Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Judean foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
Joshua 15:41 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah #– #sixteen cities, with their settlements; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages. American Standard Version (1901) and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages. Common English Bible Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah. In total: sixteen cities and their surrounding areas. Catholic Public Domain Version and Gederoth and Bethdagon, and Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen cities, and their villages. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Gideroth and Bethdagon and Naama and Maceda: sixteen cities, and their villages. |
Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Judean foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
The Philistines also raided the cities of the Judean foothills and the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their surrounding villages.
Now when Job’s three friends #– #Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite #– #heard about all this adversity that had happened to him, each of them came from his home. They met together to go and sympathise with him and comfort him.
The Lord threw them into confusion before Israel. He defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the ascent of Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
The people returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. And no one dared to threaten the Israelites.
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, including its king. He completely destroyed it and everyone in it, leaving no survivors. So he treated the king of Makkedah as he had the king of Jericho.
It turned eastwards to Beth-dagon, reached Zebulun and Iphtah-el Valley, north towards Beth-emek and Neiel, and went north to Cabul,