Joshua 12:17

Literal Standard Version

the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the king of Tappuah one

Hebrew Names Version
the king of Tappuach, one; the king of Hefer, one;

King James Version
The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Lexham English Bible
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

English Standard Version
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

New Century Version
Tappuah, Hepher,

New English Translation
the king of Tappuah (one), the king of Hepher (one),

Amplified Bible
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

New American Standard Bible
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The King of Tappuah, one: the King of Hepher, one:

Legacy Standard Bible
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Complete Jewish Bible
the king of Tapuach, the king of Hefer,

Darby Translation
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Easy-to-Read Version
the king of Tappuah, the king of Hepher,

George Lamsa Translation
The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Good News Translation
Tappuah, Hepher,

Literal Translation
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the kynge of Tapnah, the kynge of Hepher,

American Standard Version
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Bible in Basic English
The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The king of Taphuha, one: the king of Hepher, one:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

King James Version (1611)
The king of Tappuah, one: the king of Hepher, one:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
(12:15B) the king of Taphut, the king of Opher,

English Revised Version
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Berean Standard Bible
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the kyng of Thaphua, oon;

Young's Literal Translation
The king of Tappuah, one; The king of Hepher, one;

Update Bible Version
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Webster's Bible Translation
The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

World English Bible
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

New King James Version
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

New Living Translation
The king of Tappuah The king of Hepher

New Life Bible
There was the king of Tappuah, the king of Hepher,

New Revised Standard
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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The king of Tappuah, one, the king of Hepher, one,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The king of Taphua one, the king of Opher one,

Revised Standard Version
the king of Tap'puah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

THE MESSAGE
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, 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

Tappuah: Joshua 15:34

Hepher: Joshua 19:13, 1 Kings 4:10

Reciprocal: Joshua 16:8 - Tappuah Joshua 17:8 - of Tappuah

Cross-References

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 20:18
for YHWH restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

1 Chronicles 16:21
He has not permitted any to oppress them, || And reproves kings on their account:

1 Chronicles 21:22
And David says to Ornan, "Give the place of the threshing-floor to me, and I build an altar to YHWH in it; give it to me for full price, and the plague is restrained from the people."

Job 34:19
That has not accepted the person of princes, || Nor has known the rich before the poor, || For all of them [are] a work of His hands.

Hebrews 13:4
The marriage [is to be] honored by all, and the bed undefiled, for God will judge whoremongers and adulterers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The king of Tappuah, one,.... Which Jerom calls l Thaffu; it signifies an apple, and perhaps had its name from plenty of that fruit that grew there: a city of this name fell to the tribe of Judah,

Joshua 15:34; where also was another place called Bethtappuah,

Joshua 15:53; and both different from another Tappuah on the border of Manasseh, which belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, Joshua 17:8; by some thought to be meant here:

the king of Hepher, one; mention is made of Gittahhepher as on the border of Zebulun, Joshua 19:13; the same with Gathhepher, of which place was the Prophet Jonah, 2 Kings 14:25; and of the land of Hepher in 1 Kings 4:10; which is said by Jerom to be in the same tribe, and not far from Diocaesarea or Zippore; and we read of a Chepher or Hepher in the Jewish writings m, which, according to the account of it there given, could not be far from the same place, at least it must be less than twelve miles from it.

l De loc. Heb. fol. 95. C. m T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 37. 3. Vajikra Rabba, sect. 20. fol. 161. 4.

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 12:17. Tappuah — There were two places of this name: one in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:34, and another in the tribe of Ephraim on the borders of Manasseh; but which of the two is meant here cannot be ascertained. Joshua 15:53.

Hepher — The same, according to Calmet, as Ophrah in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:23.