Joshua 13:26 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 13:26

the territory from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;

BSB

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ASV

and from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

KJV

And from Heshbon unto Ramath–mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Ramath-mizpeh - The same as Ramoth-gilead. It was one of the cities of refuge, Jos 20:8; Deu 4:47. Mahanaim - Or the two camps. Situated on the northern side of the brook Jabbok, celebrated for the vision of the two camps of angels which Jacob had there; see Gen 32:2.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Ramath-mizpeh - Called Ramoth-Gilead, or Ramoth in Gilead. Mahanaim - Exclusively; for Mahanaim was in the portion of Manasseh, beyond Jabbok, which was the border of Gad and Manasseh.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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,

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן	u.me.chesh.Bon	and from Heshbon	H2809 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
רָמַ֥ת	ra.Mat	Ramath	H7434 →
הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה	ha.mitz.Peh	<the> Mizpah	H7434 →
וּבְטֹנִ֑ים	u.ve.to.Nim	and Betonim	H993 →
וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם	u.mi.ma.cha.Na.yim	and from Mahanaim	H4266 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
גְּב֥וּל	ge.Vul	[the] territory of	H1366 →
לִדְבִֽר׃	lid.Vir	Lo Debar	H1688 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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
Judges 11:29
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
leads to
- Numbers 11:25
  Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit…
- Judges 3:10
  The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against…
- Judges 13:25
  And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Through
2 Samuel 17:27
When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
leads to
- 1 Kings 2:7
  But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 10:1–2
  Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
- 2 Samuel 9:4
  “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
Through
Judges 10:17
Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
leads to
- Judges 11:29
  Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
Through
2 Samuel 2:8
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 14:50
  His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Joshua

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Joshua