the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Joshua 12:23
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the king of Dor in Naphath-dor one
the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goyim in Gilgal, one;
The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
the king of Dor in Naphath Dor, one; the king of Goiim for Gilgal, one;
the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Galilee, one;
Dor (in Naphoth Dor), Goyim in Gilgal, and
the king of Dor—near Naphath Dor—(one), the king of Goyim—near Gilgal—(one),
the king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
the king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
The King of Dor, in the countrey of Dor, one: the King of the nations of Gilgal, one:
the king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
the king of Dor in the region of Dor, the king of Goyim in the Gilgal, and
the king of Dor in the upland of Dor, one; the king of Goim, at Gilgal, one;
the king of Dor at Mount Dor, the king of Goyim in Gilgal,
The king of Dor and of Napodor, one; the king of the low country and of Gilgal, one;
Dor (on the coast), Goiim (in Galilee),
the king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
the kynge in the lordshippes of Dor, the kynge of the Heithen at Gilgall,
the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
The king of Dor on the hill of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
The king of Dor in the coutrey of Dor, one: the king of the nations of Gilgal, one:
the king of Dor in the region of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in the Gilgal, one;
The king of Dor, in the coast of Dor, one: the king of the nations of Gilgal, one:
the king of Odollam belonging to Phennealdor, the king of Gei of Galilee:
the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
the kyng of Dor and of the prouince of Dor, oon; the kyng of folkis of Galgal, oon;
The king of Dor, at the elevation of Dor, one; The king of the Goyim of Gilgal, one;
the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Galilee, one;
The king of Dor in the border of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
The king of Dor in the town of Naphoth-dor The king of Goyim in Gilgal
the king of Dor in the high-lands of Dor, the king of Goiim in Gilgal,
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The king of Dor, in the height of Dor, one, the king of Goim in Gilgal, one,
The king of Dor, and of the province of Dor one, the king of the nations of Galgal one,
the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goi'im in Galilee, one;
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the king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Dor: Joshua 11:2, Joshua 17:11
the nations: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Isaiah 9:1
Gilgal: Joshua 4:19, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 5:10
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 4:11 - Dor
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The king of Dor, in the coast of Dor, one,.... Of which see
Joshua 11:2; it fell to the lot of Manasseh, but never was possessed by them, as were not Taanach and Megiddo, before mentioned, Joshua 17:11 Judges 1:27;
the king of the nations of Gilgal, one; not the place where Joshua encamped after he had passed Jordan, for that was then no city; the Septuagint version renders it the land of Galilee; and Dr. Lightfoot s is of opinion that Galilee is meant, and in the Apocrypha:
"Who went forth by the way that leadeth to Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in Arbela, and after they had won it, they slew much people.'' (1 Maccabees 9:2)
Galgala is spoken of as near to Arbel, a city in Galilee: Jerom t takes this to be the same with Glagulis, which in his time was a village six miles from Antipatris to the north.
s Chorograph. Cent. c. 88. t De loc. Heb. fol. 92. B.
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 12:23. The king of Dor — The city of this name fell to the lot of the children of Manasseh, Joshua 17:11. Bochart observes that it was one of the oldest royal cities in Phoenicia. The Canaanites held it, Judges 1:27. Antiochus Sydetes besieged it in aftertimes, but could not make himself master of it. See Bochart, Canaan, lib. i., c. 28, and Dodd.
The king of the nations of Gilgal — This is supposed to mean the higher Galilee, surnamed Galilee of the Gentiles or, nations, as the Hebrew word גוים goyim means. On this ground it should be read king of Galilee of the nations. Others suppose it is the same country with that of which Tidal was king, see Genesis 14:1. The place is very uncertain, and commentators have rendered it more so by their conjectures.
