JOS 12

Joshua 12:4

WEB

and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

BSB

And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

KJV

¶ And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

Matthew Henry

Verses 1–6

Joshua 12:1–6

Joshua, or whoever else is the historian before he comes to sum up the new conquests Israel had made, in these verses receives their former conquests in Moses's time, under whom they became masters of the great and potent kingdoms of Sihon and Og. Note, Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, nor must the glory of the present instruments of good to the church be suffered to eclipse and diminish the just honour of those who have gone before them, and who were the blessings and ornaments of their day. Joshua's services and achievements are confessedly great, but let not those under Moses be overlooked and forgotten, since God was the same who wrought both, and both put together proclaim him the Alpha and Omega of Israel's great salvation. Here is, 1. A description of this conquered country, the measure and bounds of it in general (Jos 12:1): From the river Arnon in the south, to Mount Hermon in the north. In particular, here is a description of the kingdom of Sihon (Jos 12:2, Jos 12:3), and that of Og, Jos 12:4, Jos 12:5. Moses had described this country very particularly (Deu 2:36; Deu 3:4, etc.), and this description here agrees with his. King Og is said to dwell at Ashtaroth and Edrei (Jos 12:4), probably because they were both his royal cities; he had palaces in both, and resided sometimes in one and sometimes in the other; one perhaps was his summer seat and the other his winter seat. But Israel took both from him, and made one grave to serve him that could not be content with one palace. 2. The distribution of this country. Moses assigned it to the two tribes and a half, at their request, and divided it among them (Jos 12:6), of which we had the story at large, Num. 32. The dividing of it when it was conquered by Moses is here mentioned as an example to Joshua what he must do now that he had conquered the country on this side Jordan. Moses, in his time, gave to one part of Israel a very rich and fruitful country, but it was on the outside of Jordan; but Joshua gave to all Israel the holy land, the mountain of God's sanctuary, within Jordan: so the law conferred upon some few of God's spiritual Israel external temporal blessings, which were earnests of good things to come; but our Lord Jesus, the true Joshua, has provided for all the children of promise spiritual blessings - the privileges of the sanctuary, and the heavenly Canaan. The triumphs and grants of the law were glorious, but those of the gospel far exceed in glory.

Cross-references: Josh 12:1 · Josh 12:2 · Josh 12:3 · Josh 12:4 · Josh 12:5 · Deut 2:36 · Deut 3:4 · Josh 12:6

Hebrew interlinear

H1366

גְּבוּלgᵉbûwl/gheb-ool'/

n-m — cord, twisted, boundary, territory

Derivation: or גְּבֻל; (shortened) from 1379;

properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed

KJV: border, bound, coast, × great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.

גְּבוּל

n.m — border

גְּבוּל 240 n.m. border, boundary, territory

1. border, boundary

2. territory (enclosed within boundary)

H5747

עוֹגʻÔwg/ogue/

n-pr-m — Og

Derivation: probably from 5746; round;

Og, a king of Bashan

KJV: Og.

עוֹג

n.pr.m — Og

עוֹג and עֹג n.pr.m. Og, giant king of Bashan

H4428

מֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/

n-m — king

Derivation: from 4427;

a king

KJV: king, royal.

מֶ֫לֶךְ

n.m — king

מֶ֫לֶךְ 2513 n.m. king

H1316

בָּשָׁןBâshân/baw-shawn'/

n-pr-loc — Bashan

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;

Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan

KJV: Bashan.

בָּשָׁן

n.pr.terr.m — Bashan

בָּשָׁן 60 n.pr.terr.m. (smooth (& fertile) land) Bashan, first mentioned as kingdom of Og, E. of Jordan, stretching from stream Jabboḳ (thus including northern Gilead) northward to Hermon, between Gennesaret (W) and mts of Hauran (E)

H3499

יֶתֶרyether/yeh'-ther/

n-m — overhanging, excess, superiority, remainder, rope

Derivation: from 3498;

properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)

KJV: abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.

יֶ֫תֶר

n.m — remainder

יֶ֫תֶר 94 n.m. remainder, excellence, excess

יֶ֫תֶר

n.m — cord

יֶ֫תֶר n.m. cord (prop. as hanging over or down)

H7497

רָפָאrâphâʼ/raw-faw'/

n-pr-m — giant

Derivation: or רָפָה; from 7495 in the sense of invigorating;

a giant

KJV: giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also 1051.

רְפָאִים

n.pr.gent — Rephaim

רְפָאִים n.pr.gent. old race of giants

רָפָה

n.pr.m — giant

רָפָה, רָפָא as n.pr.m. Hā-Rāphā

H3427

יָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/

v — sit, dwell, remain, settle, marry

Derivation: a primitive root;

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

KJV: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.

יָשַׁב

vb — sit

יָשַׁב 1090 vb. sit, remain, dwell

Qal

1.

a. sit

b. sit, sit down

c. sit down

d. sit = be set (as a jewel)

2.

a. remain, stay, tarry

b. with special emphasis of qualifying phr.

3. dwell, have one’s abode

4. of a land or city, sit, abide, seated in its place, fig. for be inhabited

Niph. be inhabited, of land

Pi. and they shall set their encampments in thee

Hiph.

1. cause to sit

2. cause to abide

3.

a. cause to dwell

b. cause cities to be inhabited

4. marry (prop. give a dwelling to)

Hoph. and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land

H6252

עַשְׁתָּרוֹתʻAshtârôwth/ash-taw-roth'/

n-pr-f — Ashtaroth

Derivation: or עַשְׁתָּרֹת; plural of 6251;

Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan

KJV: Asharoth, Astaroth. See also 1045, 6253, 6255.

עַשְׁתָּרוֹת

Asharoth

עַשְׁתָּרוֹת E. of Jordan

H154

אֶדְרֶעִיʼedreʻîy/ed-reh'-ee/

n-pr-loc — Edrei

Derivation: from the equivalent of 153; mighty;

Edrei, the name of two places in Palestine

KJV: Edrei.

אֶדְרֶ֫עִי

n.pr.loc — Edrei

אֶדְרֶ֫עִי n.pr.loc. a chief city of Bashan

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