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Contemporary English Version

Joshua 12:13

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beth-Gader;   Geder;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Geder;   King, Kings;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Geder;   Gedor;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethgader;   Debir (1);   Geder;   Kirjath Sannah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beth-Gader;   Debir;   Geder;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Gader;   Debir;   Geder;   Sharon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Debir ;   Geder ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ge'der;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Kings;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beth-Gader;   Geder;   Joshua (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Adoni-Bezek;   Debir;   War;  

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;
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

7Later, Joshua and the Israelites defeated many kings west of the Jordan River, from Baal-Gad in Lebanon Valley in the north to Mount Halak near the country of Edom in the south. This region included the hill country and the foothills, the Jordan River valley and its western slopes, and the Southern Desert. Joshua and the Israelites took this land from the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Joshua divided up the land among the tribes of Israel. The Israelites defeated the kings of the following towns west of the Jordan River: 9Jericho, Ai near Bethel, Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon, Gezer, Debir, Geder, Hormah, Arad, Libnah, Adullam, Makkedah, Bethel, Tappuah, Hepher, Aphek, Lasharon, Madon, Hazor, Shimron-Meron, Achshaph, Taanach, Megiddo, Kedesh, Jokneam on Mount Carmel, Dor in Naphath-Dor, Goiim in Galilee, and Tirzah. There were thirty-one of these kings in all.

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 married Sarai, but she was not able to have any children. And Nahor married Milcah, who was the daughter of Haran and the sister of Iscah.
Genesis 12:3
I will bless anyone who blesses you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.
Genesis 12:6
Abram went as far as the sacred tree of Moreh in a place called Shechem. The Canaanites were still living in the land at that time,
Genesis 12:8
Abram traveled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshiped the Lord .
Genesis 12:12
When the Egyptians see how lovely you are, they will murder me because I am your husband. But they won't kill you.
Genesis 12:13
Please save my life by saying that you are my sister."
Genesis 20:2
he told everyone that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
Genesis 26:7
with his beautiful wife Rebekah. He was afraid that someone might kill him to get her, and so he told everyone that Rebekah was his sister.
Isaiah 57:11
Did you forget about me and become unfaithful because you were more afraid of someone else? Have I been silent so long that you no longer fear me?
Ezekiel 18:4
The lives of all people belong to me—parents as well as children. Only those who sin will be put to death.

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.


 
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