All these kings joined their armies in the Valley of Siddim. (The Valley of Siddim is now the Salt Sea.)
Joshua 15:2 - Easy To Read Version The southern border of Judah’s land started at the south end of the Dead Sea. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And their south boundary was from the end of the Salt [Dead] Sea, from the bay that faces southward; American Standard Version (1901) And their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looketh southward; Common English Bible Their south border ran from the end of the Dead Sea, from the bay that faces south. Catholic Public Domain Version Its beginning was from the summit of the very salty sea, and from its bay, which looks toward the south. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Its beginning was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the bay thereof, that looketh to the south. |
All these kings joined their armies in the Valley of Siddim. (The Valley of Siddim is now the Salt Sea.)
The Lord became angry and divided the sea of Egypt. \{In the same way,\} the Lord will wave his arm over the Euphrates River. He will hit the river, and the river will divide into seven small rivers. The small rivers will not be deep—people will be able to walk across those rivers with their shoes on.
“On the east side, the border will go from Hazar Enan between Hauran and Damascus and continue along the Jordan River between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the eastern sea and all the way to Tamar. This will be the eastern border.
On the south, you will get part of the Zin desert near Edom. Your southern border will start at the southern end of the Dead Sea.
The land that was given to Judah was divided among the families of that family group. That land went to the border of Edom and south all the way to the desert of Zin at the edge of Teman.
The border went south to Scorpion Pass and continued on to Zin. Then the border continued south to Kadesh Barnea. The border continued past Hezron to Addar. From Addar the border turned and continued to Karka.
And immediately, the water stopped flowing. {The water filled behind that place like a dam.} The water piled high a long way up the river—all the way to Adam (a town near Zarethan). The people crossed the river near Jericho.