Joshua 12:18
in Joshua 12the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
KJV
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
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This verse in Joshua 12
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAphek - There were several cities of this name: one in the tribe of Asher, Jos 19:30, another in the tribe of Judah, 1Sa 4:1; 1Sa 29:1; and a third in Syria, 1Ki 20:26, and 2Ki 13:17. Which of the two former is here intended cannot be ascertained. Lasharon - There is no city of this name known. Some consider the ל lamed in the word לשרון lashsharon to be the sign of the genitive case, and in this sense it appears to have been understood by the Vulgate, which translates rex Saron, the king of Sharon.
This site's exposition
The king of Jericho
on Joshua 12:9-18
The kings are counted in the order Joshua met them, Jericho and Ai first from chapters 6 and 8, then the southern league. Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon at verses 10 to 12 are the five kings of Joshua 10:3 who hid in the cave, and Makkedah, where the cave was, is counted at verse 16. Jerusalem stands in the tally although Joshua 15:63 says the children of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived there, so a king struck down and a city held are two different things in this book.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֶ֤לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲפֵק֙ | ʾafek | Aphek | H663 → | 9 times |
| אֶחָ֔ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| לַשָּׁר֖וֹן | lasharon | of <the> Sharon | H8289 → | |
| אֶחָֽד׃ | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
מֶ֤לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲפֵק֙Aphek
ʾafekH663 →9 times
אֶחָ֔דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king
melekhH4428 →2525 times
לַשָּׁר֖וֹןof <the> Sharon
lasharonH8289 →
אֶחָֽד׃one
ʾechadH259 →971 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 13:4to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;
it leads to
- Joshua 19:30
Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 4:1
Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 1:34–36
The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
- Joshua 19:30
Through
1 Samuel 4:1Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 29:1
Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
- 1 Samuel 5:1
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
- 1 Samuel 7:12
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- 1 Samuel 29:1
Through
Isaiah 33:9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
it leads to
- Isaiah 35:2
It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the…
- Isaiah 65:10
Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
- Isaiah 35:2
About Joshua

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
