Joshua 12:16
14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
- KJV
- The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;
- WEB
- the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
- ASV
- the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
- DARBY
- the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
- BLB
- the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
- ÅB
- kongen i Makkeda én, kongen i Betel én,
- OTB
- Makkedas konge én; Betels konge én;
- B1930
- kongen i Makkeda én, kongen i Betel én,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 10:28
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Read in contextJudges 1:22
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
Read in contextJoshua 8:17
Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.
Read in contextGenesis 12:8
From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
Read in contextGenesis 28:19
and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
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