Joshua 13:21

And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.

King James Version · Read in your translation · Open the Explore console

Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
cities	עָרֵ֣י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
plain	הַמִּישֹׁ֔ר ha.mi.Shor	H4334	a level · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
kingdom	מַמְלְכ֗וּת mam.le.Khut	H4468	dominion · noun, common feminine singular construct
Sihon	סִיחוֹן֙ si.chOn	H5511	Sichon · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֔י ha.'e.mo.Ri	H567	an Emorite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ ma.Lakh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Heshbon	בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן be.chesh.Bon	H2809	Cheshbon · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
smote	הִכָּ֨ה hi.Kah	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
princes	נְשִׂיאֵ֣י ne.si.'Ei	H5387	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct
Midian	מִדְיָ֗ן mid.Yan	H4080	Midjan · proper noun, a place name
Evi	אֱוִ֤י 'e.Vi	H189	Evi · proper noun, a man's name
Rekem	רֶ֙קֶם֙ re.kem	H7552	Rekem · proper noun, a man's name
Zur	צ֤וּר tzur	H6698	Tsur · proper noun, a man's name
Hur	חוּר֙ chur	H2354	Chur · proper noun, a man's name
Reba	רֶ֔בַע Re.va'	H7254	Reba · proper noun, a man's name
dukes	נְסִיכֵ֣י ne.si.Khei	H5257	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct
Sihon	סִיח֔וֹן si.Chon	H5511	Sichon · proper noun, a man's name
dwelling	יֹשְׁבֵ֖י yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
country	הָאָֽרֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Numbers 31:8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings o…
Deuteronomy 3:10 All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Numbers 21:24-35 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the bor…
Deuteronomy 2:30-36 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he migh…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

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…

Read the whole note in the console

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…

Read the whole note in the console

Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:21

The princes of Midian - See the history of this war, Num 31:1, etc.; and from that place this and the following verse seem to be borrowed, for the introduction of the death of Balaam here seems quite irrelevant.

John Gill on Joshua 13:21

And all the cities of the plain,.... In the champaign country, as well as those in the mountainous part: and all the kingdom of Sihon; or, as Masius renders the words, "which all had been the kingdom of Sihon"; for the whole kingdom of Sihon was not given to Reuben, only a part of it, and the rest to Gad, as in Joshua 13:27, king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon; as in Joshua 13:10, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba; not at the same time that Sihon was smitten by him, but afterwards in a war with Midian, Numbers 31:8; where their names are given as here; and there they are called kings of Midian, petty kings, and, as it seems…

Dictionary and topics

Evi — (desire), one of the five kings or princes of Midian slain by the Israelites. (Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21)
Huppim — (protected), head of a Benjamite family (Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 7:12) Hur (hole).
Midianite — An Arabian tribe descended from Midian. They inhabited principally the desert north of the peninsula of Arabia. The peninsula of Sinai was the pasture-ground for their flocks. They were virtually the…
Plain — (1.) Heb. ‘abel (Judg. 11:33), a “grassy plain” or “meadow.” Instead of “plains of the vineyards,” as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version has “Abel-cheramim” (q.v.), comp. Judg. 11:22; 2…
Reba — Fourth, one of the Midianite chiefs slain by the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 31:8; Josh. 13:21).
Rekem — Embroidered; variegated. (1.) One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites destroyed (Num. 31:8). (2.) One of the sons of Hebron (1 Chr. 2:43, 44). (3.) A town of Benjamin (Josh. 18:27).
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…
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
Duke · Of the Midianites — Of the Midianites
Evi · Prince of Midian, killed — Prince of Midian, killed
Hur · 3. A king of Midian — 3. A king of Midian

Joshua 13:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 13:8

Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:21

John Gill on Joshua 13:21

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 13:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 13:8

Adam Clarke on Joshua 13:21

John Gill on Joshua 13:21

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 13:15–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 13:19-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 13:21

Rashi on Joshua 13:19