Joshua 12 · Verse 11

Joshua 12:11

The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
Joshua 12:11, King James Version

Joshua 12:11 in other translations

BSBthe king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
WEBthe king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
ASVthe king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
YLTThe king of Jarmuth, one; The king of Lachish, one;
DARBYthe king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
BBEThe king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
WebsterThe king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

What does Joshua 12:11 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 12:7-24

We have here the limits of the country Joshua conquered. A list is given of the kings subdued by Israel: thirty-one in all. This shows how fruitful Canaan then was, in which so many chose to throng together. This was the land God appointed for Israel; yet in our day it is one of the most barren and unprofitable countries in the world. Such is the effect of the curse it lies under, since its possessors rejected…

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Joshua 12:11 in the original Hebrew

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מֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יַרְמוּת֙yar.MutJarmuthH3412
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
לָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishLachishH3923
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 12:11

  • Joshua 10:31-32

    And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

  • Joshua 10:3-23

    Wherefore Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jarmuth.Placed by Eusebius and Jerome four miles from Eleutheropolis, near Eshtaol; but, in Jermus, which is probably the same, they state it to be ten miles from Eleutheropolis, towards Jerusalem; which is supposed to be nearer the truth.
10:3-23
Lachish.Eusebius and Jerome say it was a village in their time, seven miles south from Eleutheropolis.
10:3,23,31,32

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Context

  • Joshua 12:10

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

  • Joshua 12:11

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

  • Joshua 12:12

    The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

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Joshua 12:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El rey de Jarmuth, otro: el rey de Lachîs, otro:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
le roi de Jarmuth, un; le roi de Lakis, un;
German
Elberfelder 1871
der König von Jarmuth: einer; der König von Lachis: einer;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
rex Jerimoth unus, rex Lachis unus,