New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joshua

11

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Then it came about, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph,

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then it came to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֕י vay·hi
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about, when Jabin "one who is intelligent," two Canaanite kings Noun H2985 יָבִ֣ין ya·vin
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king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Hazor the name of several places in Pal., also one in Arabia Noun H2674 חָצֹ֑ור cha·tzo·vr;
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heard to hear Verb H8085 כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ kish·mo·a'
[of it], that he sent to send Verb H7971 וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח vai·yish·lach
to Jobab a son of Joktan, also his desc., also two non-Isr. kings, also two Benjamites Noun H3103 יֹובָב֙ yo·v·vav
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king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of Madon a royal city of the Canaanites Noun H4068 מָדֹ֔ון ma·do·vn,
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and to the king king Noun H4428 מֶ֥לֶךְ me·lech
of Shimron a city of Canaan Noun H8110 שִׁמְרֹ֖ון shim·ro·vn
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and to the king king Noun H4428 מֶ֥לֶךְ me·lech
of Achshaph, a place in N. Canaan Noun H407 אַכְשָֽׁף׃ ach·shaf.
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Achshaph

ACHSHAPHak'-shaf ('akhshaph, "sorcery," or "fascination"): A city in the northern part of the territory conquered by Joshua. The king of Achshaph was a member of the coalition against Israel under Jabin and Sisera. It is mentioned with Hazor, Megiddo, Taanach, etc., in the list of conquered kings. It is one of the cities marking the boundaries of the tribe o... View Details

Hazor

HAZORha'-zor (chatsor; Nasor; Codex Sinaiticus, Asor, 1 Maccabees 11:67):(1) The royal city of Jabin (Joshua 11:1), which, before the Israelite conquest, seems to have been the seat of a wide authority (Joshua 11:11). It was taken by Joshua, who exterminated the inhabitants, and it was the only city in that region which he destroyed by fire (11:11-13). At a... View Details

Madon

MADONma'-don (madhon; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Marrhon; Codex Alexandrinus Madon (Joshua 11:1); Codex Vaticanus Marmoth; Codex Alexandrinus Maron (Joshua 12:19)): A royal city of the Canaanites named along with Hazor of Galilee. El-Medineh, "the city," on the heights West of the Sea of Galilee, with which it might possibly be identified, probably dates on... View Details

Shimron

SHIMRON (2)(shimron; Codex Vaticanus Sumoon; Codex Alexandrinus Someron and other forms): A town whose king was tributary to Jabin king of Hazor, and who joined in the attempt to resist the invasion under Joshua (Joshua 11:1). It was in the territory allotted to Zebulun (Joshua 19:15). No sure identification is yet possible. The Septuagint and the Talmud bot... View Details

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Shimron

a city of Canaan

Shimron

a son of Issachar

Jobab

Jobab  dweller in the desert.  One of the sons of Joktan, and founder of an Arabian tribe ( Genesis 10:29 ).  King of Edom, succeeded Bela ( Genesis 36:33  Genesis 36:34 ).  A Canaanitish king ( Joshua 11:1 ) who joined the confederacy against Joshua.    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published... View Details

Jabin

Jabin [N] [H] [S] discerner; the wise.  A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan ( Joshua 11:1-14 ), whose overthrow and that of the northern chief with whom he had entered into a confederacy against Joshua was the crowning act in the conquest of the land ( 11:21-23 ; comp  14:6-15 ). This great battle, fought at Lake Merom, was the last of Joshua's battles of whi... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then it came about, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph,
King James Bible Then And it came about, to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard of it, those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon Madon, and to the king of Shimron Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
Hebrew Greek English Then it came about, when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph,