Joshua 12:18

Literal Standard Version

the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the king of Aphek one

Hebrew Names Version
the king of Afek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;

King James Version
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Lexham English Bible
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

English Standard Version
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

New Century Version
Aphek, Lasharon,

New English Translation
the king of Aphek (one), the king of Lasharon (one),

Amplified Bible
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

New American Standard Bible
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Geneva Bible (1587)
The King of Aphek, one: the King of Lasharon, one:

Legacy Standard Bible
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Complete Jewish Bible
the king of Afek, the king of Sharon,

Darby Translation
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Easy-to-Read Version
the king of Aphek, the king of Sharon,

George Lamsa Translation
The king of Aphik, one; the king of Nishron, one;

Good News Translation
Aphek, Lasharon,

Literal Translation
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Sharon, one;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the kynge of Aphek, the kynge of Lasaron,

American Standard Version
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;

Bible in Basic English
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The king of Aphek, one: the king of Lasaron, one:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the king of Aphek, one; the king of the Sharon, one;

King James Version (1611)
The king of Aphek, one: the king of Lasharon, one:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
(12:15C) the king of Ophec of Aroc,

English Revised Version
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;

Berean Standard Bible
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the kyng of Affer, oon; the kyng of Affeth, oon; the kyng of Saron, oon; the kyng of Madon, oon;

Young's Literal Translation
The king of Aphek, one; The king of Lasharon, one;

Update Bible Version
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;

Webster's Bible Translation
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

World English Bible
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;

New King James Version
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

New Living Translation
The king of Aphek The king of Lasharon

New Life Bible
the king of Aphek, the king of Lasharon,

New Revised Standard
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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The king of Aphek, one, the king of Lassharon, one,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The king of Aphec one, the king of Saron one,

Revised Standard Version
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lashar'on, one;

THE MESSAGE
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, 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

Aphek: Joshua 19:30, 1 Samuel 4:1

Lasharon: or, Sharon, Isaiah 33:9

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
And YHWH God says to the woman, "What [is] this you have done?" And the woman says, "The serpent has caused me to forget, and I eat."

Genesis 4:10
And He says, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground;

Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeys, going on and journeying toward the south.

Genesis 12:10
And there is a famine in the land, and Abram goes down toward Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine [is] grievous in the land;

Genesis 12:11
and it comes to pass as he has drawn near to enter Egypt, that he says to his wife Sarai, "Now behold, I have known that you [are] a woman of beautiful appearance;

Genesis 31:26
And Laban says to Jacob, "What have you done that you deceive my heart, and lead away my daughters as captives of the sword?

Genesis 44:15
and Joseph says to them, "What [is] this deed that you have done? Have you not known that a man like me diligently observes?"

Exodus 32:21
And Moses says to Aaron, "What has this people done to you, that you have brought in a great sin on it?"

Joshua 7:19
And Joshua says to Achan, "My son, please give glory to YHWH, God of Israel, and give thanks to Him, and now declare to me what you have done—do not hide [it] from me."

1 Samuel 14:43
And Saul says to Jonathan, "Declare to me, what have you done?" And Jonathan declares to him and says, "I certainly tasted a little honey with the end of the rod that [is] in my hand; behold, I die!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The king of Aphek, one,.... There was a place called Aphekah in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:53; and an Aphek that was on the border of the Amorites, Joshua 13:4; and another in the tribe of Asher,

Joshua 19:30; but Adrichomius n places this Aphek in the tribe of Issachar, whose king Joshua smote, and takes it to be the same place where the Philistines in the times of Samuel and David brought their armies against Israel, 1 Samuel 4:1; and where the king of Syria fought against Israel, 1 Kings 20:26; and says that its ruins were now shown in the great plain not far from Gilboa to the east of Mount Carmel, and five miles from Tabor:

the king of Lasharon, one; which, according to the Vulgate Latin version, is the same with Saron, which, in Acts 9:35, in some copies is called Assaron; so Adrichomius o, who places it in the tribe of Ephraim, and takes it to be the same Sharon Isaiah speaks of,

Isaiah 33:9; and of which Jerom says p, to this day there is a country between Tabor and the lake of Tiberias called Saronas, and also that from Caesarea of Palestine to the town of Joppa, all the land that is seen bears that name.

n Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 35. o Ib. p. 30. p De loc. Heb. fol. 94. M.

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 12:18. Aphek — There were several cities of this name: one in the tribe of Asher, Joshua 19:30, another in the tribe of Judah, 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Samuel 29:1; and a third in Syria, 1 Kings 20:26, and 2 Kings 13:17. Which of the two former is here intended cannot be ascertained.

Lasharon — There is no city of this name known. Some consider the ל lamed in the word לשרון lashsharon to be the sign of the genitive case, and in this sense it appears to have been understood by the Vulgate, which translates rex Saron, the king of Sharon. This was rather a district than a city, and is celebrated in the Scriptures for its fertility; Joshua 33:9; Joshua 35:2. Some suppose it was the same with Saron, near Lydda, mentioned Acts 9:35.