Joshua 12 · Verse 16

Joshua 12:16

The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth–el, one;
Joshua 12:16, King James Version

Joshua 12:16 in other translations

BSBthe king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
WEBthe king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
ASVthe king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;
YLTThe king of Mekkedah, one; The king of Beth-El, one;
DARBYthe king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
BBEThe king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;
WebsterThe king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

What does Joshua 12:16 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 12:16 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
מַקֵּדָה֙ma.ke.DahMakkedahH4719
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בֵּֽית\־beit-Beth-H1008
אֵ֖ל'el-elH1008
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

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

Cross references for Joshua 12:16

  • Joshua 10:28

    And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

  • Judges 1:22

    And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth–el: and the Lord was with them.

  • Joshua 8:17

    And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth–el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

  • Genesis 12:8

    And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

  • Genesis 28:19

    And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Makkedah.
10:28
Beth-el.
8:17; Ge 12:8; 28:19; Jud 1:22

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Context

  • 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;

  • Joshua 12:17

    The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

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Joshua 12:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El rey de Maceda, otro: el rey de Beth-el, otro:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
le roi de Makkéda, un; le roi de Béthel, un;
German
Elberfelder 1871
der König von Makkeda: einer; der König von Bethel: einer;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
rex Maceda unus, rex Bethel unus,