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Joshua Chapter
Thirteen
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO 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
Joshua 13:1; 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
Joshua 13:8; that
is described in general
Joshua 13:9; and
then the particular portion of Reuben
Joshua 13:15; and
of Gad
Joshua 13:24; and
of the half tribe of Manasseh
Joshua 13:29.
Joshua 13:1 Now
Joshua was old
advanced in years. And the Lord said to him:
“You are old
advanced in years
and there remains very much land yet to be
possessed.
YLT
1And Joshua is old
entering
into days
and Jehovah saith unto him
`Thou hast become aged
thou hast
entered into days; as to the land
very much hath been left to possess.
Now Joshua was old
and stricken in years
.... How old
he was cannot be said precisely
but it is very probable he was now about an
hundred years of age
for he lived to be an hundred ten; and the land of Canaan
was seven years in dividing
as the Jews generally say
and it seems as if he
did not live long after that:
and the Lord said unto him: either spoke to him out
of the tabernacle
or appeared to him in a dream or vision:
thou art old
and stricken in years
and there remaineth
yet very much land to be possessed: that is
very much of
the land of Canaan
which God had promised to Abraham
yet remained unconquered
by Joshua
and unpossessed by the children of Israel; and the old age of Joshua
is observed
to intimate to him that through it
and the infirmities of it
he
was unable to go out to war
and to finish this work
which must be left to be
done by others hereafter; and that he should with all expedition set about
another work he was capable of doing
before he died
which was the division of
the land among the tribes of Israel.
Joshua 13:2 2 This is the land that yet
remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the
Geshurites
YLT
2`This [is] the land that is
left; all the circuits of the Philistines
and all Geshuri
This is the land that yet remaineth
....
Unconquered and not enjoyed
namely
what is after described; and this account
is given for Joshua's information
that he might know what to divide
and for
the people of Israel's sake
that they might know what they had a right to a
claim upon; what they should endeavour to possess themselves of
and what the
Lord would deliver into their hands
provided they were obedient to his will
for
because they were not
hence many of these places never came into their
possession
though divided to them by lot:
all the borders of the Philistines; whose country bordered
and lay upon the shores of the Mediterranean sea
in the southwest of the land
of Canaan:
and all Geshuri; the principal city belonging to it is said
to be in Syria
2 Samuel 15:8; and
had a king over it in the times of David
2 Samuel 3:3; and
seems never to have come into the hands of the Israelites.
Joshua 13:3 3 from Sihor
which is
east of Egypt
as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted
as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites
the Ashdodites
the Ashkelonites
the Gittites
and the Ekronites; also the Avites;
YLT
3from Sihor which [is] on
the front of Egypt
and unto the border of Ekron northward
to the Canaanite it
is reckoned
five princes of the Philistines
the Gazathite
and the
Ashdothite
the Eshkalonite
the Gittite
and the Ekronite
also the Avim.
From Sihor
which is before Egypt
.... Which
Jarchi and Kimchi interpret of the river Nile
and so that river is called
Jeremiah 2:18; it
seems to have this name from the waters of it being black and turbid; and hence
it was called by the Greeks "Melas"; and by the Latins
"Melo"; though it is thought
that not properly the river itself is
here meant
which did not reach to the borders of Palestine
but a branch of
it
a rivulet from it
for so a travellerF1Jodocus a Gistella apud
Drusium in loc. writes
"in a journey of about five days from Gaza towards
Egypt
the hithermost arm of the Nile is received by the sea
and is commonly
called Carabus?"
even unto the borders of Ekron northward: that is
from
the southwest of Palestine
near to which was the river Nile
to the northern
part of it
where stood the principality of Ekron
one of the five which
belonged to the Philistines:
which is counted to
the Canaanite; which was reckoned as belonging to the posterity of Canaan
though the Philistines got possession of it
who descended from Mizraim; and
indeed it was only accounted as belonging to Canaan and his sons; of right
and
according to the grant of God
it belonged to the seed of Abraham:
five lords of the Philistines; who had not kings
as
other countries and cities in the land of Canaan had
and their cities were
called lordships
principalities
and not kingdoms
and are as follow:
the Gazathites
and the Ashdothites
the Eshkalonites
the
Gittites
and the Ekronites: so called from Gaza
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Gath
and Ekron
the cities they were in possession of:
also the Avites; it is not certain whether these were a
distinct principality from the other five
or a people dispersed among them;
which seems most likely
since those were the original inhabitants
but were
driven out or destroyed by the Philistines
though it seems some remained and
dwelt among them; see Deuteronomy 2:23.
Joshua 13:4 4 from the south
all the
land of the Canaanites
and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians as far as
Aphek
to the border of the Amorites;
YLT
4`From the south
all the
land of the Canaanite
and Mearah
which [is] to the Sidonians
unto Aphek
unto the border of the Amorite;
From the south
all the land of the Canaanites
.... That is
of those Canaanites who were particularly so called
in distinction from those
of the other nations or tribes
and who dwelt in several parts of the land
some in the east and others in the west
see Joshua 11:3; and
as it seems here
some in the south: now on the side of the south
as Kimchi
interprets it
all the land of the Canaanites was left
that is
remained
unconquered and not possessed:
and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians; the
inhabitants of Sidon
and parts adjacent: what this place was
which belonged
to the Sidonians
for so it may better be rendered
is not certain; some take
it to be a cave belonging to them: SandysF2Travels
l. 3. p. 169.
Ed. 5. speaks of a number of caves cut out of the rock in those parts
called
the caves of the Sidonians
and afterwards the caves of Tyre; so it is
interpreted by the Targum
and in the Syriac and Arabic versions others take it
to be the river Magoras
PlinyF3Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 20. makes
mention of as on the borders of Lebanon near Zidon and Berytus: mention is made
of the waters of Mearah along with the waters of Tiberias in Jewish writingsF4Misn.
Sabbat. c. 22. sect. 5. T. Hieros. Sabbat
fol. 6. 1. ; but rather something of
more importance than a cave or a river is meant; most likely a tract of land
near Sidon
and which belonged to it
and reached
unto Aphek
to the borders of the Amorites; of this
place; see Gill on Joshua 12:18.
Joshua 13:5 5 the land of the Gebalites
[a] and all
Lebanon
toward the sunrise
from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the
entrance to Hamath;
YLT
5and the land of the
Giblite
and all Lebanon
at the sun-rising
from Baal-Gad under mount Hermon
unto the going in to Hamath:
And the land of the Giblites
.... This was another
country that remained unconquered; the Greeks call it Byblus
and near to which
PlinyF5Ut supra. (Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 20.) speaks of a place called
Gabale
and is now called Gibyle; it isF6Maundrel's Journey from
Aleppo
&c. p. 33. said to be"pleasantly situated by the seaside
and
at present it contains but a little extent of ground
but yet more than enough
for the small number of its inhabitants:'it was in greater splendour
and its
inhabitants of more fame
in the times of Ezekiel
Ezekiel 27:9
and all Lebanon toward the sunrising; or east of
the land; all that inhabited that mountain remained unconquered
though the
conquest was carried as far as the borders thereof:
from Baalgad
under Mount Hermon; of which see Joshua 11:17;
unto the entering into Hamath: which was the north
border of the land; see Numbers 34:8.
Joshua 13:6 6 all the inhabitants of the
mountains from Lebanon as far as the Brook Misrephoth
[b] and
all the Sidonians—them I will drive out from before the children of Israel;
only divide it by lot to Israel as an inheritance
as I have commanded you.
YLT
6all the inhabitants of the
hill-country
from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-Maim
all the Sidonians: I -- I
dispossess them before the sons of Israel; only
cause it to fall to Israel for
an inheritance
as I have commanded thee.
All the inhabitants of the hill country
.... Not in
Judea
but in and about Lebanon
as follows:
from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim; of which see Joshua 11:8
and all the Sidonians; the
inhabitants of the ancient city of Sidon
and the villages and lands belonging
to it: these remained unconquered
and never were possessed by the Israelites:
them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: which
though
it may have a special respect unto the Sidonians
with whom the clause is
closely connected
yet may include all the above lands unconquered
out of
which
as well as Sidon
the Lord promises to drive the inhabitants
to make
way for the children of Israel; that is
on condition of their obedience
for
it appears that not only the Sidonians
but many others
even the chief
and
most of those mentioned
were never possessed by them:
only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance; that is
the
whole land
as Abarbinel rightly remarks
both what was subdued and what was
not; that was the business
and all the business
Joshua had now to do; he was
not to be employed in making any further conquests
but leave them to others
and apply himself to the division of the land
by lot
to the tribes that as
yet had no portion assigned them:
as I have commanded thee; now
at this time.
Joshua 13:7 7 Now therefore
divide this
land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”
YLT
7`And now
apportion this
land for an inheritance to the nine tribes
and the half of the tribe of
Manasseh
' –
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance
.... Having
the command and authority of God for it
he was to set about it at once
with
all diligence and application:
unto the nine tribes: of Judah
Simeon
Benjamin
Dan
Ephraim
Zebulun
Issachar
Asher
and Naphtali
in which order
they are placed
when the Lord gave to Moses the names of the men that should
divide the land under Eleazar and Joshua
Numbers 34:16
and the half tribe of Manasseh; that half which had no
inheritance on the other side Jordan
and for which a prince of the children of
Joseph was appointed to divide
Numbers 34:23.
Joshua 13:8 8 With the other half-tribe
the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance
which Moses had
given them
beyond the Jordan eastward
as Moses the servant of the Lord had given
them:
YLT
8with it the Reubenite
and
the Gadite
have received their inheritance
which Moses hath given to them
beyond the Jordan eastward
as Moses servant of Jehovah hath given to them;
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their
inheritance
.... That is
along with the half tribe of Manasseh
but not with
that half of it before mentioned
who was to haven division of a part with the
nine tribes
but with the other half of the tribe settled beyond Jordan; with
them the tribes of Reuben and Gad had received their portion at their own
request
and so were to have no share in the present distribution:
which Moses gave them beyond Jordan eastward; at their
desire
Numbers 32:1
and
upon certain conditions to be performed by them
Numbers 32:20
even as Moses the
servant of the Lord gave them; this character of Moses
as the
"servant of the Lord"
seems to be observed to show that he gave the
said tribes their inheritance: according to the will of God
and in obedience
to it: here end the words of the Lord to Joshua
and next follows an account of
the land given to the two tribes and a half described by the writer of this
book.
Joshua 13:9 9 from Aroer which is
on the bank of the River Arnon
and the town that is in the midst of the
ravine
and all the plain of Medeba as far as Dibon;
YLT
9from Aroer
which [is] on
the edge of the brook Arnon
and the city which [is] in the midst of the brook
and all the plain of Medeba unto Dihon
From Aroer
that is on the bank of the river Arnon
.... A city
belonging to Moab
from whence the description begins
the river Arnon
on
which it was situated
being the border between Moab and the Amorites
Numbers 21:13
and the city that is in the midst of the river; or "even
the city"; meaning the same city of Aroer
it lying both on the bank of it
and in the middle of it
or it was a double city
as may seem from Isaiah 17:2; and so
differently situated at that river:
and all the plains of Medeba unto Dibon; of these two
places
see Numbers 21:30;
between them lay a plain
which some take to be the plain of Moab; but it
rather seems to be a plain that was between these two places
and
according to
Joshua 13:17
Dibon
itself was in a plain.
Joshua 13:10 10 all the cities of Sihon
king of the Amorites
who reigned in Heshbon
as far as the border of the
children of Ammon;
YLT
10and all the cities of Sihon
king of the Amorite
who reigned in Heshbon
unto the border of the Bene-Ammon
And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites
which reigned in
Heshbon
.... A city he took from the Moabites
and made it his royal
seat
Numbers 21:26
unto the border of the children of Ammon; which was the
river Jabbok
Deuteronomy 3:16.
Joshua 13:11 11 Gilead
and the border of
the Geshurites and Maachathites
all Mount Hermon
and all Bashan as far as
Salcah;
YLT
11and Gilead
and the border
of the Geshurite
and of the Maachathite
and all mount Hermon
and all Bashan
unto Salcah;
And Gilead
.... The land of Gilead
which was part of the kingdom of Og
half of which was given to Reuben
and the other half to Gad:
and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites; of which see Deuteronomy 3:14
and all Mount Hermon; called also Sirion
Shenir
and Sion
Deuteronomy 3:9
and all Bashan unto Salcah; another part of the
dominions of Og
Deuteronomy 3:10.
Joshua 13:12 12 all the kingdom of Og in
Bashan
who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei
who remained of the remnant of the
giants; for Moses had defeated and cast out these.
YLT
12all the kingdom of Og in
Bashan
who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei; he was left of the remnant of
the Rephaim
and Moses doth smite them
and dispossess them;
All the kingdom of Og in Bashan
who reigned in Ashtaroth and in
Edrei
.... See Gill on Joshua 12:4
who remained of the remnant of the giants; was descended
from those that remained in Ashtaroth
after the rest were cut off by
Chedorlaomer
Genesis 14:5;
called there the Rephaim
as here:
for these did Moses smite
and cast them out: that is
not
only the giants
but the inhabitants of the above kingdom
the greatest part of
them; for the Geshurites and the Maachathites are excepted in Joshua 13:13.
Joshua 13:13 13 Nevertheless the children
of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites
but the
Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
YLT
13and the sons of Israel
dispossessed not the Geshurite
and the Maachathite; and Geshur and Maachath
dwell in the midst of Israel unto this day.
Nevertheless
the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites
nor the Maachathites
.... Neither in the times of Moses
nor in the times of Joshua:
but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites
until this day: in full possession of their cities unmolested; yea
in later times
they became separate and distinct kingdoms; for we read both of the king of
Geshur
and of the king of Maachah
2 Samuel 3:3.
Joshua 13:14 14 Only to the tribe of Levi
he had given no inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel
made by fire are their inheritance
as He said to them.
YLT
14Only
to the tribe of Levi
he hath not given an inheritance; fire-offerings of Jehovah
God of Israel
is
its inheritance
as He hath spoken to it.
Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance
.... Neither
the Lord
nor Moses by his order
nor did he appoint any inheritance for them
either beyond Jordan
or on this side it
for the Lord was to be their
inheritance
Numbers 18:20;
the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are
their inheritance
as he said unto them; Deuteronomy 18:1;
and which are put for the whole of what was granted to them for their
subsistence
as tithes
firstfruits
&c.
Joshua 13:15 15 And Moses had given to the
tribe of the children of Reuben an inheritance according to their
families.
YLT
15And Moses giveth to the
tribe of the sons of Reuben
for their families;
And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance
according to their families. According to the number of them
and
sufficient for them.
Joshua 13:16 16 Their territory was from
Aroer
which is on the bank of the River Arnon
and the city that is
in the midst of the ravine
and all the plain by Medeba;
YLT
16and the border is to them
from Aroer
which [is] on the edge of the brook Arnon
and the city which [is]
in the midst of the brook
and all the plain by Medeba
And their coast was from Aroer that is on the bank of the
river Arnon
.... As the country of Sihon is described
Joshua 13:9; from
whence it appears that it was his country which was given to Reuben
though not
all of it:
and the city that is in the midst of the river; See Gill on Joshua 13:9
and all the plain by Medeba; which reached unto
Dibon
Joshua 13:9.
Joshua 13:17 17 Heshbon and all its cities
that are in the plain: Dibon
Bamoth Baal
Beth Baal Meon
YLT
17Heshbon
and all its cities
which [are] in the plain
Dibon
and Bamoth-Baal
and Beth-Baal-Meon
Heshbon
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 Numbers 22:41;
perhaps this is the same with Bamoth in the valley
Numbers 21:20; and
Bethbaalmeon is the same with Baalmeon in Numbers 32:38;
where it is highly probable was a temple of Baal
since both "beth"
signifies an house
and "meon" an habitation.
Joshua 13:18 18 Jahaza
Kedemoth
Mephaath
YLT
18and Jahazah
and Kedemoth
and Mephaath
And Jahazah
.... Called Jahaz
Numbers 21:23
where the battle was fought between Sihon and Israel:
and Kedemoth; near to which was a wilderness
which took
its name from it
from whence Moses sent messengers with words of peace to
Sihon
Deuteronomy 2:26
and Mephaath; thought to be the Maipha of PtolemyF6Geograph.
l. 6. c. 7. ; here Jerom saysF7De loc Heb. fol. 93. D.
in his time
was a garrison of Roman soldiers
because of the desert that was near. It was a
city
with its suburbs
given to the Levites
as were the two preceding
Joshua 21:36;
AdrichomiusF8Theatrum Ter. Sanct. p. 179. takes it to be the same
with Malle
which
Josephus says
F9Antiqu. l. 12. c. 8. sect. 3. was
called the city of the strangers.
Joshua 13:19 19 Kirjathaim
Sibmah
Zereth
Shahar on the mountain of the valley
YLT
19and Kirjathaim
and Sibmah
and Zareth-Shahar
in the mount of the valley
And Kirjathaim
.... Of which See Gill on Numbers 32:37
and Sibmah; of which See Gill on Numbers 32:3 and
See Gill on Numbers 32:38
and Zarethshahar
in the mount of the valley; which was
built on one of the mountains that looked over the valley of Moab
as did Nebo
Pisgah
Abarim; perhaps it is the same place JosephusF11Antiqu. l.
13. c. 15. sect. 4. calls Zara
to which he joins the valley of the Cilicians
and mentions it along with Heshbon
Medeba
and other cities of Moab; according
to AdrichomiusF12Ut supra
(Theatrum Ter. Sanct.) p. 130.
it was
in the mount of the valley of Bethpeor
which next follows.
Joshua 13:20 20 Beth Peor
the slopes of
Pisgah
and Beth Jeshimoth—
YLT
20and Beth-Peor
and the
springs of Pisgah
and Beth-Jeshimoth
And Bethpeor
.... So called from Peor
the idol of the
Moabites
and where very likely there had been a temple built to the honour of
it; over against this place was a valley
where Israel abode some time
Deuteronomy 3:29
and Ashdodpisgah; of which see Deuteronomy 3:17
and Bethjeshimoth; of which see Numbers 33:49.
Joshua 13:21 21 all the cities of the
plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites
who reigned in
Heshbon
whom Moses had struck with the princes of Midian: Evi
Rekem
Zur
Hur
and Reba
who were princes of Sihon dwelling in the country.
YLT
21and all the cities of the
plain
and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite
who reigned in
Heshbon
whom Moses smote
with the princes of Midian
Evi
and Rekem
and Zur
and Hur
and Reba
princes of Sihon
inhabitants of the land.
And all the cities of the plain
.... In the champaign
country
as well as those in the mountainous part:
and all the kingdom of Sihon; or
as Masius renders
the words
"which all had been the kingdom of Sihon"; for the whole
kingdom of Sihon was not given to Reuben
only a part of it
and the rest to
Gad
as in Joshua 13:27
king of the Amorites
which reigned in Heshbon; as in Joshua 13:10
whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian
Evi
and Rekem
and
Zur
and Hur
and Reba; not at the same time that Sihon was smitten
by him
but afterwards in a war with Midian
Numbers 31:8; where
their names are given as here; and there they are called kings of Midian
petty
kings
and
as it seems by what follows
were subject to Sihon
and therefore
are here mentioned:
which were dukes of Sihon
dwelling in the country; for Midian
as Kimchi supposes
and not without reason
was
under the government of Sihon
and these were his nobles
though they dwelt in
the land of Midian.
Joshua 13:22 22 The children of Israel
also killed with the sword Balaam the son of Beor
the soothsayer
among those
who were killed by them.
YLT
22And Balaam
son of Beor
the diviner
have the sons of Israel slain with the sword
among their wounded
ones.
Balaam also
the son of Beor the soothsayer
did the children of
Israel slay with the sword
.... At the same time that the princes of
Midian were slain
and which is also observed; see Gill on Numbers 31:8.
Kimchi supposes that he returned to Midian
on hearing that the counsel he gave
to them
to ensnare Israel with their daughters
had taken effect
in order to
receive his wages
and so received his righteous doom and just reward; it is
commonly said by the JewsF13T. Bab. Sanhedrin
fol. 106. 2. Kimchi
in loc.
that he was slain by Phinehas:
among them that were slain by them; among the above princes
and the common soldiers
of which there was a great slaughter; even all the
males of Midian were slain
Numbers 31:7.
Joshua 13:23 23 And the border of the
children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance
of the children of Reuben according to their families
the cities and their
villages.
YLT
23And the border of the sons
of Reuben is the Jordan
and [its] border; this [is] the inheritance of the
sons of Reuben
for their families
the cities and their villages.
And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan
and the
border thereof
.... As their border eastward was Aroer on the river Arnon
so
their border westward was the river Jordan:
this was the inheritance of the children of Reuben
after
their families
the cities and the villages thereof; which Moses
gave them on the other side Jordan; and next follow an account of the
inheritance of the tribe of Gad in those parts.
Joshua 13:24 24 Moses also had given an
inheritance to the tribe of Gad
to the children of Gad according to their
families.
YLT
24And Moses giveth to the
tribe of Gad
to the sons of Gad
for their families;
And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad
.... On the
other side Jordan
as he did to Reuben:
even unto the
children of Gad
according to their families: according to the number
and largeness of them
dividing to each their part and portion.
Joshua 13:25 25 Their territory was Jazer
and all the cities of Gilead
and half the land of the Ammonites as far as
Aroer
which is before Rabbah
YLT
25and the border is to them
Jazer
and all the cities of Gilead
and the half of the land of the
Bene-Ammon
unto Aroer which [is] on the front of Rabbah
And their coast was Jazer
.... Their southern
coast; of Jazer
see Numbers 21:32;
where it is called Jaazer
and is mentioned in Isaiah 16:8; and in
Jeremiah 48:32
where it is spoken of as a city of Moab
as it was in the days of those
prophets:
and all the cities of Gilead; which lay in those
parts
for the whole was not given to this tribe
half of Gilead was given to
the half tribe of Manasseh
Joshua 13:31
and half the land of the children of Ammon; not what then
belonged to them
but what had been taken from them by the Amorites; and which
Israel taking from them
had a right to retain
though they were forbid
meddling with any of their land in present possession; see Deuteronomy 2:19 Judges 11:13
unto Aroer that is before Rabbath; Aroer was a
city of Moab
situated on the river Arnon
Joshua 13:9; and
stood over against Rabbath
a city of the Amorites
since called Philadelphia
the same that Joab took
2 Samuel 12:26;
though Reland thinksF14Palestin. Illustrat. tom. 2. p. 583.
that
according to the situation of these cities another Aroer must be here meant
and which belonged to the Amorites.
Joshua 13:26 26 and from Heshbon to Ramath
Mizpah and Betonim
and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir
YLT
26and from Heshbon unto
Ramath-Mispeh
and Betonim
and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir
And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh
and Betonim
.... This was
their coast from the south to the north
and so describes their eastern border
which reached from Heshbon
given to the tribe of Reuben
Joshua 13:7; to
these places mentioned; Ramathmizpeh
the same with Ramothgilead
which JeromF15De
loc. Heb. fol. 99. A. says was a village in his time
and lay two miles from
Philadelphia or Rabbath before mentioned
to the east; it should be to the
west; of Betonim we nowhere else read
it seems to have been near to Ramath:
and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; the former of
these was the place where the angels met Jacob
and who gave it the name from
thence; and in later times a city of this name was built there
and was near
the river Jabbok
Genesis 32:2; Debir
is different from that in the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:15; in
the Septuagint version here it is called Daibon
perhaps the same with Dibon
the tribe of Gad rebuilt
and is called Dibongad
Numbers 32:34;
unless Lidbar here should be the same with Lodebar in Gilead
2 Samuel 17:27.
Joshua 13:27 27 and in the valley Beth
Haram
Beth Nimrah
Succoth
and Zaphon
the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king
of Heshbon
with the Jordan as its border
as far as the edge of the Sea
of Chinnereth
on the other side of the Jordan eastward.
YLT
27and in the valley
Beth-Aram
and Beth-Nimrah
and Succoth
and Zaphon
the rest of the kingdom of
Sihon king of Heshbon
the Jordan and [its] border
unto the extremity of the
sea of Chinnereth
beyond the Jordan
eastward.
And in the valley
Betharam
.... The same with
Bethharan; see Gill on Numbers 32:36
and Bethnimrah; sometimes called Nimrah
Numbers 32:3; near
to which were some waters
called the waters of Nimrim
Isaiah 15:6; It was
in Jerom'sF16De loc. Heb. fol. 93. I. time a large village; it seems
to have its name from leopards
which perhaps had their haunts hereabout:
and Succoth: the place where Jacob pitched his tent after he had passed over
Jabbok; it is called in the Jerusalem TalmudF17T. Hieros. Sheviith
fol. 38. 4. Thaarabah:
and Zaphon; which in the same Talmud is Amatho or Amathus
which Jerom saysF18De
loc. Heb. fol. 88. E. is a village beyond Jordan
twenty one miles from Pella
to the south
though he places it in the tribe of Reuben:
the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon; which was not
given to the tribe of Reuben
Joshua 13:21
Jordan and his border; that is
the cities
which were near it
as Kimchi; or that were upon the bank of it
as Jarchi:
even unto the edge
of the sea of Chinnereth; the same with the lake of Gennesaret
Luke 5:1
on the other side Jordan eastward; the other from that in
which the inheritance of Gad lay
which was beyond Jordan
from the land of
Canaan.
Joshua 13:28 28 This is the
inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families
the cities and
their villages.
YLT
28This [is] the inheritance
of the sons of Gad
for their families
the cities and their villages.
This is the inheritance of the children of Gad
after their
families
.... As described in Joshua 13:27
the cities and their villages; the cities given them
some of which are mentioned by name
and the villages adjacent and belonging to
them were included in them.
Joshua 13:29 29 Moses also had given an
inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh; it was for half the tribe of the
children of Manasseh according to their families:
YLT
29And Moses giveth to the
half of the tribe of Manasseh; and it is to the half of the tribe of the sons
of Manasseh
for their families.
And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh
.... Whether
at their request or of himself
there being land enough for them
and the two
tribes of Gad and Reuben
is not certain:
and this is the possession of the half tribe of
Manasseh
by their families; which is after related and described.
Joshua 13:30 30 Their territory was from
Mahanaim
all Bashan
all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan
and all the towns
of Jair which are in Bashan
sixty cities;
YLT
30And their border is from
Mahanaim
all Bashan
all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan
and all the small
towns of Jair
which [are] in Bashan
sixty cities;
And their coast was from Mahanaim
.... A place in the tribe
of Gad
Joshua 13:26; which
was the boundary of the half tribe that way:
all Bashan; so famous for its oxen
and for pasturage for them
and for its
oaks
called by Josephus Batanea:
all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan; which
besides Bashan
took in the kingdom of Argob or Trachonitis
half the land of
Gilead
all which was possessed by the half tribe of Manasseh: see Deuteronomy 3:13
and all the towns of
Jair which are in Bashan
threescore
cities; of Jair
and his relation to Manasseh
and of his taking these
cities
and the number of them
see Numbers 33:41.
Joshua 13:31 31 half of Gilead
and
Ashtaroth and Edrei
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan
were for the
children of Machir the son of Manasseh
for half of the children of Machir
according to their families.
YLT
31and the half of Gilead
and
Ashteroth
and Edrei
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan
[are] to the sons
of Machir
son of Manasseh
to the half of the sons of Machir
for their
families.
And half Gilead
.... The other half not given to the
Gadites
who had that half of it which Sihon possessed
and the tribe of
Manasseh that half of it which Og possessed
see Deuteronomy 3:12
and Ashtaroth
and Edrei
cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan; which are
particularly mentioned
because royal cities
Joshua 13:10; see Deuteronomy 1:4
were pertaining unto the
children of Machir the son of Manasseh; and who was his only
son; however
to his posterity only was this inheritance given
though not to
them all:
even to one half of
the children of Machir
by their families; which seems to confirm
it that Manasseh had no other son
since his whole posterity
both the half
tribe on the other side
as well as that in the land of Canaan
were
denominated from him; though he seems to have had another son
who perhaps died
without issue
1 Chronicles 7:14.
Joshua 13:32 32 These are the areas
which Moses had distributed as an inheritance in the plains of Moab on the
other side of the Jordan
by Jericho eastward.
YLT
32These [are] they whom Moses
caused to inherit in the plains of Moab
beyond the Jordan
[by] Jericho
eastward;
These are the countries which Moses did distribute for
inheritance in the plains of Moab
.... Which is
particularly described
that each might know their proper portion:
on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward; of the land
of Canaan; of Jordan by Jericho; see Gill on Numbers 22:1.
Joshua 13:33 33 But to the tribe of Levi
Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel was
their inheritance
as He had said to them.
YLT
33and to the tribe of Levi
Moses gave not an inheritance; Jehovah
God of Israel
Himself [is] their
inheritance
as He hath spoken to them.
But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance
.... Neither
on the other side Jordan
nor did he order them any in Canaan; but expressly
declared they were to have no part in the division of it
though they were his
own tribe; which shows him to be a disinterested man
that he faithfully
observed the orders and instructions the Lord gave him:
the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance
as he said
unto them; what was given to the Lord out of the sacrifices
and the
tithes
and firstfruits
that were theirs; see Numbers 18:20.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
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