Joshua 13:17
in Joshua 13to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
KJV
Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,
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This verse in Joshua 13
Commentary
5 notes on this verseHeshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain,.... Which was by Medeba, and reached to Dibon: Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon; Dibon was rebuilt by Gad, though it belonged to Reuben, and perhaps was inhabited by both, being on the borders of each; and Bamothbaal signifies the high places of Baal; see Num 22:41; perhaps this is the same with Bamoth in the valley, Num 21:20; and Bethbaalmeon is the same with Baalmeon in Num 32:38; where it is highly probable was a temple of Baal, since both "beth" signifies an house, and "meon" an habitation.
This site's exposition
what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Reuben
on Joshua 13:15-23
Verse 22 is the only verse that calls Balaam a diviner, and it sets his death among the slain of Midian, closing Numbers 31:8. Heshbon had been Moab's before Sihon took it at Numbers 21:26, and Isaiah 16:8 and Jeremiah 48 find Moab holding these towns again.
This site's exposition
Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon
Bamoth-baal is where Balak took Balaam to look down on Israel's camp at Numbers 22:41, as John Gill notes. Gill also observes that the Gadites built up Dibon at Numbers 32:34, though it stands here in Reuben's list. He suggests it lay on the border between them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
If they had been appointed to a lot entire by themselves, Moses would have served them first, not because it was his own tribe, but because it was God's; but they must be provided for in another manner; their habitations must be scattered in all the tribes, and their maintenance brought out of all the tribes, and God himself was the portion both of their inheritance and of their cup, Deut. x.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Bamoth-baal - The high places of Baal, probably so called from altars erected on hills for the impure worship of this Canaanitish Priapus.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חֶשְׁבּ֥וֹן | cheshbon | Heshbon | H2809 → | 38 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עָרֶ֖יהָ | ʾareiha | cities its | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בַּמִּישֹׁ֑ר | bamishor | [are] in the plain | H4334 → | 23 times |
| דִּיבוֹן֙ | divon | Dibon | H1769 → | |
| וּבָמ֣וֹת | uvamot | and Bamoth | H1120 → | |
| בַּ֔עַל | baal | Baal | H1168 → | |
| וּבֵ֖ית | uveit | and Beth | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| בַּ֥עַל | baal | Baal | H1186 → | |
| מְעֽוֹן׃ | meon | Meon | H1186 → |
חֶשְׁבּ֥וֹןHeshbon
cheshbonH2809 →38 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
עָרֶ֖יהָcities its
ʾareihaH5892 →1090 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בַּמִּישֹׁ֑ר[are] in the plain
bamishorH4334 →23 times
דִּיבוֹן֙Dibon
divonH1769 →
וּבָמ֣וֹתand Bamoth
uvamotH1120 →
בַּ֔עַלBaal
baalH1168 →
וּבֵ֖יתand Beth
uveitH1004 →2046 times
בַּ֥עַלBaal
baalH1186 →
מְעֽוֹן׃Meon
meonH1186 →
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
Numbers 32:38as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
it leads to
- Isaiah 46:1
Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- Numbers 32:3
“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,
- Exodus 23:13
Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
- Joshua 23:7
So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or…
- Numbers 22:41
The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
- Isaiah 46:1
Through
Numbers 22:41The next morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the outskirts of the camp of the people.
it leads to
- Numbers 23:13
Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them…
- Jeremiah 48:35
In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.
- Numbers 25:2–3
who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.
- Numbers 23:13
Where this verse is studied
About Joshua
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.