And Gederoth, Beth–dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
WEB
Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
YLT
and Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.
DBT
and Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities and their hamlets.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period