In accordance with the command of the Lord, they gave him the city for which he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. So he built the city and settled in it.
Parallel translations
- WEB According to Yahweh’s commandment, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there.
- KJV According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
- BSB as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.
- ESV By command of the LORD they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it.
- NKJV According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked for, Timnath Serah in the mountains of Ephraim; and he built the city and dwelt in it.
- NLT For the Lord had said he could have any town he wanted. He chose Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and lived there.
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Quick answer
At the LORD's command, Joshua is given Timnath Serah in Ephraim's hill country, which he rebuilds and settles. His modest, God-appointed portion reflects faithful contentment.
Overview
Joshua asks for and receives a single town, Timnath Serah, granted 'according to Yahweh's commandment.' His willingness to take a modest inheritance in the hill country, building and dwelling there, shows a leader content with what God assigned rather than seizing grandeur. Such humble obedience models the spirit Christ commends, where the one who serves is the one truly exalted.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Josh 24:30They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
- Judg 2:9They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
- 1 Chr 7:24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
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