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Joshua 12:9

in Joshua 12

the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV

ASV

the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one;

KJV

The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth–el, one;

This verse in Joshua 12

Commentary

2 notes on this verse
The king of Jericho, one,.... Who was first taken, and so named first, Jos 6:21, the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; who was next taken and though Bethel was so near Ai, it had a king of its own, after mentioned, see Jos 7:1.

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

10 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.

  • מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH44282525 times

  • יְרִיח֖וֹJericho

    yerichoH340557 times

  • אֶחָ֑דone

    ʾechadH259971 times

  • מֶ֧לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH44282525 times

  • הָעַ֛י<the> Ai

    haaiH585740 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H8345497 times

  • מִצַּ֥ד[is] from [the] side of

    mitzadH665433 times

  • בֵּֽית־Beth-

    beit-H1008142 times

  • אֵ֖ל-el

    ʾelH1008142 times

  • אֶחָֽד׃one

    ʾechadH259971 times

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

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 8:1

    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of…

    it leads to

    • Joshua 1:9

      Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

    • Deuteronomy 31:8

      The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”

    • Deuteronomy 7:18

      But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:

    • Deuteronomy 1:21

      See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or…

    • Joshua 6:2

      And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.

  • Through

    Joshua 8:17

    Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.

    it leads to

    • Joshua 8:3

      So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night

    • Joshua 11:20

      For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD…

    • Joshua 8:24–25

      When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites…

About Joshua

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.