All these kings joined their armies in the Valley of Siddim. (The Valley of Siddim is now the Salt Sea.)
Joshua 3:16 - Easy To Read Version 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap far off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt [Dead] Sea, were wholly cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho. [Ps. 114.] American Standard Version (1901) that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. Common English Bible But at that moment the water of the Jordan coming downstream stood still. It rose up as a single heap very far off, just below Adam, which is the city next to Zarethan. The water going down to the desert sea (that is, the Dead Sea) was cut off completely. The people crossed opposite Jericho. Catholic Public Domain Version the descending waters stood still in one place, and, swelling up like a mountain, they were seen from far away, from the city that is called Adam, even as far as the place of Zarethan. But those that were lower ran down into the Sea of the Wilderness, (which is now called the Dead Sea,) until they entirely passed away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The waters that came down from above stood in one place, and swelling up like a mountain, were seen afar off from the city that is called Adom, to the place of Sarthan: but those that were beneath ran down into the sea of the wilderness (which now is called the Dead Sea) until they wholly failed. |
All these kings joined their armies in the Valley of Siddim. (The Valley of Siddim is now the Salt Sea.)
Baana son of Ahilud was governor of Taanach and Megiddo and all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan. This was below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across from Jokmeam.
The Red Sea saw this and ran away.\par The Jordan River turned and ran.\par
Red Sea, why did you run away?\par Jordan River, why did you turn and run away?\par
The Lord was the King during the flood.\par And the Lord will be the king forever.\par
God gathered the water from the sea\par into one place.\par He keeps the ocean in its place.\par
God made the sea become dry land. {\cf2\super [379]} \par His happy people walked across the river. {\cf2\super [380]} \par
You make the springs and rivers flow.\par And you make the rivers become dry.\par
God, you walked through the deep water,\par you crossed the deep sea,\par but you left no footprints.\par
God split the Red Sea\par and led the people across.\par The water stood like a solid wall\par on both sides of them.\par
The Lord led the way. During the day, the Lord used a tall cloud to lead the people. And during the night, the Lord used a tall column of fire to lead the way. This fire gave them light so they could also travel at night.
The tall cloud was always with them during the day, and the column of fire was always with them at night.
But the people of Israel crossed the sea on dry land. The water was like a wall on their right and on their left.
The wind you sent in anger piled the water high. The flowing water became a solid wall. The sea became solid to its deepest parts.
I came home and found no one there.\par I called and called,\par but no one answered.\par Do you think I am not able to save you?\par I have the power to save you\par from all of your troubles.\par Look, if I command the sea to dry up,\par then it will become dry!\par The fish will die without water,\par and their bodies will rot.\par
The Lord will speak harshly to the sea,\par and it will become dry.\par He will make all the rivers become dry!\par The rich lands of Bashan and Carmel become dry and dead.\par The flowers in Lebanon fade away.\par
Lord, were you angry at the rivers?\par Were you angry at the streams?\par Were you angry at the sea?\par Were you angry when you rode\par your horses and chariots to victory?\par
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.
This is the message that Moses gave the people of Israel. He told them these things while they were in the Jordan Valley, in the desert east of the Jordan River. This was across from Suph, between the desert of Paran and the cities Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
The Jordan River near the desert is their western border. Lake Galilee [16] is north of this area and the Dead Sea [17] (the Salt Sea) is to the south. It is at the bottom of the cliffs of Pisgah. They are to the east.
He also ruled over the eastern side of Jordan Valley from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea (Salt Sea). And he ruled from Beth Jeshimoth to the south to the hills of Pisgah.
The southern border of Judah’s land started at the south end of the Dead Sea.
The priests will carry the Box of the Lord. [11] The Lord is the Master of the whole world. They will carry that Box in front of you into the Jordan River. When they enter the water, the water of the Jordan River will stop flowing. The water will stop and fill behind that place like a dam.”
So the Lord dried up the Jordan River until the people of Israel finished crossing it. The kings of the Amorites living west of the Jordan River and the Canaanites living by the Mediterranean Sea heard about this and became very scared. After that they were not brave enough to stand and fight against the people of Israel.
When Gideon’s 300 men blew their trumpets, the Lord caused the men of Midian to kill each other with their swords. The enemy army ran away to the city of Beth Shittah, which is toward the city of Zererah. Those men ran as far as the border of the city of Abel Meholah, which is near the city of Tabbath.