Joshua 12

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:13

The king of Geder. Perhaps the same as Gederah in Joshua 15:36 . If so, it is the Gedor of the Onomasticon, ten miles from Beit-Jibrin, or Eleutheropolis, now Jedireh. Conder, however, with whom Vandevelde seems to agree, places Geder in the mountain region, and identifies it with Gedor ( Joshua 15:58 ) and the modern Jedur, in the Hebron mountain. So Keil and Delitzsch, Robinson, and others. The Gedor in 1 Chronicles 4:39 may be the same place. It is described as on the east side of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:14

Hormah, Arad. Cities in the Negeb, near the border of Edom (see Numbers 14:45 ; Numbers 21:1 , Numbers 21:3 ; Numbers 33:40 ). Hor-mah was originally known as Zephath (see 1:16 , 1:17 , where the fullest description of the locality is given). It was in the wilderness of Judaea, in the arid country (Negeb) of Arad. Mr. Palmer identifies it with Sebaita, in the centre of the Negeb, in the Magrah-el-Esbaita, a mountain valley sloping down into the Wady-el-Abyadh. Other explorers... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:15

Adullam . In the Shephelah ( valley in our version. See Joshua 15:33-35 ). Canon Tristram in his 'Bible Lands,' as well as Conder in his 'Handbook,' identify this with Aid-el-Me, or Mich. In the Quarterly Paper of the Palestine Exploration Fund for July, 1875, Lieut. Conder details a visit to this place, previously identified by M. Clermont-Ganneau. These explorers reject the idea approved by Vandevelde and others, that this Deir Dabban is the ancient Adullam. The place he prefers... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:16

Bethel. This city is here mentioned as smitten by Joshua. See notes on the capture of Ai, and 1:22-25 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:17

Tappuah. Literally "apple city." It is difficult say whether this was Tappuah in Judah ( Joshua 15:34 ; cf. Joshua 15:53 ), or in Manasseh ( Joshua 16:8 ; Joshua 17:7 , Joshua 17:8 ). The mention of Aphekah in Joshua 15:53 , and of Aphek here, would suggest the former, or the mention of Socoh in Joshua 15:34 (see below on Hepher). But the mention of Lasharon, the fact that there is more than one other Aphek, that Tappuah on the borders of Ephraim and Manasseh seems to have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:22

Kedesh , i.e; Kedesh-Napbtali (see Joshua 19:7 ). Jokneam of Carmel. This city is mentioned as one of the cities of purveyance to Solomon's court ( 1 Kings 4:12 ), with Beth-shean, Taanach, and Megiddo. It has been identified by explorers, from Robinson downwards, with Tell-el-Kaimun, on the southern slopes of Mount Carmel. It is the Cammona, or Cimana, of the Onomasticon, the "Cyamon over against Esdraelon" of Judith 7:3. It was a Levitical city ( Joshua 21:34 ), but in the list... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:23

The nations of Gilgal. Or the nations that belong to Gilgal . This is identified by Yandevelde and Conder with Jiljulieh in the plain of Jordan, north of Antipatris, and is therefore, if this identification be correct, a third Gilgal. The word "nations" most probably signifies a diversity of tribes of various races gathered together under the headship of the king of Gilgal, much in the same way that the kingdom of Mercia arose in England from a confused mass of various tribes, gathered... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 12:24

Tirzah meets us as the residence of the kings of Israel for a time in the narrative in 1 Kings. Jeroboam's wife went thither after her interview with Ahijah ( Joshua 14:1-15 :17). Baasha dwelt there ( Joshua 15:21 , Joshua 15:33 ; Joshua 16:6 ), Elah was slain there by Zimri ( Joshua 16:9 , Joshua 16:10 ), and it. remained the capital until Omri built Samaria ( Joshua 16:1-10 :23, 24). Thenceforward we hear no more of it till the time of Menahem ( 2 Kings 15:14 , 2 Kings... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 12

Consult the notes to the passages referred to in the margin. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 12:1-6

All the plain on the east - i. e. the Arabah or depressed tract along the east bank of Jordan, the modern El-Ghor (see Numbers 22:1).Joshua 12:2From the middle of the river - i. e. as appears from Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16, “from the city that is in the midst of the river;” namely,, Ar Moab (see Deuteronomy 2:36).Joshua 12:3From the plain - Render “over the plain;” for the words describe not one of the boundaries of Sihon’s kingdom, but part of the territory included in it, i. e. the eastern... read more

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