Joshua 12:16

Literal Standard Version

the king of Mekkedah, one; the king of Beth-El, one;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the king of Makkedah one

Hebrew Names Version
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beit-El, one;

King James Version
The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Lexham English Bible
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

English Standard Version
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

New Century Version
Makkedah, Bethel,

New English Translation
the king of Makkedah (one), the king of Bethel (one),

Amplified Bible
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

New American Standard Bible
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The King of Makkedah, one: the King of Beth-el, one:

Legacy Standard Bible
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Complete Jewish Bible
the king of Makkedah, the king of Beit-El,

Darby Translation
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Easy-to-Read Version
the king of Makkedah, the king of Bethel,

George Lamsa Translation
The king of Makkar, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

Good News Translation
Makkedah, Bethel,

Literal Translation
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the kynge of Makeda, the kynge of Bethel,

American Standard Version
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

Bible in Basic English
The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The king of Makeda, one: the king of Bethel, one:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

King James Version (1611)
The king of Makkedah, one: the king of Bethel, one:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
(12:15A) the king of Elath,

English Revised Version
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

Berean Standard Bible
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the kyng of Maceda, oon; the kyng of Bethel, oon;

Young's Literal Translation
The king of Mekkedah, one; The king of Beth-El, one;

Update Bible Version
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Webster's Bible Translation
The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

World English Bible
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

New King James Version
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

New Living Translation
The king of Makkedah The king of Bethel

New Life Bible
the king of Makkedah, and the king of Bethel.

New Revised Standard
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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The king of Makkedah, one, the king of Bethel, one,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The king of Maceda one, the king of Bethel one,

Revised Standard Version
the king of Makke'dah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

THE MESSAGE
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Contextual Overview

⁷And these [are] kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel have struck beyond the Jordan westward, from Ba‘al-Gad, in the Valley of Lebanon, and to the Mount of Halak, which is going up to Seir; and Joshua gives it to the tribes of Israel—a possession according to their divisions; ⁸in the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the plain, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: ⁹the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one; ¹⁰the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; ¹¹the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; ¹²the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; ¹³the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; ¹⁴the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; ¹⁵the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; ¹⁶the king of Mekkedah, one; the king of Beth-El, one;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Makkedah: Joshua 10:28

Bethel: Joshua 8:17, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 28:19, Judges 1:22

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:10 - Makkedah Joshua 15:41 - Makkedah

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
please say you [are] my sister, so that it is well with me because of you, and my soul has lived for your sake."

Genesis 12:14
And it comes to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she [is] exceedingly beautiful;

Genesis 12:15
and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her to Pharaoh, and the woman is taken [to] Pharaoh's house;

Genesis 13:2
and Abram [is] exceedingly wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Genesis 20:14
And Abimelech takes sheep and oxen, and servants and handmaids, and gives to Abraham, and sends back his wife Sarah to him;

Genesis 24:35
and YHWH has blessed my lord exceedingly, and he is great; and He gives to him flock, and herd, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and donkeys;

Genesis 26:14
and he has possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

Genesis 32:5
and I have ox, and donkey, flock, and manservant, and maidservant, and I send to declare to my lord, to find grace in his eyes."

Job 1:3
and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very abundant service; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

Job 42:12
And YHWH has blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning, and he has fourteen thousand of a flock, and six thousand camels, and one thousand pairs of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The king of Makkedah, one,.... In a cave near to which five kings hid themselves, and were taken out and hanged, and the city afterwards was taken by Joshua, Joshua 10:16; which fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:41;

the king of Bethel, one; a city near to Ai, about a mile from it, and yet had a king over it: it was taken at the same time that Ai was, Joshua 7:2; and fell to the lot of Benjamin, Joshua 18:22.

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).