Joshua 12:11 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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¹¹ The king ^H4428 of Jarmuth, ^H3412 one; ^H259 the king ^H4428 of Lachish, ^H3923 one; ^H259

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Wherefore Adonizedek ^H139 king ^H4428 of Jerusalem ^H3389 sent ^H7971 unto Hoham ^H1944 king ^H4428 of Hebron, ^H2275 and unto Piram ^H6502 king ^H4428 of Jarmuth, ^H3412 and unto Japhia ^H3309 king ^H4428 of Lachish, ^H3923 and unto Debir ^H1688 king ^H4428 of Eglon, ^H5700 saying, ^H559 Come up ^H5927 unto me, and help ^H5826 me, that we may smite ^H5221 Gibeon: ^H1391 for it hath made peace ^H7999 with Joshua ^H3091 and with the children ^H1121 of Israel. ^H3478 Therefore the five ^H2568 kings ^H4428 of the Amorites, ^H567 the king ^H4428 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 the king ^H4428 of Hebron, ^H2275 the king ^H4428 of Jarmuth, ^H3412 the king ^H4428 of Lachish, ^H3923 the king ^H4428 of Eglon, ^H5700 gathered themselves together, ^H622 and went up, ^H5927 they and all their hosts, ^H4264 and encamped ^H2583 before Gibeon, ^H1391 and made war ^H3898 against it. And the men ^H582 of Gibeon ^H1391 sent ^H7971 unto Joshua ^H3091 to the camp ^H4264 to Gilgal, ^H1537 saying, ^H559 Slack ^H7503 not thy hand ^H3027 from thy servants; ^H5650 come up ^H5927 to us quickly, ^H4120 and save ^H3467 us, and help ^H5826 us: for all the kings ^H4428 of the Amorites ^H567 that dwell ^H3427 in the mountains ^H2022 are gathered together ^H6908 against us. So Joshua ^H3091 ascended ^H5927 from Gilgal, ^H1537 he, and all the people ^H5971 of war ^H4421 with him, and all the mighty ^H1368 men of valour. ^H2428 And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 unto Joshua, ^H3091 Fear ^H3372 them not: for I have delivered ^H5414 them into thine hand; ^H3027 there shall not a man ^H376 of them stand ^H5975 before ^H6440 thee. Joshua ^H3091 therefore came ^H935 unto them suddenly, ^H6597 and went up ^H5927 from Gilgal ^H1537 all night. ^H3915 And the LORD ^H3068 discomfited ^H2000 them before ^H6440 Israel, ^H3478 and slew ^H5221 them with a great ^H1419 slaughter ^H4347 at Gibeon, ^H1391 and chased ^H7291 them along the way ^H1870 that goeth up ^H4608 to Bethhoron, ^H1032 and smote ^H5221 them to Azekah, ^H5825 and unto Makkedah. ^H4719 And it came to pass, as they fled ^H5127 from before ^H6440 Israel, ^H3478 and were in the going down ^H4174 to Bethhoron, ^H1032 that the LORD ^H3068 cast down ^H7993 great ^H1419 stones ^H68 from heaven ^H8064 upon them unto Azekah, ^H5825 and they died: ^H4191 they were more ^H7227 which died ^H4191 with hailstones ^H1259 ^H68 than they whom ^H834 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 slew ^H2026 with the sword. ^H2719 Then spake ^H1696 Joshua ^H3091 to the LORD ^H3068 in the day ^H3117 when the LORD ^H3068 delivered up ^H5414 the Amorites ^H567 before ^H6440 the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 and he said ^H559 in the sight ^H5869 of Israel, ^H3478 Sun, ^H8121 stand thou still ^H1826 upon Gibeon; ^H1391 and thou, Moon, ^H3394 in the valley ^H6010 of Ajalon. ^H357 And the sun ^H8121 stood still, ^H1826 and the moon ^H3394 stayed, ^H5975 until the people ^H1471 had avenged ^H5358 themselves upon their enemies. ^H341 Is not this ^H1931 written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of Jasher? ^H3477 So the sun ^H8121 stood still ^H5975 in the midst ^H2677 of heaven, ^H8064 and hasted ^H213 not to go down ^H935 about a whole ^H8549 day. ^H3117 And there was no day ^H3117 like that before ^H6440 it or after ^H310 it, that the LORD ^H3068 hearkened ^H8085 unto the voice ^H6963 of a man: ^H376 for the LORD ^H3068 fought ^H3898 for Israel. ^H3478 And Joshua ^H3091 returned, ^H7725 and all Israel ^H3478 with him, unto the camp ^H4264 to Gilgal. ^H1537 But these five ^H2568 kings ^H4428 fled, ^H5127 and hid ^H2244 themselves in a cave ^H4631 at Makkedah. ^H4719 And it was told ^H5046 Joshua, ^H3091 saying, ^H559 The five ^H2568 kings ^H4428 are found ^H4672 hid ^H2244 in a cave ^H4631 at Makkedah. ^H4719 And Joshua ^H3091 said, ^H559 Roll ^H1556 great ^H1419 stones ^H68 upon the mouth ^H6310 of the cave, ^H4631 and set ^H6485 men ^H582 by it for to keep ^H8104 them: And stay ^H5975 ye not, but pursue ^H7291 after ^H310 your enemies, ^H341 and smite the hindmost ^H2179 of them; suffer ^H5414 them not to enter ^H935 into their cities: ^H5892 for the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 hath delivered ^H5414 them into your hand. ^H3027 And it came to pass, when Joshua ^H3091 and the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 had made an end ^H3615 of slaying ^H5221 them with a very ^H3966 great ^H1419 slaughter, ^H4347 till they were consumed, ^H8552 that the rest ^H8300 which remained ^H8277 of them entered ^H935 into fenced ^H4013 cities. ^H5892 And all the people ^H5971 returned ^H7725 to the camp ^H4264 to Joshua ^H3091 at Makkedah ^H4719 in peace: ^H7965 none moved ^H2782 his tongue ^H3956 against any ^H376 of the children ^H1121 of Israel. ^H3478 Then said ^H559 Joshua, ^H3091 Open ^H6605 the mouth ^H6310 of the cave, ^H4631 and bring out ^H3318 those five ^H2568 kings ^H4428 unto me out of the cave. ^H4631 And they did ^H6213 so, and brought forth ^H3318 those five ^H2568 kings ^H4428 unto him out of the cave, ^H4631 the king ^H4428 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 the king ^H4428 of Hebron, ^H2275 the king ^H4428 of Jarmuth, ^H3412 the king ^H4428 of Lachish, ^H3923 and the king ^H4428 of Eglon. ^H5700

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And Joshua ^H3091 passed ^H5674 from Libnah, ^H3841 and all Israel ^H3478 with him, unto Lachish, ^H3923 and encamped ^H2583 against it, and fought ^H3898 against it: And the LORD ^H3068 delivered ^H5414 Lachish ^H3923 into the hand ^H3027 of Israel, ^H3478 which took ^H3920 it on the second ^H8145 day, ^H3117 and smote ^H5221 it with the edge ^H6310 of the sword, ^H2719 and all the souls ^H5315 that were therein, according to all that he had done ^H6213 to Libnah. ^H3841

Commentary on Joshua 12 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 12

This chapter is a summary of Israel's conquests.

I. Their conquests under Moses, on the other side Jordan (for we now suppose ourselves in Canaan) eastward, which we had the history of, Num. 21:24, etc. And here the abridgment of that history (v. 1-6).
II. Their conquests under Joshua, on this side Jordan, westward.
- 1. The country they reduced (v. 7, 8).
- 2. The kings they subdued, thirty-one in all (v. 9-24). And this comes in here, not only as a conclusion of the history of the wars of Canaan (that we might at one view see what they had got), but as a preface to the history of the dividing of Canaan, that all that might be put together which they were not to make a distribution of.

Jos 12:1-6

Joshua, or whoever else is the historian before he comes to sum up the new conquests Israel had made, in these verses receives their former conquests in Moses's time, under whom they became masters of the great and potent kingdoms of Sihon and Og. Note, Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, nor must the glory of the present instruments of good to the church be suffered to eclipse and diminish the just honour of those who have gone before them, and who were the blessings and ornaments of their day. Joshua's services and achievements are confessedly great, but let not those under Moses be overlooked and forgotten, since God was the same who wrought both, and both put together proclaim him the Alpha and Omega of Israel's great salvation. Here is,

1. A description of this conquered country, the measure and bounds of it in general (v. 1): From the river Arnon in the south, to Mount Hermon in the north. In particular, here is a description of the kingdom of Sihon (v. 2, 3), and that of Og, v. 4, 5. Moses had described this country very particularly (Deu. 2:36; 3:4, etc.), and this description here agrees with his. King Og is said to dwell at Ashtaroth and Edrei (v. 4), probably because they were both his royal cities; he had palaces in both, and resided sometimes in one and sometimes in the other; one perhaps was his summer seat and the other his winter seat. But Israel took both from him, and made one grave to serve him that could not be content with one palace.
2. The distribution of this country. Moses assigned it to the two tribes and a half, at their request, and divided it among them (v. 6), of which we had the story at large, Num. 32. The dividing of it when it was conquered by Moses is here mentioned as an example to Joshua what he must do now that he had conquered the country on this side Jordan. Moses, in his time, gave to one part of Israel a very rich and fruitful country, but it was on the outside of Jordan; but Joshua gave to all Israel the holy land, the mountain of God's sanctuary, within Jordan: so the law conferred upon some few of God's spiritual Israel external temporal blessings, which were earnests of good things to come; but our Lord Jesus, the true Joshua, has provided for all the children of promise spiritual blessings-the privileges of the sanctuary, and the heavenly Canaan. The triumphs and grants of the law were glorious, but those of the gospel far exceed in glory.

Jos 12:7-24

We have here a breviate of Joshua's conquests.

I. The limits of the country he conquered. It lay between Jordan on the east and the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and extended from Baal-gad near Lebanon in the north to Halak, which lay upon the country of Edom in the south, v. 7. The boundaries are more largely described, Num. 34:2, etc. 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.
II. The various kinds of land that were found in this country, which contributed both to its pleasantness and to its fruitfulness, v. 8. There were mountains, not craggy, and rocky, and barren, which are frightful to the traveller and useless to the inhabitants, but fruitful hills, such as put forth precious things (Deu. 33:15), which charmed the spectator's eye and filled the owner's hand. And valleys, not mossy and boggy, but covered with corn, Ps. 65:13. There were plains, and springs to water them; and even in that rich land there were wildernesses too, or forests, which were not so thickly inhabited as other parts, yet had towns and houses in them, but served as foils to set off the more pleasant and fruitful countries.
III. The several nations that had been in possession of this country-Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, etc., all of them descended from Canaan, the accursed son of Ham, Gen. 10:15-18. Seven nations they are called (Deu. 7:1), and so many are there reckoned up, but here six only are mentioned, the Girgashites being either lost or left out, though we find them, Gen. 10:16 and 15:21. Either they were incorporated with some other of these nations, or, as the tradition of the Jews is, upon the approach of Israel under Joshua they all withdrew and went into Africa, leaving their country to be possessed by Israel, with whom they saw it was to no purpose to contend, and therefore they are not named among the nations that Joshua subdued.
IV. A list of the kings that were conquered and subdued by the sword of Israel, some in the field, others in their own cities, thirty-one in all, and very particularly named and counted, it should seem, in the order in which they were conquered; for the catalogue begins with the kings of Jericho and Ai, then takes in the king of Jerusalem and the princes of the south that were in confederacy with him, and then proceeds to those of the northern association. Now,
- 1. This shows what a very fruitful country Canaan then was, which could support so many kingdoms, and in which so many kings chose to throng together rather than disperse themselves into other countries, which we may suppose not yet inhabited, but where, though they might find more room, they could not expect such plenty and pleasure: this was the land God spied out for Israel; and yet at this day it is one of the most barren, despicable, and unprofitable countries in the world: such is the effect of the curse it lies under, since its possessors rejected Christ and his gospel, as was foretold by Moses, Deu. 29:23.
- 2. It shows what narrow limits men's ambition was then confined to. These kings contented themselves with the government, each of them, of one city and the towns and villages that pertained to it; and no one of them, for aught that appears, aimed to make himself master of the rest, but, when there was occasion, all united for the common safety. Yet it should seem that what was wanting in the extent of their territories was made up in the absoluteness of their power, their subjects being all their tenants and vassals, and entirely at their command.
- 3. It shows how good God was to Israel, in giving them victory over all these kings, and possession of all these kingdoms, and what obligations he hereby laid upon them to observe his statutes and to keep his laws, Ps. 105:44, 45. Here were thirty-one kingdoms, or seigniories, to be divided among nine tribes and a half of Israel. Of these there fell to the lot of Judah the kingdoms of Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon, Debir, Arad, Libnan, and Adullam, eight in all, besides part of the kingdom of Jerusalem and part of Geder. Benjamin had the kingdoms of Jericho, Ai, Jerusalem, Makkedah, Beth-el, and the nations of Gilgal, six in all. Simeon had the kingdom of Hormah and part of Geder. Ephraim had the kingdoms of Gezer and Tirzah. Manasseh (that half-tribe) had the kingdoms of Tappuah and Hepher, Taanach and Megiddo. Asher had the kingdoms of Aphek and Achshaph. Zebulun had the kingdoms of Lasharon, Shimron-meron, and Jokneam. Naphtali had the kingdoms of Madon, Hazor, and Kedesh. And Issachar had that of Dor. These were some of the great and famous kings that God smote, for his mercy endureth for ever; and gave their land for a heritage, even a heritage unto Israel his servant, for his mercy endureth for ever, Ps. 136:17, etc.

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