Joshua 13 · Verse 19

Joshua 13:19

And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth–shahar in the mount of the valley,
Joshua 13:19, King James Version

Joshua 13:19 in other translations

BSBKiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,
WEBKiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar in the mount of the valley,
ASVand Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
YLTand Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-Shahar, in the mount of the valley,
DARBYand Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mountain of the vale,
BBEAnd Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mountain of the valley;
WebsterAnd Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley,

What does Joshua 13:19 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Kirjathaim - This city, according to Eusebius, was nine miles distant from Medeba, towards the east. It passed from the Emim to the Moabites, from the Moabites to the Amorites, and from the Amorites to the Israelites, Gen 14:6; Deu 2:20. Calmet supposes the Reubenites possessed it till the time they were carried away by the Assyrians; and then the Moabites appear to have taken possession of it anew, as he collects from Jer 48:1 etc., and Eze 25:9 etc. Sibmah - A place remarkable for its vines. See Isa 16:8, Isa 16:9, Jer 48:32. Zareth-shahar, in the mount of the valley - This probably means a town situated on or near to a hill in some flat country.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 13:7-33

The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be governed, not by force, but right. Wherever our habitation is placed, and in whatever honest way our portion is assigned, we should consider them as allotted of God; we should be thankful for, and use them as such, while every prudent method should be used to…

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Joshua 13:19 in the original Hebrew

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וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִםve.kir.ya.Ta.yimand KiriathaimH7156
וְשִׂבְמָ֔הve.siv.Mahand SibmahH7643
וְצֶ֥רֶתve.Tze.retand ZerethH6890
הַשַּׁ֖חַרha.Sha.char<the> ShaharH6890
בְּהַ֥רbe.Haron [the] hill ofH2022
הָעֵֽמֶק\׃ha.'E.mekthe valleyH6010

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 13:19

  • Numbers 32:37-38

    And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Kirjathaim.This city, according to Eusebius, was situated ten miles west of Medeba.
Nu 32:37,38
Sibman.Called Shibmah, Nu 32:38, and celebrated for its vines Jer 48:32. Isa 16:8, 9; on which last place, Jerome says, there were scarcely 500 paces between it and Heshbon.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 13:18

    And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

  • Joshua 13:19

    And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth–shahar in the mount of the valley,

  • Joshua 13:20

    And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,

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Joshua 13:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Chîriataim, y Sibma, y Zerethshahar en el monte del valle;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et Kiriathaïm, et Sibma, et Tséreth-Shakhar dans la montagne de la vallée,
German
Elberfelder 1871		und Kirjathaim und Sibma und Zereth-Schachar auf dem Berge der Talebene,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et Cariathaim, et Sabama, et Sarathasar in monte convallis.