Joshua 12 · Verse 17

Joshua 12:17

The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
Joshua 12:17, King James Version

Joshua 12:17 in other translations

BSBthe king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
WEBthe king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
ASVthe king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
YLTThe king of Tappuah, one; The king of Hepher, one;
DARBYthe king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
BBEThe king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
WebsterThe king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

What does Joshua 12:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Tappuah - There were two places of this name: one in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:34, and another in the tribe of Ephraim on the borders of Manasseh; but which of the two is meant here cannot be ascertained. See the note on Jos 15:53. Hepher - The same, according to Calmet, as Ophrah in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:23.

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 12:17 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
תַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ta.Pu.achTappuahH8599
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
חֵ֖פֶרChe.ferHepherH2660
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

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

Cross references for Joshua 12:17

  • 1 Kings 4:10

    The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

  • Joshua 15:34

    And Zanoah, and En–gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

  • Joshua 19:13

    And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah–hepher, to Ittah–kazin, and goeth out to Remmon–methoar to Neah;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Tappuah.
15:34
Hepher.
19:13; 1Ki 4:10

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

Context

  • 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;

  • Joshua 12:18

    The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

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Joshua 12:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El rey de Tappua, otro: el rey de Hepher, otro:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		le roi de Tappuakh, un; le roi de Hépher, un;
German
Elberfelder 1871		der König von Tappuach: einer; der König von Hepher: einer;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		rex Taphua unus, rex Opher unus,