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Joshua 12:15

in Joshua 12

the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

KJV

The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

This verse in Joshua 12

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
The king of Libnah, one,.... Taken at the same time as the kings of Makkedah, Debir, and of other places were, Jos 10:29, the king of Adullam, one; a city in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:35; Jerom says (k) there was a village in his time, not a small one, called by this name, ten miles to the east of Eleutheropolis: near to this place was a cave where David hid himself when he fled from Saul, 1Sa 22:1; See Gill on Mic 1:15. (k) De loc. Heb. fol. 88. F.

This site's exposition

the king of Jericho, one

on Joshua 12:9-18

The five kings of 10:3 who hid in the cave stand at verses 10 to 12, and Makkedah, where the cave was, at verse 16. Jerusalem is in the tally though 15:63 says Judah could not drive out its Jebusites, so a king killed and a city held differ here.

This site's exposition

the king of Adullam, one

Libnah fell on the southern campaign at Joshua 10:29 to 30. Adullam appears among the towns of Judah at Joshua 15:35. Adam Clarke and John Gill both point forward to its cave, where David took refuge from Saul at 1 Samuel 22:1.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Ephrem the Syrian

COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 19.8 · Written before 373.

proposed

Whoever believes in me will also do the works which I do, and will do even greater ones. And where is this word which he said, "The disciple is not greater than his master" [illustrated]? For example, Moses killed only three kings, but Joshua killed …

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Adullam - A city belonging to the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:35. In a cave at this place David often secreted himself during his persecution by Saul; 1Sa 22:1.

The words behind it

6 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.

  • מֶ֤לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • לִבְנָה֙Libnah

    livnahH3841 →18 times

  • אֶחָ֔דone

    ʾechadH259 →971 times

  • מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • עֲדֻלָּ֖םAdullam

    ʾadulamH5725 →

  • אֶחָֽד׃one

    ʾechadH259 →971 times

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

The walk

5 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

    1 Samuel 22:1

    So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 57:1–11

      Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

    • Psalms 34:1

      I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

    • Psalms 142:1–7

      I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

    • 1 Chronicles 11:15

      Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

    • Hebrews 11:38

      The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.

Where this verse is studied

About Joshua

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816, National Gallery of Art. Public domain.
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816, National Gallery of Art. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 19.8; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.