Debir in the Bible
At a glance
- Name: Debir
- Classification: Person
- Gender: Male
- Testament: Old Testament
- Verse mentions: 12
- Books: 3
- Chapters: 8
Description
A Canaanite king defeated by Joshua, also refers to a town in Judah.
KJV Bible references
Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
and he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
and from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
and the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed towards the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:
And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
and Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,
and Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,