Judges 11:26
What does Judges 11:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 11:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000While 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?
KJV
King James Version · 1611While 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?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901While 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?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949While 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?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862In Israel's dwelling in Heshbon and in its towns, and in Aroer and in its towns, and in all the cities which <FI>are<Fi> by the sides of Arnon three hundred years--and wherefore have ye not delivered them in that time?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Whereas he hath dwelt in Hesebon, and the villages thereof, and in Aroer, and its villages, and in all the cities near the Jordan, for three hundred years. Why have you for so long a time attempted nothing about this claim?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890While 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?
Context
v.25And now art thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
v.26This passage
v.27I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 10:2
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
- Joshua 13:10
and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
- Judges 3:11
And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.
- Joshua 11:18
Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.
- Joshua 23:1
And it came to pass after many days, when Jehovah had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years;
- Deuteronomy 2:36
From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; Jehovah our God delivered up all before us: