8 In the mountains, H2022 and in the valleys, H8219 and in the plains, H6160 and in the springs, H794 and in the wilderness, H4057 and in the south country; H5045 the Hittites, H2850 the Amorites, H567 and the Canaanites, H3669 the Perizzites, H6522 the Hivites, H2340 and the Jebusites: H2983
9 The king H4428 of Jericho, H3405 one; H259 the king H4428 of Ai, H5857 which is beside H6654 Bethel, H1008 one; H259
10 The king H4428 of Jerusalem, H3389 one; H259 the king H4428 of Hebron, H2275 one; H259
11 The king H4428 of Jarmuth, H3412 one; H259 the king H4428 of Lachish, H3923 one; H259
12 The king H4428 of Eglon, H5700 one; H259 the king H4428 of Gezer, H1507 one; H259
13 The king H4428 of Debir, H1688 one; H259 the king H4428 of Geder, H1445 one; H259
14 The king H4428 of Hormah, H2767 one; H259 the king H4428 of Arad, H6166 one; H259
15 The king H4428 of Libnah, H3841 one; H259 the king H4428 of Adullam, H5725 one; H259
16 The king H4428 of Makkedah, H4719 one; H259 the king H4428 of Bethel, H1008 one; H259
17 The king H4428 of Tappuah, H8599 one; H259 the king H4428 of Hepher, H2660 one; H259
18 The king H4428 of Aphek, H663 one; H259 the king H4428 of Lasharon, H8289 one; H259
19 The king H4428 of Madon, H4068 one; H259 the king H4428 of Hazor, H2674 one; H259
20 The king H4428 of Shimronmeron, H8112 one; H259 the king H4428 of Achshaph, H407 one; H259
21 The king H4428 of Taanach, H8590 one; H259 the king H4428 of Megiddo, H4023 one; H259
22 The king H4428 of Kedesh, H6943 one; H259 the king H4428 of Jokneam H3362 of Carmel, H3760 one; H259
23 The king H4428 of Dor H1756 in the coast H5299 of Dor, H1756 one; H259 the king H4428 of the nations H1471 of Gilgal, H1537 one; H259
24 The king H4428 of Tirzah, H8656 one: H259 all the kings H4428 thirty H7970 and one. H259
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Commentary on Joshua 12 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
CHAPTER 12
Jos 12:1-6. The Two Kings Whose Countries Moses Took and Disposed of.
1. Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan—This chapter contains a recapitulation of the conquests made in the promised land, with the additional mention of some places not formerly noted in the sacred history. The river Arnon on the south and mount Hermon on the north were the respective boundaries of the land acquired by the Israelites beyond Jordan (see Nu 21:21-24; De 2:36; 3:3-16 [and see on De 2:24]).
Jos 12:7-24. The One and Thirty Kings on the West Side of Jordan, Which Joshua Smote.
7. 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. With a few exceptions, they were not the scenes of any important events recorded in the sacred history, and therefore do not require a particular notice.