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Joshua 12:18
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the king of Aphek one
the king of Afek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
Aphek, Lasharon,
the king of Aphek (one), the king of Lasharon (one),
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
The King of Aphek, one: the King of Lasharon, one:
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
the king of Afek, the king of Sharon,
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
the king of Aphek, the king of Sharon,
The king of Aphik, one; the king of Nishron, one;
Aphek, Lasharon,
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Sharon, one;
the kynge of Aphek, the kynge of Lasaron,
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
The king of Aphek, one: the king of Lasaron, one:
the king of Aphek, one; the king of the Sharon, one;
The king of Aphek, one: the king of Lasharon, one:
(12:15C) the king of Ophec of Aroc,
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
the kyng of Affer, oon; the kyng of Affeth, oon; the kyng of Saron, oon; the kyng of Madon, oon;
The king of Aphek, one; The king of Lasharon, one;
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
The king of Aphek The king of Lasharon
the king of Aphek, the king of Lasharon,
lass="passage-text">
The king of Aphek, one, the king of Lassharon, one,
The king of Aphec one, the king of Saron one,
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lashar'on, one;
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the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Aphek: Joshua 19:30, 1 Samuel 4:1
Lasharon: or, Sharon, Isaiah 33:9
Cross-References
And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
And he went on, journeying still to the South.
And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.
Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;
And Laban said to Jacob, Why did you go away secretly, taking my daughters away like prisoners of war?
And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?
And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give glory and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel; give me word now of what you have done, and keep nothing back from me.
Then Saul said to Jonathan, Give me an account of what you have done. And Jonathan gave him the story and said, Certainly I took a little honey on the end of my rod; and now death is to be my fate.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The king of Aphek, one,.... There was a place called Aphekah in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:53; and an Aphek that was on the border of the Amorites, Joshua 13:4; and another in the tribe of Asher,
Joshua 19:30; but Adrichomius n places this Aphek in the tribe of Issachar, whose king Joshua smote, and takes it to be the same place where the Philistines in the times of Samuel and David brought their armies against Israel, 1 Samuel 4:1; and where the king of Syria fought against Israel, 1 Kings 20:26; and says that its ruins were now shown in the great plain not far from Gilboa to the east of Mount Carmel, and five miles from Tabor:
the king of Lasharon, one; which, according to the Vulgate Latin version, is the same with Saron, which, in Acts 9:35, in some copies is called Assaron; so Adrichomius o, who places it in the tribe of Ephraim, and takes it to be the same Sharon Isaiah speaks of,
Isaiah 33:9; and of which Jerom says p, to this day there is a country between Tabor and the lake of Tiberias called Saronas, and also that from Caesarea of Palestine to the town of Joppa, all the land that is seen bears that name.
n Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 35. o Ib. p. 30. p De loc. Heb. fol. 94. M.
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 12:18. Aphek — There were several cities of this name: one in the tribe of Asher, Joshua 19:30, another in the tribe of Judah, 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Samuel 29:1; and a third in Syria, 1 Kings 20:26, and 2 Kings 13:17. Which of the two former is here intended cannot be ascertained.
Lasharon — There is no city of this name known. Some consider the ל lamed in the word לשרון lashsharon to be the sign of the genitive case, and in this sense it appears to have been understood by the Vulgate, which translates rex Saron, the king of Sharon. This was rather a district than a city, and is celebrated in the Scriptures for its fertility; Joshua 33:9; Joshua 35:2. Some suppose it was the same with Saron, near Lydda, mentioned Acts 9:35.
