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Joshua 12:7

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And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel smote beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir (and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;

KJV

And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal–gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;

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This verse in Joshua 12

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
The names of the kings are given in the order of their actual encounter with Joshua. Those enumerated in Jos 12:10-18 either belonged to the league of the southern Canaanites (Jos 10:1 ff), the power of which was broken in the battle of Beth-horon, or were at any rate conquered in the campaign following that battle. Those mentioned in Jos 12:19-24 were in like manner connected with the northern confederates (Jos 11:1 ff), who were defeated at the Waters of Merom. Jos 12:13-20 The identification of several of these places is still uncertain: the same name (e. g.

This site's exposition

these are the kings of

on Joshua 12:7-8

The western frame repeats Joshua 11:17 with its two landmarks reversed, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to the mount Halak that goeth up to Seir, so the chapter measures the conquest by the same posts the narrative used. Verse 8 names six nations where Deuteronomy 7:1 names seven, the Girgashites missing, and the text gives no reason; Wesley passes on the Jewish tradition that they left the country ahead of Israel, and says plainly that it is tradition. The six terrains listed beside them, mountains and valleys and plains and springs and wilderness and south country, are the same divisions the allotment chapters use to sort their city lists.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The boundaries are more largely described, Num. xxxiv. But what is here said is enough to show that God had been as good as his word, and had given them possession of all he had promised them by Moses, if they would but have kept it.

The words behind it

26 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְאֵ֣לֶּהand these

    veelehH428 →746 times

  • מַלְכֵ֣י[are] [the] kings of

    malkheiH4428 →2525 times

  • הָאָ֡רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • אֲשֶׁר֩whom

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הִכָּ֨הhe defeated

    hikahH5221 →499 times

  • יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַJoshua

    yehoshua'H3091 →218 times

  • וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] people of

    uveneiH1121 →4930 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • בְּעֵ֤בֶרon [the] other side of

    beeverH5676 →90 times

  • הַיַּרְדֵּן֙the Jordan

    haiyardenH3383 →182 times

  • יָ֔מָּהwest -ward

    yamahH3220 →396 times

  • מִבַּ֤עַלfrom Baal

    mibaalH1171 →6 times

  • גָּד֙Gad

    gadH1171 →6 times

  • בְּבִקְעַ֣תin [the] valley of

    bevikatH1237 →20 times

  • הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן<the> Lebanon

    halevanonH3844 →71 times

  • וְעַד־and to

    vead-H5704 →1261 times

  • הָהָ֥רthe mountain

    haharH2022 →546 times

  • הֶחָלָ֖ק<the> Halak

    hechalakH2510 →

  • הָעֹלֶ֣הwhich goes up

    haolehH5927 →890 times

  • שֵׂעִ֑ירָהSeir towards

    seirahH8165 →39 times

  • וַיִּתְּנָ֨הּand he gave it

    vaiyitenahH5414 →2011 times

  • יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַJoshua

    yehoshua'H3091 →218 times

  • לְשִׁבְטֵ֧יto [the] tribes of

    leshivteiH7626 →190 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • יְרֻשָּׁ֖הa possession

    yerushahH3425 →14 times

  • כְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃according to divisions their

    kemachlekotamH4256 →42 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

17 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Joshua 11:17from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.6 worksJoshua 13:5the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.5 worksPsalms 149:8to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,4 worksJoshua 11:23So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.3 worksJoshua 3:17The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.2 worksGenesis 14:6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.2 works
The other 11 cross-references, with their words ▾
Deuteronomy 2:4and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.2 worksDeuteronomy 2:1Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.2 worksDeuteronomy 11:23–24then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.2 worksJoshua 9:1Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—2 worksGenesis 32:3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.2 worksGenesis 36:20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,2 worksJoshua 13:1–19Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.2 worksGenesis 36:8So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.2 worksJoshua 1:3–4I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.2 worksGenesis 36:30Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.2 worksPsalms 135:12He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 3:17

    The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation…

    it leads to

    • Exodus 14:29

      But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

    • Exodus 14:22

      and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

    • Psalms 66:6

      He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

  • Through

    Joshua 11:23

    So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then…

    it leads to

    • Joshua 21:44–45

      And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their…

    • Numbers 26:52–55

      Then the LORD said to Moses,

  • Through

    Genesis 14:6

    and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 2:22

      just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this…

    • Genesis 21:21

      And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

  • Through

    Joshua 11:17

    from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to…

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 7:24

      He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.

About Joshua

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Joshua: the study guide →Read Joshua 12 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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