Joshua 12 · Verse 18

Joshua 12:18

The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
Joshua 12:18, King James Version

Joshua 12:18 in other translations

BSBthe king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
WEBthe king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
ASVthe king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
YLTThe king of Aphek, one; The king of Lasharon, one;
DARBYthe king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
BBEThe king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
WebsterThe king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

What does Joshua 12:18 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Aphek - There were several cities of this name: one in the tribe of Asher, Jos 19:30, another in the tribe of Judah, 1Sam 4:1; 1Sam 29:1; and a third in Syria, 1Kgs 20:26, and 2Kgs 13:17. Which of the two former is here intended cannot be ascertained. Lasharon - There is no city of this name known. Some consider the ל lamed in the word לשרון lashsharon to be the sign of the genitive case, and in this sense it appears to have been understood by the Vulgate, which translates rex Saron, the king of Sharon. This was rather a district than a city, and is celebrated in the Scriptures for its fertility; Isa 33:9; Isa 35:2. Some suppose it was the same with Saron, near Lydda, mentioned Act 9:35.

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 12:18 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
אֲפֵק֙'a.FekAphekH663
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] kingH4428
לַשָּׁר֖וֹןla.sha.Ronof <the> SharonH8289
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

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

Cross references for Joshua 12:18

  • Isaiah 33:9

    The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.

  • Joshua 19:30

    Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

  • 1 Samuel 4:1

    And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

  • Joshua 13:4

    From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Aphek.
19:30; 1Sa 4:1
Lasharon. or, Sharon.
Isa 33:9

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

Context

  • 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;

  • Joshua 12:19

    The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;

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Joshua 12:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El rey de Aphec, otro: el rey de Lasarón, otro:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		le roi d’Aphek, un; le roi de Lassaron, un;
German
Elberfelder 1871		der König von Aphek: einer; der König von Lascharon: einer;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		rex Aphec unus, rex Saron unus,