Joshua 12 · Verse 13

Joshua 12:13

The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
Joshua 12:13, King James Version

Joshua 12:13 in other translations

BSBthe king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
WEBthe king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
ASVthe king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
YLTThe king of Debir, one; The king of Geder, one;
DARBYthe king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
BBEThe king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
WebsterThe king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

What does Joshua 12:13 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The king of Geder - Probably the same with Gedor, Jos 15:58; it was situated in the tribe of Judah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 12:13 in the original Hebrew

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מֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
דְּבִר֙de.VirDebirH1688
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
גֶּ֖דֶרGe.derGederH1445
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

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

Cross references for Joshua 12:13

  • Joshua 10:38

    And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

  • Joshua 15:36

    And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

  • Joshua 10:3

    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,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Debir.
10:3,38
Geder.
15:36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 12:12

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

  • Joshua 12:13

    The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

  • Joshua 12:14

    The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

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Joshua 12:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El rey de Debir, otro: el rey de Geder, otro:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
le roi de Debir, un; le roi de Guéder, un;
German
Elberfelder 1871
der König von Debir: einer; der König von Geder: einer;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
rex Dabir unus, rex Gader unus,