Joshua 12:13

Amplified Bible

the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the king of Debir one

Hebrew Names Version
the king of Devir, one; the king of Geder, one;

King James Version
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Lexham English Bible
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

English Standard Version
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

New Century Version
Debir, Geder,

New English Translation
the king of Debir (one), the king of Geder (one),

New American Standard Bible
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The King of Debir, one: the King of Geder, one:

Legacy Standard Bible
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Complete Jewish Bible
the king of D'vir, the king of Geder,

Darby Translation
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Easy-to-Read Version
the king of Debir, the king of Geder,

George Lamsa Translation
The king of Debir, one; the king of Hirmah, one;

Good News Translation
Debir, Geder,

Literal Translation
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the kynge of Debir, the kynge of Geder,

American Standard Version
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Bible in Basic English
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The king of Dabir, one: the king of Gader, one:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

King James Version (1611)
The king of Debir, one: the king of Geder, one:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
the king of Dabir, the king of Gader:

English Revised Version
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Berean Standard Bible
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the kyng of Dabir, oon; the kyng of Gader, oon;

Young's Literal Translation
The king of Debir, one; The king of Geder, one;

Update Bible Version
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Webster's Bible Translation
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

World English Bible
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

New King James Version
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

New Living Translation
The king of Debir The king of Geder

New Life Bible
There was the king of Debir, the king of Geder,

New Revised Standard
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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The king of Debir, one, the king of Geder, one,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The king of Dabir one, the king of Gader one,

Revised Standard Version
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

THE MESSAGE
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Contextual Overview

⁷These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions, ⁸in the hill country, in the lowland (foothills), in the Arabah [plain], on the slopes [descending to the Dead Sea], and in the wilderness, and in the Negev (South country)—the [lands of the] Hittite, the Amorite and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite: ⁹the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; ¹⁰the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; ¹¹the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; ¹²the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; ¹³the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;¹⁴the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; ¹⁵the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; ¹⁶the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Debir: Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:38

Geder: Joshua 15:36

Reciprocal: Joshua 21:15 - Debir 1 Chronicles 4:39 - Gedor 1 Chronicles 6:58 - Debir

Cross-References

Genesis 11:29
Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai (later called Sarah), and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you, And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you. And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed."

Genesis 12:5
Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had acquired, and the people (servants) which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

Genesis 12:6
Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the [great] terebinth (oak) tree of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were in the land at that time.

Genesis 12:8
Then he moved on from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD [in worship through prayer, praise, and thanksgiving].

Genesis 12:12
so when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife'; and they will kill me [to acquire you], but they will let you live.

Genesis 12:13
"Please tell them that you are my sister so that things will go well for me for your sake, and my life will be spared because of you."

Genesis 20:2
Abraham said [again] of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah [into his harem].

Genesis 20:5
"Did Abraham not tell me, 'She is my sister?' And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this."

Genesis 26:7
The men of the place asked him about his wife, and he said, "She is my sister," for he was afraid to say, "my wife"—thinking, "the men of the place might kill me on account of Rebekah, since she is very beautiful."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The king of Debir, one,.... The same with Kirjathsepher, of which place, :-;

the king of Geder, one: Jerom h seems to confound this with the tower of Eder, beyond which Jacob pitched his tent, Genesis 35:21; and he speaks of a Gaddera in the tribe of Judah, in his time a village belonging to the country about Aelia or Jerusalem, and of Gahedur in the tribe of Judah, a large village, ten miles from Diospolis or Lydda, as you go to Eleutheropolis: it seems to be the same with Gederah, Joshua 15:36, or Gedor, Joshua 15:58.

h De loc. Heb. fol. 92. A. B.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The names of the kings are given in the order of their actual encounter with Joshua. Those enumerated in Joshua 12:10-18 either belonged to the league of the southern Canaanites (Joshua 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 Joshua 12:19-24 were in like manner connected with the northern confederates (Joshua 11:1 ff), who were defeated at the Waters of Merom.

Joshua 12:13-20

The identification of several of these places is still uncertain: the same name (e. g. Aphek, Joshua 12:18) being applied to various places in various parts of Palestine. Geder, or Gedor Joshua 15:58, a city in the mountain district in the south of the territory of Judah, is no doubt the modern “Jedur”.

Joshua 12:21

Taanach - A Levitical town Joshua 21:25 in the territory of Issachar, but assigned to the Manassites (Joshua 17:11; Compare 1 Chronicles 7:29), is identified with “Taanuk”. It was here that Barak encountered the host of Sisera Judges 5:19. Megiddo was near it, and is thought to have been “el Lejjun” (the Roman Legion), (or Mujedd’a (Conder)).

Joshua 12:22

Kedesh - i. e. Kedesh Naphtali, a city of refuge, a Levitical city, and the home of Barak Judges 9:6.

Jokneam - A Levitical city in the territory of Zebulon Joshua 19:11; perhaps the modern “Kaimon”. “Tell Kaimon” is a conspicuous and important position, commanding the main pass across the ridge of Carmel from Phoenicia to Egypt. This famous mountain range (about 15 miles long) no doubt received the name Carmel (the word means “a fruitful field” as opposed to “wilderness”) as descriptive of its character; and thus the name became an emblem of beauty and luxuriance (Isaiah 35:2; Song of Solomon 7:5, etc.). Its highest part, about 4 miles from Tell Kaimon, is nearly 1,750 feet above the sea. Its modern name, “Jebel Mar Elias”, preserves still that association with the great deeds of Elijah, from which Carmel derives its chief Biblical interest. Mount Carmel was probably, like Lebanon, from very ancient Canaanite times, regarded as especially sacred; and since the altar of the Lord repaired by Elijah 1 Kings 18:30 was an old one which had been broken down, Carmel was probably no less esteemed by the Israelites also. In later times the caves which abound toward the western bluffs of the range have been frequented by Christian, Jewish, and Mussulman anchorites. The order of Carmelite or barefooted friars took its rise from the convent founded by Louis, which still crowns the western headland.

Joshua 12:23

The king of the nations - See Genesis 14:1 and note. It means king of certain mixed and probably nomadic tribes, which regarded Gilgal Joshua 9:19 as their center and capital.

Joshua 12:24

Tirzah - This place, the capital of Jeroboam and his successors until the clays of Omri (1Ki 14:17; 1 Kings 15:21, etc.), is identified by some with “Tulluzah”, a town 3 miles northeast of Nablous, (by others with Teiasir).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 12:13. The king of Geder — Probably the same with Gedor, Joshua 15:58; it was situated in the tribe of Judah.