Joshua 12:23
21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
22 The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
24 The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
- KJV
- The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
- WEB
- the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
- ASV
- the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
- DARBY
- the king of Dor in the upland of Dor, one; the king of Goim, at Gilgal, one;
- BLB
- the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
- ÅB
- kongen i Dor på Dor-høydene én, kongen over Gojim ved Gilgal én,
- OTB
- Dors konge, beliggende på høydene av Dor, én; Goiims konge ved Gilgal, én;
- B1930
- kongen i Dor på Dor-høidene én, kongen over Gojim ved Gilgal én,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 11:2
And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
Read in contextJoshua 5:9–10
And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
Read in contextJoshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
Read in contextGenesis 14:1–2
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
Read in contextIsaiah 9:1
Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
Read in contextJoshua 4:19
And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
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