King James Version
What Does Joshua 13:19 Mean?
“And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,”
Context
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Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon, Bamothbaal: or, the high places of Baal, and house of Baalmeon
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And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
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And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,
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And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah , and Bethjeshimoth, Ashdothpisgah: or, springs of Pisgah, or, the hill
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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.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryJos 6:22-25. Rahab Is Saved.
**22-23. Joshua had said ... Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath--**It is evident that the town walls were not demolished universally, at least all at once, for Rahab's house was allowed to stand until her relatives were rescued according to promise.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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