Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.
Parallel translations
- WEB Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
- KJV And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
- NKJV Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages;
- NASB Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
- NLT Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.
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Quick answer
Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah complete this group, sixteen cities with villages. The count is summarized.
Overview
Makkedah was the cave where the five Amorite kings hid and were executed by Joshua (Joshua 10:16-27). Beth Dagon's name reflects the Philistine deity Dagon, marking the borderland with Philistia. The tally records another cluster of Judah's lowland towns now firmly possessed.
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- Josh 10:21The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.
- Josh 12:16the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
- Josh 10:28On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- Josh 10:10And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
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