John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:8
In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country ,.... Which is a description of the whole land of Canaan; some parts of which were hills and mountains, others vales and champaign fields; others were dry and barren, and others well watered; some part of it lay to the north, as towards Lebanon, and others to the south, towards Seir: the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:7
And these are the kings of the country ,.... After particularly named, Joshua 12:9 , which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west ; that is, on the west of Jordan: from Baalgad, in the valley of Lebanon, even unto the mount Halak , that goeth up to Seir ; of which see Joshua 11:17 , which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession , according to their divisions ; as after related in this book. read more