Joshua 12:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Josh 8:17 : 17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
Josh 10:28 : 28 And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, 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 left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
Judg 1:22 : 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
Gen 12:8 : 8 And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.
Gen 28:19 : 19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Josh 12:9-15
7 verses
86%
9the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one;
10the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
11the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
12the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
13the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
14the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
15the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
Josh 12:17-24
8 verses
85%
17the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
18the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
19the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
20the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;
21the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
22the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
23the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
24the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
Josh 15:41
75%
41and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
Josh 18:22
72%
22and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,
1 Kgs 12:29
70%
29And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
Neh 11:26
70%
26and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,
Neh 7:32
70%
32The men of Beth-el and Ai, a hundred twenty and three.
Josh 19:6
70%
6and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages:
Josh 13:18-19
2 verses
70%
18and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
19and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
Josh 21:22
69%
22and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
Josh 21:15-16
2 verses
69%
15and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
16and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Josh 10:28
69%
28And Joshua took Makkedah on that day, 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 left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
Josh 15:23
69%
23and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
Josh 15:59
69%
59and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.
Josh 19:44-45
2 verses
69%
44and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
45and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
Josh 11:1-2
2 verses
68%
1And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor heard thereof, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
2and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill-country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,
Ezra 2:27-28
2 verses
68%
27The men of Michmas, a hundred twenty and two.
28The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
1 Kgs 4:9
68%
9Ben-deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan;
Josh 10:16
68%
16And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
Josh 15:26-27
2 verses
67%
26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
27and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet,
Jer 48:23
67%
23and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,
Ezra 2:21
67%
21The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.
Josh 15:36
67%
36and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.
Josh 15:53
67%
53and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
Josh 19:15
67%
15and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
2 Chr 11:7
67%
7And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
Neh 7:30
67%
30The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
Judg 12:8
67%
8And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.
Neh 7:28
67%
28The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.
Josh 15:31
67%
31and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
Josh 15:38
67%
38and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,