Joshua 11:2
in Joshua 11to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill-country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,
KJV
And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
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This verse in Joshua 11
Commentary
6 notes on this verseOn the north of the mountains - Or the mountain, probably Hermon, or some mountain not far from the lake of Gennesareth. And of the plains - That is, the valleys of the above mountains, which had the sea of Chinneroth or Gennesareth on the south. Chinneroth - This city is supposed by St. Jerome and several others since his time, to be the same as was afterwards called Tiberias. From this city or village the sea of Chinneroth or Gennesareth probably had its name.
This site's exposition
when Jabin king of Hazor
on Joshua 11:1-3
Barnes and Jamieson, Fausset and Brown take Jabin as a throne name, since a Jabin king of Hazor reigns again at Judges 4:2. The muster runs from Chinnereth by the lake to Dor on the coast and up to Hermon, calling in every terrain of the north.
This site's exposition
in the Arabah south of Chinnereth
Verse 2 calls up the north strip by strip. Albert Barnes reads the Arabah south of Chinnereth as the Jordan valley running down from the lake later called Gennesaret. He takes Naphoth-dor as the heights of Dor, the coastal city whose king is counted at Joshua 12:23.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Jabin ("the Intelligent"), which seems to have been a hereditary title (Jud 4:2), took the lead, from Hazor being the capital of the northern region (Jos 11:10). It was situated on the borders of lake Merom. The other cities mentioned must have been in the vicinity though their exact position is unknown.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
On the north of the mountains - Rather, “northward in the mountains.” The reference is to the mountain district of Galilee, called Jos 20:7 “mount Naphtali.” On the plains south of Chinneroth - literally, “in the Arabah south of Chinneroth.” The words describe the northern portion of the “Arabah” (see Deu 1:1), or depressed tract, which extends along the Jordan from the lake of Gennesaret southward. Chinneroth - Identical with the later Gennesaret (see Num 34:10). The lake derived its name from a town on its banks (compare Jos 19:35). In the valley - The northern part of the same flat district mentioned in Jos 9:1. This “valley” is the level plain adjacent to the sea and extending from Carmel southward. Borders of Dor - Render “highlands of Dor.” Dor was a royal city, and gave its name to the district around it (compare Jos 12:23; 1Ki 4:11). Its importance was derived from its having an excellent and well-sheltered haven, and from the abundance among its rocks of the shellfish which furnished the famous Tyrian purple. The site of Dor is identified by travelers as the modern Tantura or Dandora - a name which is itself only a corruption of the ancient Dor. It lies near the foot of Carmel some six miles north of Caesarea.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
South of Kinros. — South of Ginosar. 1 Genosar is an area near Tiberias, around Lake Kinneres.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמְּלָכִ֞ים | hamelakhim | the kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מִצְּפ֗וֹן | mitzefon | [were] from [the] north | H6828 → | 153 times |
| בָּהָ֧ר | bahar | in the hill country | H2022 → | 546 times |
| וּבָעֲרָבָ֛ה | uvaaravah | and in the Arabah | H6160 → | 61 times |
| נֶ֥גֶב | negev | south of | H5045 → | 112 times |
| כִּֽנֲר֖וֹת | kinarot | Kinnereth | H3672 → | 7 times |
| וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה | uvashefelah | and in the Shephelah | H8219 → | 20 times |
| וּבְנָפ֥וֹת | uvenafot | and on [the] heights of | H5299 → | |
| דּ֖וֹר | dor | Dor | H1756 → | 7 times |
| מִיָּֽם׃ | miyam | from [the] west | H3220 → | 396 times |
וְֽאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
הַמְּלָכִ֞יםthe kings
hamelakhimH4428 →2525 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מִצְּפ֗וֹן[were] from [the] north
mitzefonH6828 →153 times
בָּהָ֧רin the hill country
baharH2022 →546 times
וּבָעֲרָבָ֛הand in the Arabah
uvaaravahH6160 →61 times
נֶ֥גֶבsouth of
negevH5045 →112 times
כִּֽנֲר֖וֹתKinnereth
kinarotH3672 →7 times
וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑הand in the Shephelah
uvashefelahH8219 →20 times
וּבְנָפ֥וֹתand on [the] heights of
uvenafotH5299 →
דּ֖וֹרDor
dorH1756 →7 times
מִיָּֽם׃from [the] west
miyamH3220 →396 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 12:3as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 3:17
The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 13:20
Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—
- Deuteronomy 3:17
Through
Numbers 34:11then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 23:33
And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and…
- 2 Kings 23:33
Through
Joshua 17:11Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 7:29
And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
- Judges 5:19
Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.
- 1 Chronicles 7:29
Through
Judges 1:27At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
it leads to
- Psalms 106:34–35
They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,
- Joshua 17:11–13
Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
- Jeremiah 48:10
Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
- Psalms 106:34–35
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About Joshua
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).