Joshua 13:19

And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Kirjathaim	וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם ve.kir.ya.Ta.yim	H7156	Kirjathaim · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Sibmah	וְשִׂבְמָ֔ה ve.siv.Mah	H7643	Sebam or Sibmah · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
Zareth-shahar	וְצֶ֥רֶת ve.Tze.ret	H6890	Tsereth-hash-Shachar · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
mount	בְּהַ֥ר be.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
valley	הָעֵֽמֶק ha.'E.mek	H6010	a vale (i.e. broad depression) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Numbers 32:37-38 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:7–end

Here we have, I. Orders given to Joshua to assign to each tribe its portion of this land, including that which was yet unsubdued, which must be brought into the lot, in a believing confidence that it should be conquered when Israel was multiplied so as to have occasion for it (Jos 13:7): Now divide this land. Joshua thought all must be conquered before any must be divided. "No," said, God, "there is as much conquered as will serve your turn for the present; divide this, and make your best of it, and wait for the remainder hereafter." Note, We must take the comfort of what we have, though we cannot compass all we would have. Observe, 1. The land must be divided among the several tribes, and t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 13:8

With whom--Hebrew, "him." The antecedent is evidently to Manasseh, not, however, the half-tribe just mentioned, but the other half; for the historian, led, as it were, by the sound of the word, breaks off to describe the possessions beyond Jordan already assigned to Reuben, Gad, and the half of Manasseh (see on Num 32:1; Num 32:33; also see Deu 3:8-17). It may be proper to remark that it was wise to put these boundaries on record. In case of any misunderstanding or dispute arising about the exact limits of each district or property, an appeal could always be made to this authoritative document, and a full knowledge as well as grateful sense obtained of what they had received from God (Psa 16…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:19

Kirjathaim - This city, according to Eusebius, was nine miles distant from Medeba, towards the east. It passed from the Emim to the Moabites, from the Moabites to the Amorites, and from the Amorites to the Israelites, Gen 14:6; Deu 2:20. Calmet supposes the Reubenites possessed it till the time they were carried away by the Assyrians; and then the Moabites appear to have taken possession of it anew, as he collects from Jer 48:1 etc., and Eze 25:9 etc. Sibmah - A place remarkable for its vines. See Isa 16:8, Isa 16:9, Jer 48:32. Zareth-shahar, in the mount of the valley - This probably means a town situated on or near to a hill in some flat country.

Dictionary and topics

Mount of the valley — (Josh. 13:19), a district in the east of Jordan, in the territory of Reuben. The “valley” here was probably the Ghor or valley of the Jordan, and hence the “mount” would be the hilly region in the…
Reuben, Tribe of — At the Exodus numbered 46,500 male adults, from twenty years old and upwards (Num. 1:20, 21), and at the close of the wilderness wanderings they numbered only 43,730 (26:7). This tribe united with…
Sibmah — Coolness; fragrance, a town in Reuben, in the territory of Moab, on the east of Jordan (Josh. 13:19); called also Shebam and Shibmah (Num. 32:3, 38). It was famous for its vines (Isa. 16:9; Jer.…
Village — This word in addition to its ordinary sense, is often used, especially in the enumeration of towns in (Joshua 13:15,19) to imply unwalled suburbs outside the walled towns. Arab villages, as found in…
Zareth-shahar — The splendour of the dawn, a city “in the mount of the valley” (Josh. 13:19). It is identified with the ruins of Zara, near the mouth of the Wady Zerka Main, on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea,…
Zarethshahar — (splendor of the dawn), a place mentioned only in (Joshua 13:19) in the catalogue of the towns allotted to Reuben.
Amorites · Allotted to Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh — Allotted to Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh
Amorites, The · Land of, given to Reubenites, &c — Land of, given to Reubenites, &c
Kirjathaim · .A city of the tribe of Reuben — .A city of the tribe of Reuben
Reuben, The Tribe Of · Bounds of their inheritance — Bounds of their inheritance
Reubenites · 32;

Joshua 13:19

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Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 13:8

Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:19

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Joshua 13:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 13:8

Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:19

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John Gill on Joshua 13:19

John Calvin on Joshua 13:15–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 13:19-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 13:15-23

Rashi on Joshua 13:19