From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord.
Joshua 12:16 - English Standard Version 2016 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; American Standard Version (1901) the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one; Common English Bible the king of Makkedah one the king of Bethel one Catholic Public Domain Version the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The king of Maceda one, the king of Bethel one, |
From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord.
He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.
Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. They left the city open and pursued Israel.
The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them.