Joshua 13:27 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 13:27

and 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

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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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Beth-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.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

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

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבָעֵ֡מֶק	u.va.'E.mek	and in the valley	H6010 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	Beth	H1027 →
הָרָם֩	ha.Ram	Haram	H1027 →
וּבֵ֨ית	u.Veit	and Beth	H1039 →
נִמְרָ֜ה	nim.Rah	Nimrah	H1039 →
וְסֻכּ֣וֹת	ve.su.Kot	and Succoth	H5523 →
וְצָפ֗וֹן	ve.tza.Fon	and Zaphon	H6829 →
יֶ֚תֶר	Ye.ter	[the] remainder of	H3499 →
מַמְלְכ֗וּת	mam.le.Khut	[the] kingdom of	H4468 →
סִיחוֹן֙	si.chOn	Sihon	H5511 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן	chesh.Bon	Heshbon	H2809 →
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן	hai.yar.Den	the Jordan	H3383 →
וּגְבֻ֑ל	u.ge.Vul	and a border	H1366 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
קְצֵה֙	ke.Tzeh	[the] end of	H7097 →
יָם־	yom-	[the] sea of	H3220 →
כִּנֶּ֔רֶת	ki.Ne.ret	Kinnereth	H3672 →
עֵ֥בֶר	'E.ver	[the] other side of	H5676 →
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן	hai.yar.Den	the Jordan	H3383 →
מִזְרָֽחָה׃	miz.Ra.chah	east -ward	H4217 →

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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
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.
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 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 14:3
  The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
Through
Numbers 34:11
then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
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;
Through
Genesis 33:17
but 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.
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.”
Through
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;
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.

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Where the connections lead

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06About Joshua

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Joshua