Joshua 12:13

Bible in Basic English

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),

Amplified Bible
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;

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

⁷ And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the children of Israel overcame on the west side of Jordan, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir; and Joshua gave the land to the tribes of Israel for a heritage, in keeping with their divisions; ⁸ In the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and on the mountain slopes, and in the waste land, and in the South; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. ⁹ The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Beth-el, one; ¹⁰ The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; ¹¹ The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; ¹² The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; ¹³ The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; ¹⁴ The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; ¹⁵ The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; ¹⁶ The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, 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
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.

Genesis 12:3
To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their goods and the servants which they had got in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 12:6
And Abram went through the land till he came to Shechem, to the holy tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were still living in the land.

Genesis 12:8
And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.

Genesis 12:12
And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.

Genesis 12:13
Say, then, that you are my sister, and so it will be well with me because of you, and my life will be kept safe on your account.

Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

Genesis 20:5
Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.

Genesis 26:7
And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because 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.