Joshua 12:18

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:7-24

7-24 We have here the limits of the country Joshua conquered. A list is given of the kings subdued by Israel: thirty-one in all. This shows how fruitful Canaan then was, in which so many chose to throng together. This was the land God appointed for Israel; yet in our day it is one of the most barren and unprofitable countries in the world. Such is the effect of the curse it lies under, since its possessors rejected Christ and his gospel, as was foretold by Moses, Deuteronomy 29:23. The... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joshua 12:7-24

The Conquered Kings West of Jordan v. 7. And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad, in the Valley of Lebanon, in the north, even unto the Mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, Joshua 11:17; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; v. 8. in the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Joshua 12:1-24

SECTION THIRDCatalogue of all the Kings Conquered under the Command of Moses and Joshua in East and West Palestine 121. Catalogue of the Kings Conquered in Hast PalestineJoshua 12:1-61Now1 these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side [of the] Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from 2the river2 Arnon, unto Mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: Sihon, king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Joshua 12:1-24

This chapter contains no new matter. It is rather a detailed summary of the extent of the conquest. First the victories under Moses (verses Jos 12:1-6 ) and then those under Joshua (verses Jos 12:7-24 ). Thus ends the first section of this Book. The chosen people are now seen in actual possession of the land. The destructive part of the divine work was accomplished. The constructive purposes of God might now go forward. All grim and soiled and brown with tan, I saw a Strong One, in His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:16-18

‘ The king of Makkedah, one, the king of Bethel, one, the king of Tappuah, one, the king of Hepher, one, the king of Aphek, one, the king of Lassharon, one.’ The king of Makkedah was slain in Joshua 10:28, assuming the same king is meant. But when one king died another became king. Thus it may not necessarily be the same king in view of the fact that this is out of place chronologically. If two kings of Makkedah were slain the writer may only have wished to mention one. But all it may show is... read more

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:7-24

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joshua 12:7-24

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Joshua 12:1-24

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Joshua 12:1-24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 12:16-18

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

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

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:1-24

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

The Biblical Illustrator - Joshua 12:1-24

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