Judges 11:26 “For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their…”

Judges 11:26

For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their villages, as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon. Why did you not take them back during that time?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

World English Bible

Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along the side of the Arnon for three hundred years! Why didn’t you recover them within that time?

American Standard Version

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; wherefore did ye not recover them within that time?

Geneva Bible 1599

When Israel dwelt in Heshbon and in her townes, and in Aroer and in her townes, and in all the cities that are by the coastes of Arnon, three hundreth yeeres? why did ye not then recouer them in that space?

Darby Translation

While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its dependent villages, and in Aroer and its dependent villages, and in all the cities that are along the banks of the Arnon, three hundred years — why did ye not recover [them] within that time?

Young's Literal Translation

In Israel's dwelling in Heshbon and in its towns, and in Aroer and in its towns, and in all the cities which [are] by the sides of Arnon three hundred years — and wherefore have ye not delivered them in that time?

Bible in Basic English

While Israel was living in Heshbon and its daughter-towns and in Aroer and its daughter-towns and in all the towns which are by the side of the Arnon, for three hundred years, why did you not get them back at that time?

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Cross references

“Heshbon”

Numbers 21:25–30 Deuteronomy 2:24 Deuteronomy 3:2 Deuteronomy 3:6 Joshua 12:2 Joshua 12:5

Numbers 21:25–30 · BSB

Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

Deuteronomy 2:24 · BSB

“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

Deuteronomy 3:2 · BSB

But the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”

Deuteronomy 3:6 · BSB

We devoted them to destruction, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.

Joshua 12:2 · BSB

Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead,

Joshua 12:5 · BSB

He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

“Aroer”

Deuteronomy 2:36

Deuteronomy 2:36 · BSB

From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the valley, even as far as Gilead, not one city had walls too high for us. The LORD our God gave us all of them.

“three hundred”

Judges 3:11 Judges 3:30 Judges 5:31 Judges 8:28 Judges 9:22 Judges 10:8

Judges 3:11 · BSB

So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Judges 3:30 · BSB

So Moab was subdued under the hand of Israel that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

Judges 5:31 · BSB

So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.

Judges 8:28 · BSB

In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,

Judges 9:22 · BSB

After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years,

Judges 10:8 · BSB

who that very year harassed and oppressed the Israelites, and they did so for eighteen years to all the Israelites on the other side of the Jordan in Gilead, the land of the Amorites.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?

27I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”

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