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 Living Translation (NLT)Sihon also controlled the Jordan Valley and regions to the east—from as far north as the Sea of Galilee to as far south as the Dead Sea, including the road to Beth-jeshimoth and southward to the slopes of Pisgah.

Context of Joshua 12:3

1These are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed on the other side of the Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the eastern Jordan plain: 2One king was Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon and ruled half of Gilead, from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, from the middle of that river, even as far as the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites, 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. 4The 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, 5and reigned over Mount Hermon, over Salcah, over all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and over half of Gilead to 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And from the plainעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
• to the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• of Chinnerothכִּנֶּ֫רֶתkinnerôth kinnereth · (Sea of) ChinnerethH3672
• on the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• the saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · Salt (Sea)H4417
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• to Beth–jeshimothבֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹתbêyth hayeshîymôth · Beth-jeshimothH1020
• and from the southתֵּימָןtêymân têmân · southH8486
• under Ashdoth–pisgahאֲשֵׁדָה'ăshêdâh · slopeH794
• under Ashdoth–pisgahאַשְׁדּוֹת'ashdôth happisgâh · Slopes (of Pisgah)H798

Cross-references for Joshua 12:3

• Joshua 11:2and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,
• Deuteronomy 3:17the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.
• John 6:1After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
• John 19:25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Joshua 13:20Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth—
• Numbers 21:20and from Bamoth, in the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah which looks down on the wasteland.
• Deuteronomy 4:49and all the plain on the east side of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below 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