Joshua 12:9
in Joshua 12the 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;
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This verse in Joshua 12
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe 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, 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.
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 Nineteenth Century1 voice
The king of Jericho, etc. - On this and the following verses see the notes on Jos 10:1-3 (note).
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְרִיח֖וֹ | yericho | Jericho | H3405 → | 57 times |
| אֶחָ֑ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מֶ֧לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָעַ֛י | haai | <the> Ai | H5857 → | 40 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מִצַּ֥ד | mitzad | [is] from [the] side of | H6654 → | 33 times |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | Beth- | H1008 → | 142 times |
| אֵ֖ל | ʾel | -el | H1008 → | 142 times |
| אֶחָֽד׃ | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְרִיח֖וֹJericho
yerichoH3405 →57 times
אֶחָ֑דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
מֶ֧לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
הָעַ֛י<the> Ai
haaiH5857 →40 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
מִצַּ֥ד[is] from [the] side of
mitzadH6654 →33 times
בֵּֽית־Beth-
beit-H1008 →142 times
אֵ֖ל-el
ʾelH1008 →142 times
אֶחָֽד׃one
ʾechadH259 →971 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 8:1Then 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.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Joshua 8:17Not 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…
- Joshua 8:3
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceJordan valleyJerichoThe city of palms whose walls fell flat at the seventh trumpet-circuit; Rahab's city, later rebuilt under a curse, and the road do…
- PlaceCentral hill countryBethelThe house of God, where Jacob saw the ladder and heard the promise, where he returned to raise an altar, and where Jeroboam’s gold…
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.
