Makkedah

A written article for Makkedah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Makkedah appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.

  • Makkedah

Original word

  • מַקֵּדָה makkedah
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Where Makkedah appears in Scripture

Joshua 10

וַיְהֻמֵּם יְהוָה לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכֵּם מַכָּֽה-גְדוֹלָה בְּגִבְעוֹן וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם דֶּרֶךְ מַֽעֲלֵה בֵית-חוֹרֹן וַיַּכֵּם עַד-עֲזֵקָה וְעַד-מַקֵּדָֽה׃
10
And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
וַיָּנֻסוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֵּחָֽבְאוּ בַמְּעָרָה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃
16
But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
וַיֻּגַּד לִֽיהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר נִמְצְאוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים נֶחְבְּאִים בַּמְּעָרָה בְּמַקֵּדָֽה׃
17
And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כָל-הָעָם אֶל-הַמַּֽחֲנֶה אֶל-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ מַקֵּדָה בְּשָׁלוֹם לֹֽא-חָרַץ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִישׁ אֶת-לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃
21
And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
וְאֶת-מַקֵּדָה לָכַד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיַּכֶּהָ לְפִי-חֶרֶב וְאֶת-מַלְכָּהּ הֶֽחֱרִם אוֹתָם וְאֶת-כָּל-הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר-בָּהּ לֹא הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד וַיַּעַשׂ לְמֶלֶךְ מַקֵּדָה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחֽוֹ׃
28
And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל-יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ מִמַּקֵּדָה לִבְנָה וַיִּלָּחֶם עִם-לִבְנָֽה׃
29
Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

Joshua 12

מֶלֶךְ מַקֵּדָה אֶחָד מֶלֶךְ בֵּֽית-אֵל אֶחָֽד׃
16
The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

Joshua 15

וּגְדֵרוֹת בֵּית-דָּגוֹן וְנַֽעֲמָה וּמַקֵּדָה עָרִים שֵׁשׁ-עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃
41
And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: