Joshua 11 · Verse 17

Joshua 11:17

Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
Joshua 11:17, King James Version

Joshua 11:17 in other translations

BSBfrom Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.
WEBfrom Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir, even to Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon. He took all their kings, struck them, and put them to death.
ASVfrom mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and put them to death.
YLTfrom the mount of Halak, which is going up to Seir, and unto Baal-Gad, in the valley of Lebanon, under mount Hermon; and all their kings he hath captured, and he smiteth them, and putteth them to death.
DARBYfrom the smooth mountain, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-Gad in the valley of Lebanon, at the foot of mount Hermon; and he took all their kings, and smote them, and put them to death.
BBEFrom Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon: and all their kings he overcame and put to death.
WebsterEven from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even to Baal-gad, in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

What does Joshua 11:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. from the mount Halak--Hebrew, "the smooth mountain." that goeth up to Seir--an irregular line of white naked hills, about eighty feet high, and seven or eight geographical miles in length that cross the whole Ghor, eight miles south of the Dead Sea, probably "the ascent of Akrabbim" [Robinson]. unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon--the city or temple of the god of destiny, in Baalbec.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 From the mount Halak - All the mountainous country that extends from the south of the land of Canaan towards Seir unto Baal-gad, which lies at the foot of Mount Libanus or Hermon, called by some the mountains of Separation, which serve as a limit between the land of Canaan and that of Seir; see Jos 12:7. The valley of Lebanon - The whole extent of the plain which is on the south, and probably north, of Mount Libanus. Calmet conjectures that Coelesyria is here meant.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 11:15-23

Never let the sons of Anak be a terror to the Israel of God, for their day to fall will come. The land rested from war. It ended not in a peace with the Canaanites, that was forbidden, but in a peace from them. There is a rest, a rest from war, remaining for the people of God, into which they shall enter, when their warfare is accomplished. That which was now done, is compared with what had been said to Moses. God's…

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Joshua 11:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָהָ֤רha.Harthe mountainH2022
הֶֽחָלָק֙he.cha.Lak<the> HalakH2510
הָעוֹלֶ֣הha.'o.Lehwhich goes upH5927
שֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrSeirH8165
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704
בַּ֤עַלBa.'alBaalH1171
גָּד֙gadGadH1171
בְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'Atin [the] valley ofH1237
הַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.Non<the> LebanonH3844
תַּ֖חַתTa.chatunderH8478
הַר\־har-[the] mountain ofH2022
חֶרְמ֑וֹןcher.MonHermonH2768
וְאֵ֤תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.Hemkings theirH4428
לָכַ֔דla.Khadhe capturedH3920
וַיַּכֵּ֖םvai.ya.Kemand he struck themH5221
וַיְמִיתֵֽם\׃vay.mi.Temand he killed themH4191

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Cross references for Joshua 11:17

  • Deuteronomy 7:24

    And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.

  • Joshua 11:3

    And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

  • Joshua 13:5

    And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal–gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.

  • Deuteronomy 33:2

    And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

  • Deuteronomy 2:1

    Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

  • Joshua 12:7-24

    And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth–el, one; The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; …

  • Joshua 1:4

    From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

  • Genesis 32:3

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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the mount Halak. or, the smooth mountain. that goeth.
Ge 32:3; De 2:1; 33:2
Seir.
3; 1:4; 12:7; 13:5
all their.
12:7-24; De 7:24

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Context

  • Joshua 11:16

    So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;

  • Joshua 11:17

    Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

  • Joshua 11:18

    Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

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Joshua 11:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Desde el monte de Halac, que sube hasta Seir, hasta Baal-gad en la llanura del Líbano, á las raíces del monte Hermón: tomó asimismo todos sus reyes, los cuales hirió y mató.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
depuis la montagne de Halak qui s’élève vers Séhir, jusqu’à Baal-Gad dans la vallée du Liban, au pied de la montagne de l’Hermon; et il prit tous leurs rois, et les frappa et les fit mourir.
German
Elberfelder 1871
von dem kahlen Gebirge, das gegen Seir aufsteigt, bis Baal-Gad in der Talebene des Libanon, am Fuße des Berges Hermon; und alle ihre Könige ergriff er und erschlug sie und tötete sie.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et partem montis, quæ ascendit Seir usque Baalgad, per planitiem Libani subter montem Hermon: omnes reges eorum cepit, percussit, et occidit.