Joshua 12 · Verse 15

Joshua 12:15

The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
Joshua 12:15, King James Version

Joshua 12:15 in other translations

BSBthe king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
WEBthe king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
ASVthe king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
YLTThe king of Libnah, one; The king of Adullam, one;
DARBYthe king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
BBEThe king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
WebsterThe king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

What does Joshua 12:15 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Adullam - A city belonging to the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:35. In a cave at this place David often secreted himself during his persecution by Saul; 1Sam 22:1.

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 12:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
לִבְנָה֙liv.NahLibnahH3841
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
עֲדֻלָּ֖ם'a.du.LamAdullamH5725
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

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

Cross references for Joshua 12:15

  • Joshua 10:29-30

    Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

  • 1 Samuel 22:1

    David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Libnah.Eusebius and Jerome inform us, that Libnah was a town or village in their time, lying in the district of Eleutheropolis.
10:29,30
Adullam.
1Sa 22:1

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

Context

  • Joshua 12:14

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

  • Joshua 12:15

    The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

  • Joshua 12:16

    The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth–el, one;

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Joshua 12:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El rey de Libna, otro: el rey de Adullam, otro:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		le roi de Libna, un; le roi d’Adullam, un;
German
Elberfelder 1871		der König von Libna: einer; der König von Adullam: einer;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		rex Lebna unus, rex Odullam unus,