Joshua 12:20

Hebrew Names Version

the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Akhshaf, one;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the king of Shimron-meron 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;

Bible in Basic English
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 These are the kings of the land whom Yehoshua and the children of Yisra'el struck beyond the Yarden westward, from Ba`al-Gad in the valley of Levanon even to Mount Halak, that goes up to Se`ir; and Yehoshua gave it to the tribes of Yisra'el for a possession according to their divisions; ⁸ in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the `Aravah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amori, and the Kana`ani, the Perizzi, the Hivvi, and the Yevusi: ⁹ the king of Yericho, one; the king of `Ai, which is beside Beit-El, one; <sup>10</sup> the king of Yerushalayim, one; the king of Hevron, one; <sup>11</sup> the king of Yarmut, one; the king of Lakhish, one; <sup>12</sup> the king of `Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; ¹³ the king of Devir, one; the king of Geder, one; ¹⁴ the king of Hormah, one; the king of `Arad, one; <sup>15</sup> the king of Livna, one; the king of `Adullam, one; ¹⁶ the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beit-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
Avram passed through the land to the place of Shekhem, to the oak of Moreh. The Kana`ani was then in the land.

Genesis 12:11
It happened, when he was come near to enter into Mitzrayim, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look on.

Genesis 12:14
It happened that when Avram had come into Mitzrayim, the Mitzrim saw that the woman was very beautiful.

Genesis 12:15
The princes of Par`oh saw her, and praised her to Par`oh; and the woman was taken into Par`oh's house.

Exodus 18:27
Moshe let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.

Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the LORD's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

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.