Joshua 13:22

22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.

Joshua 13:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
ESV
22 Balaam also, the son of Beor, the one who practiced divination, was killed with the sword by the people of Israel among the rest of their slain.
NLT
22 The Israelites had also killed Balaam son of Beor, who used magic to tell the future.
MSG
22 (In addition to those killed in battle, Balaam son of Beor, the soothsayer, was put to death by the People of Israel.)
CSB
22 Along with those the Israelites put to death, they also killed the diviner, Balaam son of Beor, with the sword.

Joshua 13:22 In-Context

20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth—
21 all the towns on the plateau and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country.
22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.
23 The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.
24 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Numbers 22:5; Numbers 31:8
  • 2. S Genesis 30:27; S Numbers 23:23
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