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Joshua 12:9

AiBethel (of Palestine)Jericho

7 And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance

8 the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):

the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;

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

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

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BSB
the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;
KJV
The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one;
WEB
the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
ASV
the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
DARBY
The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
BLB
The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one;
ÅB
kongen i Jeriko én, kongen i Ai, som ligger ved siden av Betel, én,
OTB
herskeren av Jeriko, én; herskeren av Ai (nær Betel), én;
B1930
kongen i Jeriko én, kongen i Ai, som ligger ved siden av Betel, én,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 8:29–35

    He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.

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  • Joshua 6:2–21

    And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.

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  • Joshua 8:17

    Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.

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  • Joshua 8:1

    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.

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