Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Joshua 12:7 - 12:24

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Joshua 12:7 - 12:24


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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, Jos_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 country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, Cf Jos_10:40-42; Jos_11:16 :

v. 9. the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

v. 10. the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

v. 11. the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

v. 12. the king of Eglon, one, the last five being those defeated at Gibeon, and executed at Makkedah, Joshua 10; the king of Gezer, one, Jos_10:33;

v. 13. the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, in the lowlands of Judah, one;

v. 14. the king of Hormah, on the extreme southern boundary, one; the king of Arad, south of Hebron, one;

v. 15. the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

v. 16. the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one, all those named till now being in the central and southern part of Canaan;

v. 17. the king of Tappuah, in the Plain of Jezreel, near the river Kishon, one; the king of Hepher, in the same region, one;

v. 18. the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

v. 19. the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one, he being the leader in the northern confederacy, Jos_11:10;

v. 20. the king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

v. 21. the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one, both these cities being situated in the Valley of Jezreel;

v. 22. the king of Kedesh, on the mountains of Naphtali, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;

v. 23. the king of Dor in the coast of Dor, Jos_11:2, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, not far from Naphothdor, one;

v. 24. the king of Tirzah, north of Shechem, in Samaria, one: all the kings thirty and one. The enumeration of these conquered kings served as a reminder to the children of Israel never to forget the powerful and miraculous help of Jehovah, by which He gave them possession of the country promised to their fathers and them. It is only by always keeping the great deeds of God for our salvation before our eyes that we appreciate them with any degree of proper gratitude.