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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />It also included Gilead, the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It also included Gilead, the territory of the people of Geshur and Maacath, all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It included Gilead, the regions of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Gilead and the region belonging to the descendants of Geshur and Maacath, including all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Their territory also included Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salcah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurite, and of the Maachathite, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salcah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurite, and of the Maachathite, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Gilead and the bound of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan even to Salcah;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Galaad, and the borders of Gessuri and Machati, and all mount Hermon, and all Basan as far as Salecha, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and Gilead, as well as the borders of Geshur and Maacati, and all of mount Hermon, and all of Bashan, as far as Salecah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Gilead, and the territory of En-dor and of Koros, and all mount Hermon, and all Mathnin to Salcah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Gelad and the border of Eindor and of Quraus and all of the Mountain of Hermon and all of Mathnin unto Salka<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the region of Galaad, and the borders of the Gesirites and the Machatites, the whole mount of Aermon, and all the land of Basan to Acha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/13-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3405" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">The Inheritance East of the Jordan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites; <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1568.htm" title="1568: wə·hag·gil·‘āḏ (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably from Gal'ed; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites.">also Gilead</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: ū·ḡə·ḇūl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">and the territory</a> <a href="/hebrew/1651.htm" title="1651: hag·gə·šū·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Geshur, also a people S. of Philistia. Patrial from Gshuwr; a Geshurite or inhabitants of Geshur.">of the Geshurites</a> <a href="/hebrew/4602.htm" title="4602: wə·ham·ma·‘ă·ḵā·ṯî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Maacah. Patrial from Ma'akah; a Maakathite, or inhabitant of Maakah.">and Maacathites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">of Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/2768.htm" title="2768: ḥer·mō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Sacred (mountain), a mountain in S. Aram (Syria) and N. Isr. From charam; abrupt; Chermon, a mount of Palestine.">Hermon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1316.htm" title="1316: hab·bā·šān (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Smooth, a region E. of the Jordan. Of uncertain derivation; Bashan, a region East of the Jordan.">Bashan</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">as far as</a> <a href="/hebrew/5548.htm" title="5548: sal·ḵāh (N-proper-fs) -- A city on the E. border of Bashan. From an unused root. Meaning to walk; walking; Salcah, a place East of the Jordan.">Salecah—</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Numbers 32:33-42</a></span><br />So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them. / And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, / Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12-17</a></span><br />So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-11.htm">1 Chronicles 5:11-17</a></span><br />The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah: / Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan. / Their kinsmen by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-19.htm">1 Kings 4:19</a></span><br />Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32-33</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory / from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Ezekiel 48:1-7</a></span><br />“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. / Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. / Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-23.htm">Ezekiel 48:23-29</a></span><br />As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side. / Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west. / Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5</a></span><br />In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Deuteronomy 2:10-12</a></span><br />(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. / Like the Anakites, they were also regarded as Rephaim, though the Moabites called them Emites. / The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-20.htm">Deuteronomy 2:20-23</a></span><br />(That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. / They were a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place, / just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-12.htm">Judges 3:12-14</a></span><br />Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. / After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms. / The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">1 Samuel 13:19-23</a></span><br />And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.” / Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles. / The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></span><br />David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salcah;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Joshua 12:2-5</a></b></br> Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, <i>and</i> ruled from Aroer, which <i>is</i> upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, <i>which is</i> the border of the children of Ammon; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Deuteronomy 4:47,48</a></b></br> And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which <i>were</i> on this side Jordan toward the sunrising; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">1 Chronicles 2:23</a></b></br> And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, <i>even</i> threescore cities. All these <i>belonged to</i> the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/joshua/13-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Included</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Maacah</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Maacathites</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Ma-Ac'athites</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Maachathites</a> <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/joshua/12-23.htm">Region</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Salcah</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Salecah</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Sal'ecah</a> <a href="/joshua/12-4.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/13-12.htm">Bashan</a> <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Border</a> <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/joshua/16-9.htm">Included</a> <a href="/joshua/13-13.htm">Maacah</a> <a href="/joshua/13-13.htm">Maacathites</a> <a href="/joshua/13-13.htm">Ma-Ac'athites</a> <a href="/joshua/13-13.htm">Maachathites</a> <a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/joshua/13-30.htm">Region</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-11.htm">Salcah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-11.htm">Salecah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-11.htm">Sal'ecah</a> <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/joshua/13-12.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">The bounds of the land not yet conquered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">The inheritance of the two tribes and a half</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-15.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-22.htm">Balaam slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-24.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">and of the half tribe of Manasseh</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>also Gilead</b><br>Gilead is a region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm, a healing ointment mentioned in <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Jeremiah 8:22</a>. It was a fertile area, often associated with the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Gilead's strategic location made it a significant area for trade and military campaigns.<p><b>and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites</b><br>The Geshurites and Maacathites were small Aramean kingdoms located in the northern part of the Transjordan. Geshur is notably mentioned in the context of King David, whose wife Maacah was the daughter of the king of Geshur (<a href="/2_samuel/3-3.htm">2 Samuel 3:3</a>). These territories were not fully conquered by Israel, as seen in <a href="/joshua/13-13.htm">Joshua 13:13</a>, indicating ongoing interactions and conflicts.<p><b>all of Mount Hermon</b><br>Mount Hermon is a prominent mountain range in the northern part of Israel, marking the northern boundary of the Promised Land. It is often associated with the dew that falls on Zion, symbolizing blessing and unity (<a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Psalm 133:3</a>). The mountain's height and snow-capped peaks make it a significant geographical landmark.<p><b>and all Bashan as far as Salecah—</b><br>Bashan was a fertile and prosperous region known for its strong cities and mighty oaks (<a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a>). It was ruled by King Og, one of the last of the Rephaim, whom Moses defeated (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>). Salecah, a city on the eastern edge of Bashan, marked the extent of Israel's territory in this direction. Bashan's conquest is a testament to God's promise and power in delivering the land to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilead.htm">Gilead</a></b><br>A region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm and rugged terrain. It was a significant area for the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/geshurites.htm">Geshurites</a></b><br>A small Aramean kingdom located in the region of Bashan. The Geshurites were not fully driven out by the Israelites and later had interactions with King David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/maacathites.htm">Maacathites</a></b><br>Inhabitants of a small kingdom near Geshur. Like the Geshurites, they were not completely conquered by Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_hermon.htm">Mount Hermon</a></b><br>A prominent mountain in the northern part of Israel, often associated with the northern boundary of the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bashan.htm">Bashan</a></b><br>A fertile region known for its strong cities and mighty warriors. It was part of the land given to the half-tribe of Manasseh.<br><br>6. <b><a href="/topical/s/salecah.htm">Salecah</a></b><br>A city on the eastern edge of Bashan, marking the boundary of the territory.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment_of_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of Promises</a></b><br>The allocation of these lands to the tribes of Israel demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob regarding the land.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/incomplete_obedience_and_its_consequences.htm">Incomplete Obedience and Its Consequences</a></b><br>The presence of the Geshurites and Maacathites in the land serves as a reminder of the consequences of incomplete obedience to God's commands to fully possess the land.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_boundaries.htm">The Importance of Boundaries</a></b><br>The detailed description of boundaries underscores the importance of knowing and respecting the limits God sets for us, both physically and spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare_and_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Warfare and Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as Israel had to contend with remaining inhabitants, Christians are called to be vigilant in spiritual warfare, ensuring no foothold is given to sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_blessing.htm">Unity and Blessing</a></b><br>The mention of Mount Hermon as a place of blessing can inspire believers to seek unity and harmony within the body of Christ, which brings God's blessing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_consistent_christian_life.htm">What is the historical background of the Geshurites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_credible_is_joshua_13_1's_claim.htm">Joshua 13:1 - How credible is it that after all the previous conquests, so much land still remained, contradicting earlier assertions that the land was largely subdued?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_israel_drive_out_some_peoples.htm">Joshua 13:13 - How could Israel remain unable to drive out certain peoples if God supposedly promised victory, suggesting an inconsistency with divine intervention claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jephthah's_conflict_escalate.htm">Judges 12:1-3 - Why does Jephthah's conflict with the Ephraimites escalate so violently with little prior indication?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Geshurltes and Maachathites.</span> See note on Joshua 12:5, of which this passage is little else but a repetition. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/13-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">also Gilead</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַגִּלְעָ֞ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hag·gil·‘āḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1568.htm">Strong's 1568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the territory</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְב֧וּל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Geshurites</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּשׁוּרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·šū·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1651.htm">Strong's 1651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Geshurites -- inhabitants of Geshur, also a people South of Philistia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Maacathites,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·ma·‘ă·ḵā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4602.htm">Strong's 4602: </a> </span><span class="str2">Maacathite -- inhabitant of Maacah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹ֨ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hermon,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְמ֛וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2768.htm">Strong's 2768: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hermon -- 'sacred', a mountain in southern Aram (Syria) and Northern Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bashan</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּשָׁ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1316.htm">Strong's 1316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as far as</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Salecah—</span><br /><span class="heb">סַלְכָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(sal·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5548.htm">Strong's 5548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Salecah -- a city on the eastern border of Bashan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/13-11.htm">Joshua 13:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/13-11.htm">OT History: Joshua 13:11 And Gilead and the border (Josh. 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