Joshua 15:55
53 And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
54 And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
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
- Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
- KJV
- Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
- WEB
- Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,
- ASV
- Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,
- DARBY
- Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,
- BLB
- Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
- ÅB
- Maon, Karmel og Sif og Juta
- OTB
- Maon, og Karmel, og Zif, og bosetningen Jutta,
- B1930
- Maon, Karmel og Sif og Juta
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 23:25
Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
Read in contextJoshua 15:24
Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
Read in context1 Samuel 25:2
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:2
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:7
And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
Read in context1 Samuel 26:1–2
And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
Read in context1 Kings 18:42
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
Read in context2 Chronicles 26:10
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
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