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Joshua 12:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 12:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Joshua 12:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and [the city that is in] the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;
3and the Arabah unto the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and unto the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
4and the border of Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, who dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,
5and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salecah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
6Moses the servant of Jehovah and the children of Israel smote them: and Moses the servant of Jehovah gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
7And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel smote beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
8in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And reigned in Mount Hermon, etc.] That is, over all the people that inhabited that mount or dwelt under it, (<061117>Joshua 11:17), and adjacent to it, of which mountain, (see Gill on “<050308>Deuteronomy 3:8-9”) and in Salcah: which was a city belonging to the kingdom of Og, (<050310>Deuteronomy 3:10); and in all Bashan; or Batanea, a country famous for pasturage, (<330714>Micah 7:14 <245019>Jeremiah 50:19), and for fat cattle, (<263918>Ezekiel 39:18), and for oaks, (<230213>Isaiah 2:13 <262706>Ezekiel 27:6 <381102>Zechariah 11:2), frequently mentioned in Scripture: unto the border of the Geshurites, and the Maachathites; which were two nations the Israelites never expelled,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“All the plain on the east - i. e. the Arabah or depressed tract along the east bank of Jordan, the modern El-Ghor (see Numbers 22:1). Joshua 12:2 From the middle of the river - i. e. as appears from Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16, “from the city that is in the midst of the river;” namely,, Ar Moab (see Deuteronomy 2:36). Joshua 12:3 From the plain - Render “over the plain;” for the words describe not one of the boundaries of Sihon’s kingdom, but part of the territory included in it, i. e. the eastern portion of the Ghor, between the Sea of Tiberias and the Dead Sea. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Hermon: Jos 12:1, Jos 11:3; Deu 3:8, Deu 3:9, Deu 4:47, Deu 4:48 Salcah: Jos 13:11; Deu 3:10 unto the: Deu 3:14; Sa1 27:8; Sa2 3:3, Sa2 13:37, Sa2 15:8, Sa2 23:34; Kg2 25:23 Joshua 12:6”
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