John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 12:21
The king of Taanach, one ,.... It was in the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua 17:11 ; Jerom says F17 De Loc. Heb. fol. 95. D. , in his time it was a large village, distant from Legion on the plain of Esdraelon three miles: the king of Megiddo, one ; which belonged to the same tribe, Joshua 17:11 ; near this place were some waters where the Canaanites fought with the Israelites, Judges 5:19 ; and a valley where Josiah was slain, 2 Chronicles 35:22 . read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 12:7-24
We have here a breviate of Joshua's conquests. I. The limits of the country he conquered. It lay between Jordan on the east and the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and extended from Baal-gad near Lebanon in the north to Halak, which lay upon the country of Edom in the south, Josh. 12:7. The boundaries are more largely described, Num. 34:2-12 But what is here said is enough to show that God had been as good as his word, and had given them possession of all he had promised them by Moses, if they... read more