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Myles Coverdale Bible

Joshua 12:17

the kynge of Tapnah, the kynge of Hepher,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hepher;   Tappuah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - King, Kings;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hepher;   Tappuah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hepher;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Tappuah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hepher;   Tappuah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hepher ;   Tappuah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Tappuah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - He'pher;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Kings;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hepher;   Joshua (2);   Tappuah (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Adoni-Bezek;   Hepher;   Tappuah;   War;  

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;
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

7 These are the kynges of the lode, whom Iosua & the children of Israel smote on this syde Iordane westwarde, fro Baalgad vpo the playne of mount Libanus, vnto ye mout that parteth the londe vp towarde Seir, & that Iosua gaue vnto the trybes of Israel in possession, vnto euery one his parte, 8 what so euer was in ye moutaynes, valleyes, playne feldes, by the ryuers, in ye wyldernesses & towarde the south, the Hethites, Amorites, Cananites, Pheresites, Heuites, and Iebusites. 9 The kynge of Iericho, the kynge of Hai, which lyeth besyde Bethel, 10 the kynge of Ierusalem, the kynge of Hebron, 11 the kynge of Iarmoth, the kynge of Lachis, 12 the kynge of Eglon, the kynge of Geser, 13 the kynge of Debir, the kynge of Geder, 14 the kynge of Horma, the kynge of Arad, 15 ye kynge of Libna, the kynge of Adulla, 16 the kynge of Makeda, the kynge of Bethel,

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
Now whan he came in to Egipte, ye Egipcians sawe ye woman, yt she was very faire:
Genesis 12:15
& Pharaos prynces sawe her also, & praysed her before him. Then was she brought in to Pharaos house,
Genesis 20:18
For a fore the LORDE had closed all the matrices of Abimelechs house, because of Sara Abrahams wife.
1 Chronicles 16:21
He suffred no man to hurte them, and reproued euen kynges for their sakes.
1 Chronicles 21:22
And Dauid sayde vnto Arnan: Geue me rowme in the barne, to buylde an altare vnto the LORDE therin: for ye full money shalt thou geue it me, that the plage maye ceasse from the people.
Job 34:19
Vngodly men are ye He hath no respecte vnto the personnes of ye lordly, & regardeth not the rich more the poore. For they be all the worke of his hondes.
Hebrews 13:4
Let wedlocke be had in pryce in all poyntes, & let ye chamber be vndefyled. For whorekepers and aduouterers God wil iudge.

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.


 
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