Joshua 13:18-28

18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley,
20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth—
21 all the towns on the plateau and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country.
22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.
23 The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.
24 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:
25 The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
26 and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir;
27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Sukkoth and Zaphon with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee[a] ).
28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites, according to their clans.

Joshua 13:18-28 Meaning and Commentary

\\INTRODUCTION JOSHUA 13\\

In this chapter Joshua is informed by the Lord, or put in mind, that
part of the land of Canaan remained unconquered, and which it was; and
is directed to divide the whole land among the nine tribes, and the
half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 13:1-9; and since the two tribes of Reuben
and Gad, and the other half tribe of Manasseh, had received their
inheritance on the other side Jordan, Jos 13:8; that is described in
general, Jos 13:9-14; and, then the particular portion of Reuben,
Jos 13:15-23; and of Gad, Jos 13:24-28; and of the half tribe of
Manasseh, Jos 13:29-33.

Cross References 23

  • 1. S Numbers 21:23
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 2:26
  • 3. Joshua 21:37; Jeremiah 48:21
  • 4. S Numbers 32:37
  • 5. S Numbers 32:3
  • 6. S Deuteronomy 3:29
  • 7. S ver 9
  • 8. S Genesis 25:2; S Numbers 25:15
  • 9. Numbers 31:8
  • 10. S Numbers 22:5; Numbers 31:8
  • 11. S Genesis 30:27; S Numbers 23:23
  • 12. 1 Chronicles 5:7
  • 13. S Numbers 21:32; Joshua 21:39
  • 14. S Joshua 12:2
  • 15. S Deuteronomy 3:11
  • 16. S Numbers 21:25; Jeremiah 49:3
  • 17. S Genesis 32:2
  • 18. S Joshua 10:3
  • 19. S Numbers 32:3
  • 20. S Genesis 33:17
  • 21. Judges 12:1; Psalms 48:2
  • 22. S Numbers 34:11
  • 23. Genesis 46:16; S Numbers 32:33; Ezekiel 48:27

Footnotes 1

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