the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 12:13
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the king of Debir one
the king of Devir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
Debir, Geder,
the king of Debir (one), the king of Geder (one),
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The King of Debir, one: the King of Geder, one:
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of D'vir, the king of Geder,
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, the king of Geder,
The king of Debir, one; the king of Hirmah, one;
Debir, Geder,
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the kynge of Debir, the kynge of Geder,
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Dabir, one: the king of Gader, one:
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir, one: the king of Geder, one:
the king of Dabir, the king of Gader:
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the kyng of Dabir, oon; the kyng of Gader, oon;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir The king of Geder
There was the king of Debir, the king of Geder,
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The king of Debir, one, the king of Geder, one,
The king of Dabir one, the king of Gader one,
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
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the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Debir: Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:38
Geder: Joshua 15:36
Reciprocal: Joshua 21:15 - Debir 1 Chronicles 4:39 - Gedor 1 Chronicles 6:58 - Debir
Cross-References
And Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives; the name of Abram's wife [is] Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife [is] Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah.
And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'
And Abram taketh Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they have gained, and the persons that they have obtained in Charan; and they go out to go towards the land of Canaan; and they come in to the land of Canaan.
And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite [is] then in the land.
And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah.
and it hath come to pass that the Egyptians see thee, and they have said, `This [is] his wife,' and they have slain me, and thee they keep alive:
say, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'
and Abraham saith concerning Sarah his wife, `She is my sister;' and Abimelech king of Gerar sendeth and taketh Sarah.
hath not he himself said to me, She [is] my sister! and she, even she herself, said, He [is] my brother; in the integrity of my heart, and in the innocency of my hands, I have done this.'
and men of the place ask him of his wife, and he saith, `She [is] my sister:' for he hath been afraid to say, `My wife -- lest the men of the place kill me for Rebekah, for she [is] of good appearance.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The king of Debir, one,.... The same with Kirjathsepher, of which place, :-;
the king of Geder, one: Jerom h seems to confound this with the tower of Eder, beyond which Jacob pitched his tent, Genesis 35:21; and he speaks of a Gaddera in the tribe of Judah, in his time a village belonging to the country about Aelia or Jerusalem, and of Gahedur in the tribe of Judah, a large village, ten miles from Diospolis or Lydda, as you go to Eleutheropolis: it seems to be the same with Gederah, Joshua 15:36, or Gedor, Joshua 15:58.
h De loc. Heb. fol. 92. A. 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 12:13. The king of Geder — Probably the same with Gedor, Joshua 15:58; it was situated in the tribe of Judah.
