Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The lands included the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev. These were the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These were the kings: New Living Translation including the hill country, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley, the mountain slopes, the Judean wilderness, and the Negev. The people who lived in this region were the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.) These are the kings Israel defeated: English Standard Version in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb, the land of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites): Berean Standard Bible the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites): King James Bible In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: New King James Version in the mountain country, in the lowlands, in the Jordan plain, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the South—the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: New American Standard Bible in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, on the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev; the Hittite, the Amorite and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: NASB 1995 in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, on the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the Negev; the Hittite, the Amorite and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite: NASB 1977 in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, on the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the Negev; the Hittite, the Amorite and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite: Legacy Standard Bible in the hill country and in the Shephelah and in the Arabah and on the slopes and in the wilderness and in the Negev; the Hittite, the Amorite and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite: Amplified Bible in the hill country, in the lowland (foothills), in the Arabah [plain], on the slopes [descending to the Dead Sea], and in the wilderness, and in the Negev (South country)—the [lands of the] Hittite, the Amorite and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite: Christian Standard Bible the hill country, the Judean foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hethites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites): Holman Christian Standard Bible the hill country, the Judean foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the desert, and the Negev of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites): American Standard Version in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite): English Revised Version in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: GOD'S WORD® Translation It included the mountains, foothills, plains, slopes, desert, and the Negev [that the] Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites [had possessed]. The kings were Good News Translation This portion included the hill country, the western foothills, the Jordan Valley and its foothills, the eastern slopes, and the dry country in the south. This land had been the home of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. International Standard Version in the mountain regions, in the Arabah, on the foothills, in the wilderness, in the Negev; that is, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: Majority Standard Bible the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev?the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites): NET Bible including the hill country, the lowlands, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev--the land of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites: New Heart English Bible in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the Negev; the Hethite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: Webster's Bible Translation In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: World English Bible in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionin the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the plain, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: Young's Literal Translation in the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the plain, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: Smith's Literal Translation In the mountain and in the plain and in the desert, and in the ravines and in the desert, and in the south, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAs well in the mountains as in the plains and the champaign countries. In Asedoth, and in the wilderness, and in the south was the Hethite and the Amorrhite, the Chanaanite and the Pherezite, the Hevite and the Jebusite. Catholic Public Domain Version both in the mountains and in the plains and fields. In the descending slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the south, there too was the Hittite and the Amorite, the Canaanite and the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite. New American Bible it included the mountain regions and Shephelah, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negeb, belonging to the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites: New Revised Standard Version in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb, the land of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites): Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIn the mountains and in the valleys, in the low plain, in Ashdod, in the desert, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated In the mountains and in the valleys and in Araba and in Ashdod and in the wilderness and in the South, and the Khithites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Khivites and the Yebusites OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917in the hill-country, and in the Lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: Brenton Septuagint Translation in the mountain, and in the plain, and in Araba, and in Asedoth, and in the wilderness, and Nageb; the Chettite, and the Amorite, and the Chananite, and the Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Jebusite. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Kings Defeated West of the Jordan7And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance 8the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev— the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites): 9the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;… Cross References Deuteronomy 1:7 Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates. Numbers 34:2-12 “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, / cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, ... Deuteronomy 3:12-17 So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead, along with its cities. / To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.) / Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. He renamed Bashan after himself, Havvoth-jair, by which it is called to this day. ... Joshua 11:16-17 So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills, / from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death. Judges 1:9 Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills. 1 Kings 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life. 1 Kings 4:24 For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides. 1 Chronicles 6:54-81 Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ... Ezekiel 47:13-20 This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. / This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, ... Ezekiel 48:1-29 “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. / Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. / Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. ... Matthew 4:25 Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. Matthew 19:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. Mark 3:7-8 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea, / Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing. Mark 10:1 Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom. Luke 4:42-44 At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving. / But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.” / And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea. Treasury of Scripture In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: the mountains Joshua 10:40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded. Joshua 11:16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; the Hittites Joshua 9:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; Genesis 15:18-21 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: … Exodus 3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Jump to Previous Amorite Amorites Arabah Canaanite Canaanites Country Hill Hill-Country Hittite Hittites Hivite Hivites Jebusite Jebusites Jeb'usites Lowland Mountain Mountains Negeb Negev Perizzite Perizzites Per'izzites Plain Plains Slopes South Springs Valleys Western WildernessJump to Next Amorite Amorites Arabah Canaanite Canaanites Country Hill Hill-Country Hittite Hittites Hivite Hivites Jebusite Jebusites Jeb'usites Lowland Mountain Mountains Negeb Negev Perizzite Perizzites Per'izzites Plain Plains Slopes South Springs Valleys Western WildernessJoshua 12 1. The two kings whose countries Moses took and disposed of7. The thirty-one kings on the other side of Jordan which Joshua smote the hill country The hill country refers to the mountainous regions of Canaan, particularly the central highlands. This area was significant for its strategic military advantage and fertile land. It was a region where many of the Israelite tribes settled, including Judah and Ephraim. The hill country is often associated with the patriarchs, as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob frequently traveled through these areas. It is also the setting for many biblical events, such as David's early life and the establishment of Jerusalem. the foothills the Arabah the slopes the wilderness the Negev the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites Persons / Places / Events 1. Hill CountryThis refers to the elevated regions of Canaan, often associated with the tribes of Judah and Ephraim. It was a strategic area for defense and agriculture. 2. Foothills Known as the Shephelah, these are the lowlands between the hill country and the coastal plains, significant for their fertile lands and strategic military importance. 3. Arabah A desert region extending from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, known for its harsh climate and sparse population. 4. Negev A desert region in southern Israel, important for its role in the wanderings of the Israelites and later as a territory for the tribe of Judah. 5. Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites These are the various peoples inhabiting the land of Canaan, each with distinct cultures and practices, often in opposition to the Israelites. Teaching Points God's Faithfulness in FulfillmentThe listing of these regions and peoples demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham and the Israelites. We can trust God to fulfill His promises in our lives. Spiritual Warfare and Vigilance Just as Israel had to conquer these lands, Christians are called to be vigilant in spiritual warfare, overcoming sin and temptation through God's power. Diversity of Challenges The varied geography and peoples represent the diverse challenges we face in life. God equips us to handle each unique situation with His wisdom and strength. Obedience and Trust Israel's success depended on their obedience to God's commands. Similarly, our spiritual victories are tied to our obedience and trust in God.Verse 8. - The mountains. "Which, as the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:48), Ephraim (Joshua 16:1), and Naphtali (Joshua 19:32), ran through the midst of the land" (Knobel). See Joshua 11:16, 21, and note. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew the hill country,בָּהָ֣ר (bā·hār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country the foothills, וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֗ה (ū·ḇaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8219: Lowland the Arabah, וּבָֽעֲרָבָה֙ (ū·ḇā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee the slopes, וּבָ֣אֲשֵׁד֔וֹת (ū·ḇā·’ă·šê·ḏō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 794: A foundation, (mountain) slope the wilderness, וּבַמִּדְבָּ֖ר (ū·ḇam·miḏ·bār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech and the Negev— וּבַנֶּ֑גֶב (ū·ḇan·ne·ḡeḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south [the lands of] the Hittites, הַֽחִתִּי֙ (ha·ḥit·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2850: Hittite -- a Chittite Amorites, הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 567: Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe Canaanites, וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ (wə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3669: Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan Perizzites, הַפְּרִזִּ֔י (hap·pə·riz·zî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6522: Perizzite -- a people in the land of Canaan Hivites, הַחִוִּ֖י (ha·ḥiw·wî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2340: Hivite -- a Chivvite and Jebusites): וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ (wə·hay·ḇū·sî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2983: Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus Links Joshua 12:8 NIVJoshua 12:8 NLT Joshua 12:8 ESV Joshua 12:8 NASB Joshua 12:8 KJV Joshua 12:8 BibleApps.com Joshua 12:8 Biblia Paralela Joshua 12:8 Chinese Bible Joshua 12:8 French Bible Joshua 12:8 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 12:8 In the hill country and (Josh. 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