And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
Parallel translations
- WEB Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
- BSB Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along 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 10:21And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
- Josh 12:16The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
- Josh 10:28And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
- Josh 10:10And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
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