginning at its frontier towns—Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon and Kiriathaim—the glory of that land.

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