Joshua 12:7
in Joshua 12And 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
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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
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
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 11:17 with its landmarks reversed. Verse 8 names six nations where Deuteronomy 7:1 names seven, the Girgashites missing, and Wesley passes on the tradition that they left ahead of Israel. The six terrains listed are the divisions the allotment chapters use to sort their towns.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
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 Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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.
And these are the kings of the country,.... After particularly named, Jos 12:9, which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west; that is, on the west of Jordan: from Baalgad, in the valley of Lebanon, even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; of which see Jos 11:17, which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession, according to their divisions; as after related in this book.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Baal-gad . . . even unto . . . Halak--(See on Jos 11:17). A list of thirty-one chief towns is here given; and, as the whole land contained a superficial extent of only fifteen miles in length by fifty in breadth, it is evident that these capital cities belonged to petty and insignificant kingdoms.
From Baal-gad - A repetition of what is mentioned Jos 11:17.
The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֣לֶּה | veeleh | and these | H428 → | 746 times |
| מַלְכֵ֣י | malkhei | [are] [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָאָ֡רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִכָּ֨ה | hikah | he defeated | H5221 → | 499 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּעֵ֤בֶר | beever | on [the] other side of | H5676 → | 90 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| יָ֔מָּה | yamah | west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| מִבַּ֤עַל | mibaal | from Baal | H1171 → | 6 times |
| גָּד֙ | gad | Gad | H1171 → | 6 times |
| בְּבִקְעַ֣ת | bevikat | in [the] valley of | H1237 → | 20 times |
| הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן | halevanon | <the> Lebanon | H3844 → | 71 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הָהָ֥ר | hahar | the mountain | H2022 → | 546 times |
| הֶחָלָ֖ק | hechalak | <the> Halak | H2510 → | |
| הָעֹלֶ֣ה | haoleh | which goes up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| שֵׂעִ֑ירָה | seirah | Seir towards | H8165 → | 39 times |
| וַיִּתְּנָ֨הּ | vaiyitenah | and he gave it | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| לְשִׁבְטֵ֧י | leshivtei | to [the] tribes of | H7626 → | 190 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| יְרֻשָּׁ֖ה | yerushah | a possession | H3425 → | 14 times |
| כְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ | kemachlekotam | according to divisions their | H4256 → | 42 times |
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.
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 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…
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.
- Exodus 14:29
Through
Joshua 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…
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,
- Joshua 21:44–45
Through
Genesis 14:6and 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.
- Deuteronomy 2:22
Through
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…
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.
- Deuteronomy 7:24
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 19.8; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); 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.