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Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:1-24

Joshua 12. List of the Conquered Kings.— The whole of this chapter, which is a detailed expansion of Joshua 11:16, “ So Joshua took all that land,” is a late composition of the Deuteronomic school; of which it can only be said that the first six verses are probably less removed from historical verity than the last eighteen. The statement ( Joshua 12:6, that Moses had given the half tribe of Manasseh land on the east of the Jordan is unhistorical (ch. 17*). Joshua 12:10 ( cf. Judges 1:7)... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Joshua 12:7-24

CRITICAL NOTES.—Joshua 12:7. Baal gad.… Halak] Cf. on chap. Joshua 11:17. Joshua 12:8. Mountains, etc.] Cf. on chapters Joshua 9:1; Joshua 10:40. Geographical notes on most of the places named in the following verses will be found under the Critical Notes of the preceding chapters, principally under chapters 10, 11.Joshua 12:13. King of Geder] Geder is thought to be the Gederah of chap. Joshua 15:36, and was probably situated in the lowlands of Judah. Joshua 12:14. Hormah] = “destruction.” The... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:1-24

Chapter 12Now that was a tragedy that they did leave unconquered territory, because they left it, it did become a problem later on to them. Now in chapter eleven it gives a list of the names of the kings that were in this land that they destroyed, or that they, that they had come against. So chapter twelve gives you a roster of the kings that they defeated. " read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 12:1-24

This chapter contains the Hebrew chart of honour, and the faithfulness of God in fulfilling all his promises. Joshua 12:1 . Arnon, the river which drained the vales of Moab. See the Map. Joshua 12:3 . Chinneroth, called Genesareth in the gospels, near to which Joshua fought his great and decisive battle, as in the preseding chapter. Joshua 12:5 . The Geshurites; called in the Septuagint “Gergesenes,” and thought to be the people mentioned in Matthew 8:28. Joshua 12:7 . The valley... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 12:1-24

Joshua 12:1-24These axe the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote. The goodness and severity of GodThis chapter is a short summary of the work that has been done. In this resume of the conquest Moses is not forgotten. He is named as well as Joshua. The Holy Ghost delights to point out how God causes many instruments to work out His designs, and thus takes all praise from man. Thus the chapter is a miniature, suggesting all the victories that Israel won, and all the defeats which... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Joshua 12:10

Jerusalem: Joshua 10:23 Hebron: Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 10:36, Joshua 10:37 read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:7-13

7-13. For Baal-gad and Halak see Joshua 11:17. For the Canaanitish tribes see Joshua 3:10. Jericho See Joshua 2:1. Ai and Bethel See Joshua 7:2. Jerusalem See Joshua 10:1. Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon See Joshua 10:3. Gezer See Joshua 10:33. Debir See Joshua 10:38. Geder is now unknown. 14. Hormah The name of this city was originally Zephath, (Judges 1:17,) and a trace of this latter name Dr. Robinson found in the rocky pass es-Sufah in the mountain barrier... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:7-24

LIST OF THE KINGS SUBDUED BY JOSHUA, Joshua 12:7-24. [This list is acknowledged by the most rationalistic critics to be a very ancient document. Ewald speaks of it as “a record of remarkable interest in many ways. Its distinctive antiquity would be sufficiently evident from its enumeration of cities which in those early days were great and powerful, but which afterwards sank into absolute insignificance, or were never heard of again.” It was not improbably composed by Joshua himself. A number... read more

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