Joshua 18:22

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Hebrew Names Version
and Beit-Ha`aravah, and Tzemaryim, and Beit-El,

King James Version
And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Lexham English Bible
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

English Standard Version
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New Century Version
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New English Translation
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Amplified Bible
and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel,

New American Standard Bible
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

Legacy Standard Bible
and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel,

Complete Jewish Bible
Beit-‘Aravah, Tz'marayim, Beit-El,

Darby Translation
and Beth-Arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Easy-to-Read Version
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

George Lamsa Translation
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Beth-el,

Good News Translation
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Literal Translation
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Betharaba, Zemaraim, Bethel,

American Standard Version
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

Bible in Basic English
And Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Beth-el

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Betharabah, Samaraim, and Bethel.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el;

King James Version (1611)
And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Baethabara, and Sara, and Besana,

English Revised Version
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el;

Berean Standard Bible
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Betharacha, and Samaraym,

Young's Literal Translation
and Beth-Arabah, Zemaraim, and Beth-El,

Update Bible Version
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

World English Bible
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

New King James Version
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New Living Translation
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New Life Bible
Betharabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New Revised Standard
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Betharaba and Samaraim and Bethel,

Revised Standard Version
Beth-arabah, Zemara'im, Bethel,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel,

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Then came up the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, by their families, - and the boundary of their lot came out, between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph. ¹² And so their boundary, on the north border, was from the Jordan, - and the boundary goeth up unto the side of Jericho on the north, and goeth up in the hill country, westward, and the extensions thereof are towards the wilderness of Beth-aven; ¹³ and the boundary passeth over from thence towards Luz, to the side of Luz, southwards, the same, is Bethel, - and the boundary goeth down to Ataroth-addah, by the mountain that is on the south of Beth-horon the nether; ¹⁴ then turneth the boundary and goeth round the west border, southward, from the mountain which faceth Beth-horon, southward, and so the extensions thereof are unto Kiriath-baal - the same, is Kiriath-jearim, a city of the sons of Judah, - this, is the west border. ¹⁵ And, the border southward, is from the uttermost part of Kiriath-jearim, - and the boundary goeth out westward, yea it goeth out unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah; ¹⁶ and the boundary goeth down to the uttermost part of the mountain which faceth the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the Vale of Giants, northward, - and descendeth the valley of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jebusite, southward, and then descendeth to En-rogel; ¹⁷ and it turneth on the north, and goeth out at En-shemesh, and goeth out unto Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim, - and goeth down by the Stone of Bohan, son of Reuben; ¹⁸ and passeth along unto the side over against the Arabah, northward, - and goeth down toward the Arabah; ¹⁹ and the boundary passeth along unto the side of Beth-hoglah, northward, and so the extensions of the boundary are unto the bay of the Salt Sea, northward, unto the end of the Jordan, southward, - This, is the south boundary. ²⁰ And, the Jordan itself, boundeth it as an eastward border. This, is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, by the boundaries thereof round about, by their families.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Betharabah: Joshua 18:18, Joshua 15:6

Zemaraim: Genesis 10:18, 2 Chronicles 13:4

Bethel: 1 Kings 12:29-32

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:8 - of Bethel Judges 4:5 - between

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
And Yahweh appeared unto him among the oaks of Mamre, - as, he, was sitting at the opening of the tent in the heat of the day.

Genesis 18:2
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! three men, standing over against him, - so he looked and ran to meet them from the opening of the tent, and bowed himself to the earth;

Genesis 18:16
And the men rose up from hence, and looked out over the face of Sodom, - Abraham also going with them to set them on their way.

Genesis 19:1
So the two messengers went in towards Sodom at eventide, Lot, being seated in the gate of Sodom, - so Lot beheld and rose up to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the earth.

Psalms 106:23
Then would he have bidden to destroy them, - had not Moses his chosen, stood in the breach before him, To turn back his wrath from destroying.

Jeremiah 15:1
Then said Yahweh unto me, Though Moses and Samuel should stand before me, My soul could not be toward this people, - Send them away from before me And let them go forth.

Jeremiah 18:20
Shall, evil, be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my life, - Remember how I stood before thee To speak in their behalf what was good! To turn back thine indignation from them.

Ezekiel 22:30
Then sought I from among them, a man Who could bud up a wall And stand in the breach before me in behalf of the land So that I might not destroy her, - But I found none.

Acts 7:55
But he, being already full of Holy Spirit, looking steadfastly into heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God;

1 Timothy 2:1
I exhort, therefore, first of all, that there be made - supplications, prayers, intercessions, thankgivings, in behalf of all men,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Betharabah,.... Of the first of these,

:-;

and Zemaraim; one of the sons of Canaan was named Zemira,

Genesis 10:18; by whom this city Zemaraim might be built, or however have its name given it, in memory of him; there was a mountain of this name in the tribe of Ephraim, near to which this city might be, 2 Chronicles 13:4.

and Bethel; of the last of these, 2 Chronicles 13:4- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the places are still unknown.

Joshua 18:14

And compassed the corner ... - Render “and turned on the west side southward.” The meaning is, that at lower Beth-horon the northern boundary-line of Benjamin curved round and ran southward - Beth-horon being its extreme westerly point.

Joshua 18:21

The “Valley of Keziz,” or “Emek-Keziz,” is perhaps the “Wady el Kaziz,” at no great distance east of Jerusalem.

Joshua 18:22

Zemaraim, i. e. “two wooded hills,” is supposed to be the ruins called “Es-Sumrah,” on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho.

Joshua 18:23

Ophrah (Joshua 15:9 note), to be distinguished here and in 1 Samuel 13:17 from the Ophrah of Judges 6:11, is probably the Ephrain of 2 Chronicles 13:19, and the Ephraim of John 11:54. It is conjecturally identified with “Et-Taiyibeh,” on the road from Jerusalem to Bethel.

Joshua 18:24

Gaba - This name, like Gibeah, Gibeon, etc. Joshua 9:3, indicates a town placed on a hill, and occurs repeatedly in various forms in the topography of Palestine. Gaba is the Gibeah (if 1 Samuel 13:15-16; 1 Samuel 14:5, where the Hebrew has גבע Geba‛, which is undoubtedly the correct reading throughout. The city was one of those assigned to the Levites Joshua 21:17, and lay on the northern border of Judah. It is identified with the modern “Jeba,” lying on the side of a deep ravine opposite to Michmash (“Mukhmas”). The famous “Gibeah of Saul,” or “Giheah of Benjamin” (the Gibeath of Joshua 18:28) lay at no great distance southwest of Geba, on the high road from Jerusalem to Bethel, and is probably to be looked for in the lofty and isolated “Tulcil-el-Ful.”

Joshua 18:25

Ramah - i. e. “lofty;” probably the native town and abode of Samuel 1Sa 1:19; 1 Samuel 25:1. Its exact site is uncertain.

Joshua 18:26

Mizpeh - See Joshua 11:3. Not the Mizpeh of Joshua 15:38, but the place where Samuel judged the people and called them together for the election of a king 1 Samuel 7:5-16; 1 Samuel 10:17. In the Chaldaean times it was the residence of Gedaliah 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:14. Its site is identified with “Neby Samwil,” about five miles northwest of Jerusalem.