Joshua 13:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 13:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 13:17 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon, Bamothbaal...: or, the high ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 13:17 — KJV
“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”
— Joshua 13:17 (KJV)
Joshua 13:17 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 13:17
“Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, Nimrah: also called, Bethnimrah Shebam: also called, Shibmah Beon: also called, Baalmeon”
Shares key themes with Joshua 13:17: heshbon, dibon, baal
“For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 13:17: cities, high, places
“Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 13:17: cities, high, places
“And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. put...: Heb. caused to cease idolatrous...: Heb. Chemarim planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations”
Shares key themes with Joshua 13:17: cities, high, places
“And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 13:17: cities, high, places
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