Joshua 15:41
39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,
And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
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Compare
- BSB
- Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
- KJV
- And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
- WEB
- Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
- ASV
- and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
- DARBY
- and Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities and their hamlets.
- BLB
- and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, and their villages.
- ÅB
- og Gederot, Bet-Dagon og Na'ama og Makkeda - seksten byer med tilhørende landsbyer;
- OTB
- Gederot, Bet-Dagon, Na'ama, og Makkeda — seksten byer sammen med deres landsbyer.
- B1930
- og Gederot, Bet-Dagon og Na'ama og Makkeda - seksten byer med tilhørende landsbyer;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 10:21
And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
Read in contextJoshua 12:16
The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;
Read in contextJoshua 10:28
And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
Read in contextJoshua 10:10
And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
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