Joshua 13 · Verse 21

Joshua 13:21

And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
Joshua 13:21, King James Version

Joshua 13:21 in other translations

BSBall the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
WEBall the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.
ASVand all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, that dwelt in the land.
YLTand 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.
DARBYall the cities of the plateau, and the whole kingdom of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who reigned at Heshbon, whom Moses smote, him and the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the chiefs of Sihon dwelling in the land.
BBEAnd all the towns of the table-land, and all the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruling in Heshbon, whom Moses overcame, together with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the chiefs of Sihon, who were living in the land.
WebsterAnd all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.

What does Joshua 13:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 The princes of Midian - See the history of this war, Num 31:1, etc.; and from that place this and the following verse seem to be borrowed, for the introduction of the death of Balaam here seems quite irrelevant.

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 13:21 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.

וְכֹל֙ve.Kholand allH3605
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
הַמִּישֹׁ֔רha.mi.Shorthe plainH4334
וְכָֽל\־ve.kholand allH3605
מַמְלְכ֗וּתmam.le.Khut[the] kingdom ofH4468
סִיחוֹן֙si.chOnSihonH5511
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
הָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
מָלַ֖ךְma.Lakhhe reignedH4427
בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.Bonin HeshbonH2809
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhomH834
הִכָּ֨הhi.Kahhe had defeatedH5221
מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872
אֹת֣וֹ\׀'o.To<obj.> himH853
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
נְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'Ei[the] leaders ofH5387
מִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanMidianH4080
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֱוִ֤י'e.ViEviH189
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
רֶ֙קֶם֙re.kemRekemH7552
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
צ֤וּרtzurZurH6698
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
חוּר֙churHurH2354
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
רֶ֔בַעRe.va'RebaH7254
נְסִיכֵ֣יne.si.Khei[the] princes ofH5257
סִיח֔וֹןsi.ChonSihonH5511
יֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.Vei[who] dwelt ofH3427
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

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Cross references for Joshua 13:21

  • Numbers 31:8

    And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

  • Deuteronomy 3:10

    All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

  • Deuteronomy 2:30-36

    But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. And the Lord our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. …

  • Numbers 21:24-35

    And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon. Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared: …

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And all the.
De 3:10
whom Moses.
Nu 21:24-35; De 2:30-36
with the.
Nu 31:8

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Context

  • Joshua 13:20

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

  • Joshua 13:21

    And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.

  • Joshua 13:22

    Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.

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Joshua 13:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y todas las ciudades de la campiña, y todo el reino de Sehón rey de los Amorrheos, que reinó en Hesbón, al cual hirió Moisés, y á los príncipes de Madián, Hevi, Recem, y Sur, y Hur, y Reba, príncipes de Sehón que habitaban en aquella tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
toutes les villes du plateau et tout le royaume de Sihon, roi des Amoréens, qui régnait à Hesbon, que Moïse frappa, lui et les princes de Madian: Évi, et Rékem, et Tsur, et Hur, et Réba, seigneurs de Sihon, habitants du pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und alle Städte der Ebene, und das ganze Reich Sihons, des Königs der Amoriter, der zu Hesbon regierte, welchen Mose schlug, ihn und die Fürsten von Midian: Ewi und Rekem und Zur und Hur und Reba, die Herrscher Sihons, Bewohner des Landes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et omnes urbes campestres, universaque regna Sehon regis Amorrhæi, qui regnavit in Hesebon, quem percussit Moyses cum principibus Madian: Hevæum, et Recem, et Sur, et Hur, et Rebe duces Sehon habitatores terræ.