Joshua 13:27

This is the inheritance of the children of Gad, after their families,.... As described in Jos 13:27,

the cities and their villages; the cities given them, some of which are mentioned by name, and the villages adjacent and belonging to them were included in them.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Jos 13:27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and [his] border, [even] unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

Ver. 27. {See Trapp on "Jos 13:18"}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

That is, in the land of Moab.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

Verse 27. Beth-aram] This city was rebuilt by Herod, and called Livias, in honour of Livia, the wife of Augustus. Josephus calls it Julias, Julia being the name which the Greeks commonly give to Livia. - Calmet.

Succoth] A place between Jabbok and Jordan where Jacob pitched his tents, from which circumstance it obtained its name, see Ge 33:17.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

27. and in the valley] i. e. the valley of the Jordan. The possessions of the Gadites are now described in this valley as far north as the Sea of Galilee.

Beth-aram] or Beth-haran, the modern Beit-haran (Num_32:36). In later times it was known as Bethramphtha, and was called Julias or Livias by Herod Antipas in honour of the Emperor Augustus.

Beth-nimrah] or Nimrah (Num_32:3), which name still survives in the Nahr Nimrîn, close to one of the fords of Jordan just above Jericho.

and Succoth] (“Booths”), in the Jordan valley, between Peniel, near the ford of the torrent Jabbok, and Shechem (Gen_32:30; Gen_33:18). It is famous (a) in the history of Jacob’s return from Padan-aram; of (b) Gideon’s pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna (Jdg_8:5-17); (c) as the spot at which the brass foundries were placed for casting the metal-work of the Temple (1Ki_7:46; 2Ch_4:17). Its position has not been exactly ascertained, and no place resembling Zaphon also has yet been discovered.

Jordan and his border] See above, Jos_13:23. For the Sea of Chinnereth = the “sea of Galilee,” see above, Jos_12:3.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Betharan, which was enlarged by Herod, and called Livias, or Julias, as the Greeks called Livia, the wife of Augustus, Julia. (Josephus) --- Saphon, or "the northern part of," &c.

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Rest of the kingdom of Sihon; the northern part of his kingdom.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

27. The valley — The Jordan valley from the border of Reuben northward to the sea of Chinnereth. Beth-aram is doubtless the same as Beth-haran in Num_32:36. In Eusebius, Jerome, and the Talmud it is called Bethramtha. It has not been accurately identified, but very probably will be found at the ruins called er-Ram just north of the Wady Heshban. The site of Beth-nimrah is still preserved in Nimrin, located, according to Robinson’s map, near the mouth of the Wady Shoaib, and about twelve miles north of er-Ram. In Num_32:3, it is called simply Nimrah. From its abundance of water and likeness of name in the Septuagint it seems to meet the requirements of the Bethabara of the New Testament. See note on Joh_1:28.

Succoth — An important place east of the Jordan, where Jacob built a house and made booths for his cattle after his meeting with Esau. Gen_33:17. Its exact location is unknown. Zaphon is mentioned again only at Jdg_12:1, where see note. No modern trace of it has been discovered.

The rest of the kingdom of Sihon — That is, the portion of it that was left after allotting the southern part to the tribe of Reuben. See note on Jos_13:21.

Sea of Chinnereth — See note on Jos_11:2. The subsequent fate of the children of Gad was very like that of the tribe of Reuben. See note on Jos_13:23.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The valley. The Emek. (see Jos_8:13) Beth-Nimrah. (Num_32:36) Afterwards Nimrim. (Isa_15:6 Jer_48:34) Now Nimrin. Succoth . i.e. , booths. Here Jacob rested after his meeting with Esau. (Gen_33:17) Here Gideon "taught the men of Succoth," who had declined to provide food for his army. (see Jud_1:8:5, 7, 16) It is mentioned in connection with Zarthan, or Zaretan (cf. Jos_3:16) as being in the tract or rKki of the Jordan, where the metal work of the temple was cast. (1Ki_7:46 2Ch_4:17) Zaphon. Perhaps, and the North; what remained of the kingdom of Sihon, i.e., as is implied above, the part which was not assigned to Reuben. Jordan and his border. Literally, Jordan and a border (see note on ver. 23). The edge. Rather, the end (see note on ver. 24).

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The rest of the kingdom - The northern part of his kingdom.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

On the north, the territory of Gad seems to have extended to the Jabbok, and only to have stretched beyond the Jabbok at Mahanaim, which formed the boundary of half-Manasseh, according to Jos 13:30. In the valley of the Jordan, on the other hand, the boundary reached to the Sea of Galilee. "The valley" is the valley of the Jordan, or the Arabah from Wady Hesbn above the Dead Sea up to the Sea of Galilee, along the east side of the Jordan, which belonged to the kingdom of Sihon (Jos 12:3; Deu 3:17). The northern boundary of the tribe of Reuben must have touched the Jordan in the neighbourhood of the Wady Hesbn. In the Jordan valley were Beth-haram, the future Libias, and present er Rameh (see at Num 32:36); Beth-nimra, according to the Onom. five Roman miles to the north, the present ruin of Nimrein (see at Num 32:36); Succoth, according to the Onom. trans Jordanem in parte Scythopoleos (see at Gen 33:17); Zaphon (i.e., north), probably not far from the southern extremity of the Sea of Galilee. "The rest of the kingdom of Sihon," the other part having been given to the Reubenites (Jos 13:21).

Keil & Delitzsch — Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament (1861–1891) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API. (Old Testament only.)

Beth Haram ... Beth Nimrah ... Zaphon ... Heshbon

These are the names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)

This is the inheritance of the tribe of Gad

The land that Moses assigned to the tribe of Gad is spoken of as if it were an inheritance that the tribe of Gad received as a permanent possession. (See: Metaphor)

translationWords

Succoth

kingdom

king

unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.

The Jordan and its border. The Jordan and its boundary, [including] the cities which are on its bank.

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.