And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
Parallel translations
- WEB Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
- BSB Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
- NKJV Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
- NASB Eltolad, Chesil, and Hormah,
- NLT Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
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Quick answer
Eltolad, Chesil, and Hormah are listed. More southern cities are recorded.
Overview
Hormah recalls both Israel's earlier defeat there and later victory, a place whose name means destruction (Numbers 14:45; 21:3). Now it sits peacefully within Judah's inheritance. The Lord turns places of past judgment into possessions of His settled people.
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Cross-references · 4
- Josh 19:4And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
- Deut 1:44And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
- Judg 1:17And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
- Num 14:45Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
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