Joshua 12:20

Bible in Basic English

The king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the king of Shimron-meron one

Hebrew Names Version
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Akhshaf, one;

King James Version
The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Lexham English Bible
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Acshaph, one;

English Standard Version
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

New Century Version
Shimron Meron, Acshaph,

New English Translation
the king of Shimron Meron (one), the king of Acshaph (one),

Amplified Bible
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

New American Standard Bible
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The king of Shimron-meron, one: the King of Achshaph, one:

Legacy Standard Bible
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Complete Jewish Bible
the king of Shimron-M'ron, the king of Akhshaf,

Darby Translation
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Easy-to-Read Version
the king of Shimron Meron, the king of Acshaph,

George Lamsa Translation
The king of Shamrin and Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Good News Translation
Shimron Meron, Achshaph,

Literal Translation
the king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the kynge of Simron Meron, the kynge of Achsaph,

American Standard Version
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The king of Simron Meron, one: the king of Achsaph, one:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

King James Version (1611)
The king of Shimron-Meron, one: the king of Achshaph, one:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
(12:15E) the king of Symoon, the king of Mambroth, the king of Aziph,

English Revised Version
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Berean Standard Bible
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the kyng of Semeron, oon; the kyng of Axaph, oon;

Young's Literal Translation
The king of Shimron-Meron, one; The king of Achshaph, one;

Update Bible Version
the king of Shimeon-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

Webster's Bible Translation
The king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

World English Bible
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

New King James Version
the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

New Living Translation
The king of Shimron-meron The king of Acshaph

New Life Bible
the king of Shimron-meron, and the king of Achshaph.

New Revised Standard
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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The king of Shimron-meron, one, the king of Achshaph, one,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The king of Semeron one, the king of Achsaph one,

Revised Standard Version
the king of Shim'ron-me'ron, one; the king of Ach'shaph, one;

THE MESSAGE
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, 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

Shimronmeron: Joshua 11:1, Joshua 19:15

Achshaph: Joshua 11:1, Joshua 19:25

Cross-References

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 12:11
Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

Genesis 12:14
And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair.

Genesis 12:15
And Pharaoh's great men, having seen her, said words in praise of her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh's house.

Exodus 18:27
And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.

Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The king of Shimronmeron, one,.... See Joshua 11:1: this place fell to the tribe of Zebulun, Joshua 19:15;

the king of Achshaph, one; see Joshua 11:1; this city fell to the lot of Asher, Joshua 19:25.

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 12:20. Shimron-meron — Joshua 11:1.