KJV King James Version
The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan; an high hill [as] the hill of Bashan.
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Psalm 68:15
The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan; an high hill [as] the hill of Bashan.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
WEB World English Bible
The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
ASV American Standard Version
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A hill of God is the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights is the hill of Bashan.
Surrounding context — Psalm 68
12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13 Though ye have lien among the pots, [yet shall ye be as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon.
15 The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan; an high hill [as] the hill of Bashan.
16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? [this is] the hill [which] God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell [in it] for ever.
17 The chariots of God [are] twenty thousand, [even] thousands of angels: the Lord [is] among them, [as in] Sinai, in the holy [place].
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, [for] the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell [among them].
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Cross-references
Deuteronomy 3:10All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.Micah 7:14Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily [in] the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed [in] Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.Psalm 87:1-2A Psalm [or] Song for the sons of Korah. His foundation [is] in the holy mountains.Psalm 78:68-69But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.Psalm 2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.Isaiah 2:2-3And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
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