2. the kings that were on the north of the mountains—the Anti-libanus district. the plains south of Chinneroth—the northern part of the Arabah, or valley of the Jordan. the valley—the low and level country, including the plain of Sharon. borders of Dor on the west—the highlands of Dor, reaching to the town of Dor on the Mediterranean coast, below mount Carmel. read more
Hazor (lit. enclosure) was the leading city in northern Canaan with an area of 175 acres and a population of 30,000 to 40,000 people. [Note: Davis and Whitcomb, p. 74. See also The New Bible Dictionary, 1962 ed., s.v. "Hazor," by T. C. Mitchell.] Archaeologists calculate the population of walled cities in Canaan as about 200 people per acre. Hazor was at one time the head of an alliance of all the northern cities (Joshua 11:10). [Note: See Mary Rattigan, "Hazor and Its Significance," The Bible... read more
8. Conquests in northern Canaan 11:1-15The leaders of the northern Canaanite cities also decided to unite to withstand the threat of Israelite expansion. read more
The Campaign in the NorthHere there is no trace, as in the former case, of miraculous interposition. Joshua’s generalship, courage, swiftness and loyalty are the prominent factors in the achievement. Yet it is made clear here (Joshua 11:6-8) as ever, that those qualities attained their object because they were under the direct guidance of the God of Israel.1. Jabin] king of Hazor. Hazor] may be Tell el-Hurrawiyeh, 2½ m. S. of Kedesh-Naphtali. Shimron] (=Shimron-meron 12:20) is Semûnieh, W. of... read more
(2) Chinneroth—i.e., Ginizer, the Gennesaret of the New Testament.Dor is identified as Tantûra. read more
CHAPTER XX.THE BATTLE OF MEROM.Joshua Chs. 11, 12. THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the beginning of the ninth chapter, a combination that embraced the whole country, north and south, east and west, is described as gathered together to fight with Joshua and with Israel. Nothing more is said till after the treaty with the Gibeonites, when five of these confederate kings residing in the south not... read more
Further Conquests CHAPTER 11 1. Jabin and his confederacy (Joshua 11:1-5 ) 2. The divine encouragement (Joshua 11:6 ) 3. The victory (Joshua 11:7-14 ) 4. The obedience of Joshua (Joshua 11:15 ) 5. The continued conflict with the kings (Joshua 11:16-23 ) The Kings of the north formed the second confederacy, headed by Jabin, King of Hazor. Jabin means “understanding” and Hazor, “an enclosure.” He with other kings, and with them “much people even as the sand that is upon the seashore... read more
11:2 And to the kings that [were] on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of {b} Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,(b) Which the evangelists call the lake of Gennesaret, or Tiberias. read more
JEPHTHAH; AN UNUSUAL LEADER (vv. 1-11) There was one man whose capacities for leadership stood out above others in Israel, Jephthah a Gileadite, but he was not popular, being the son of a prostitute (v. 1). His father's wife had sons who, when they grew up, refused to own Jephthah as their brother and expelled him from any inheritance in his father's house (v. 2). Of course Jephthah's birth was not his fault, but his father's. But this made no difference to his brothers. Jephthah went to... read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 11:2
Ver. 2. And in the borders of Dor on the west— The Vulgate, and other versions, render it, and in the country of Dor. Naphoth signifies the environs of a place, a quarter, a canton, or district: Dor was situate near the Mediterranean, in the lot of the half tribe of Manasseh. Eusebius and St. Jerome place it between Tyre and Cesarea, about nine miles from the latter. Josephus, contr. Ap. lib. 2. speaks of a city of Dora, situate near mount Carmel. See Bochart, l. i. c. 41. read more