Joshua 13:21 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 13:21

all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.

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ASV

and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, that dwelt in the land.

KJV

And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The princes of Midian - See the history of this war, Num 31:1, etc.; and from that place this and the following verse seem to be borrowed, for the introduction of the death of Balaam here seems quite irrelevant.

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Original language & word study

32 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְכֹל֙	ve.Khol	and all	H3605 →
עָרֵ֣י	'a.Rei	[the] cities of	H5892 →
הַמִּישֹׁ֔ר	ha.mi.Shor	the plain	H4334 →
וְכָֽל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
מַמְלְכ֗וּת	mam.le.Khut	[the] kingdom of	H4468 →
סִיחוֹן֙	si.chOn	Sihon	H5511 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
הָאֱמֹרִ֔י	ha.'e.mo.Ri	the Amorite[s]	H567 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
מָלַ֖ךְ	ma.Lakh	he reigned	H4427 →
בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן	be.chesh.Bon	in Heshbon	H2809 →
אֲשֶׁר֩	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
הִכָּ֨ה	hi.Kah	he had defeated	H5221 →
מֹשֶׁ֜ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
אֹת֣וֹ׀	'o.To	<obj.> him	H853 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
נְשִׂיאֵ֣י	ne.si.'Ei	[the] leaders of	H5387 →
מִדְיָ֗ן	mid.Yan	Midian	H4080 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֱוִ֤י	'e.Vi	Evi	H189 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
רֶ֙קֶם֙	re.kem	Rekem	H7552 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
צ֤וּר	tzur	Zur	H6698 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
חוּר֙	chur	Hur	H2354 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
רֶ֔בַע	Re.va'	Reba	H7254 →
נְסִיכֵ֣י	ne.si.Khei	[the] princes of	H5257 →
סִיח֔וֹן	si.Chon	Sihon	H5511 →
יֹשְׁבֵ֖י	yo.she.Vei	[who] dwelt of	H3427 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Numbers 31:8
Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
leads to
- Joshua 13:21–22
  all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and…
- Numbers 25:15
  And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.
- Jude 1:11
  Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
- Revelation 2:14
  But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food…
- Psalms 9:16
  The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
Through
Deuteronomy 3:10
all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as the cities of Salecah and Edrei in the kingdom of Og.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 4:49
  including all the Arabah on the east side of the Jordan and as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.
- Numbers 21:33
  Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
- Joshua 13:11–12
  also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—