Joshua 18:24

Joshua 18:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Chephar–haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
• New International Version (NIV)Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba—twelve towns and their villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, Geba—twelve cities with their villages:
• New Living Translation (NLT)Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with their surrounding villages.

Context of Joshua 18:24

22Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23Avim, Parah, Ophrah, Chephar Haammoni, Ophni, and Gaba: twelve cities with their villages; 25Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah,

Joshua 18:24 word by word

וּכְפַ֧ר הָֽעַמֹּנָ֛ה וְהָֽעָפְנִ֖י וָגָ֑בַע עָרִ֥ים שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Chephar–haammonaiהָעַמּוֹנִיkephar hâ‛ammônîy · (Chephar)-ammoniH3726
• and Ophniעׇפְנִי‛ophnîy · OphniH6078
• and Gabaגֶּ֫בַעgeba‛ · GebaH1387
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691

Cross-references for Joshua 18:24

• Joshua 21:17and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common-land, Geba with its common-land,
• Ezra 2:26the people of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one;
• Nehemiah 7:30the men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one;

Commentaries on Joshua 18:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24And Gaba - Supposed to be the same as Gibeah of Saul, a place famous for having given birth to the first king of Israel; and infamous for the shocking act towards the Levite's wife, mentioned Judges 19:16-30, which was the cause of a war in which the tribe of Benjamin was nearly exterminated. Judges 20:29-48.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-28Verses 11-28 See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the places are still unknown. Joshua 18:14 And compassed the corner … - Render “and turned on the west side southward.” The meaning is, that at lower Beth-horon the northern boundary-line of Benjamin curved round and ran southward - Beth-horon being its extreme westerly point. Joshua 18:21 The “Valley of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-28Verses 11-28 The boundaries of each portion were distinctly drawn, and the inheritance of each tribe settled. All contests and selfish claims were prevented by the wise appointment of God, who allotted the hill and the valley, the corn and pasture, the brooks and rivers, the towns and cities. Is the lot of any servant of Christ cast in affliction and sorrow? It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good. Are we in prosperity and peace? It is from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-28Judah's land had 11 or 12 districts (see study note on 15:59). The tribe of Benjamin had 2, with a total of 26 towns. However, Benjamin's location between the lands of Judah and Joseph gave it much greater economic and military importance than its size would suggest.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 18:24

• Benjamin
• Gaba
• Ophni

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Geba
• Ophni
• Chephar-Ammoni
• Chephirah
• Divination
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• Joshua, Book of
• Palestine
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Commentaries on Joshua 18

• 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