Joshua 13:27
in Joshua 13and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and the border thereof, unto the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.
KJV
And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
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This verse in Joshua 13
Commentary
3 notes on this verseBeth-aram - This city was rebuilt by Herod, and called Livias, in honor of Livia, the wife of Augustus. Josephus calls it Julias, Julia being the name which the Greeks commonly give to Livia. - Calmet. Succoth - A place between Jabbok and Jordan where Jacob pitched his tents, from which circumstance it obtained its name, see Gen 33:17.
This site's exposition
unto the tribe of Gad
on Joshua 13:24-31
Gad inherits Jacob's ground. Mahanaim at verse 26 is where Jacob met the angels of God at Genesis 32:1-2, and Succoth at verse 27 is where he built booths for his cattle at Genesis 33:17. Adam Clarke identifies the Ramath-mizpeh of verse 26 with Ramoth-gilead, which becomes a city of refuge at Joshua 20:8 and the field where Ahab dies in 1 Kings 22. Manasseh receives the threescore towns of Jair, taken and named by Jair at Numbers 32:41, and a later Jair judges Israel at Judges 10:3-4 with thirty sons in thirty cities that were still called Havoth-jair when that verse was written.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
on Joshua 13:24-28
Succoth and Penuel, which we read of in the story of Gideon, were in this tribe; and that forest which is called the wood of Ephraim (from the slaughter Jephthah made there of the Ephraimites), in which Absalom's rebellious army was beaten, while his father David lay at Mahanaim, one of the frontier-cities of this tribe,
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבָעֵ֡מֶק | uvaemek | and in the valley | H6010 → | 69 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | Beth | H1027 → | |
| הָרָם֩ | haram | Haram | H1027 → | |
| וּבֵ֨ית | uveit | and Beth | H1039 → | |
| נִמְרָ֜ה | nimrah | Nimrah | H1039 → | |
| וְסֻכּ֣וֹת | vesukot | and Succoth | H5523 → | |
| וְצָפ֗וֹן | vetzafon | and Zaphon | H6829 → | |
| יֶ֚תֶר | yeter | [the] remainder of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| מַמְלְכ֗וּת | mamlekhut | [the] kingdom of | H4468 → | 9 times |
| סִיחוֹן֙ | sichon | Sihon | H5511 → | 37 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן | cheshbon | Heshbon | H2809 → | 38 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| וּגְבֻ֑ל | ugevul | and a border | H1366 → | 240 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| קְצֵה֙ | ketzeh | [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| יָם־ | yom- | [the] sea of | H3220 → | 396 times |
| כִּנֶּ֔רֶת | kineret | Kinnereth | H3672 → | 7 times |
| עֵ֥בֶר | ʾever | [the] other side of | H5676 → | 90 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| מִזְרָֽחָה׃ | mizrachah | east -ward | H4217 → | 74 times |
וּבָעֵ֡מֶקand in the valley
uvaemekH6010 →69 times
בֵּ֣יתBeth
beitH1027 →
הָרָם֩Haram
haramH1027 →
וּבֵ֨יתand Beth
uveitH1039 →
נִמְרָ֜הNimrah
nimrahH1039 →
וְסֻכּ֣וֹתand Succoth
vesukotH5523 →
וְצָפ֗וֹןand Zaphon
vetzafonH6829 →
יֶ֚תֶר[the] remainder of
yeterH3499 →102 times
מַמְלְכ֗וּת[the] kingdom of
mamlekhutH4468 →9 times
סִיחוֹן֙Sihon
sichonH5511 →37 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןHeshbon
cheshbonH2809 →38 times
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןthe Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
וּגְבֻ֑לand a border
ugevulH1366 →240 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
קְצֵה֙[the] end of
ketzehH7097 →97 times
יָם־[the] sea of
yom-H3220 →396 times
כִּנֶּ֔רֶתKinnereth
kineretH3672 →7 times
עֵ֥בֶר[the] other side of
ʾeverH5676 →90 times
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןthe Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
מִזְרָֽחָה׃east -ward
mizrachahH4217 →74 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 3:17The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
it leads to
- Joshua 12:3
as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 14:3
The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
- Joshua 12:3
Through
Numbers 34:11then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 3:17
The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
- 2 Kings 23:33
And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and…
- Joshua 11:2
to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
- Deuteronomy 3:17
Through
Genesis 33:17but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
it leads to
- Psalms 60:6
God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
- Judges 8:5
So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
- Psalms 60:6
Through
Joshua 11:2to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
it leads to
- Judges 1:27
At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
- Judges 1:27
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
