Joshua 12 · Verse 21

Joshua 12:21

The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
Joshua 12:21, King James Version

Joshua 12:21 in other translations

BSBthe king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
WEBthe king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
ASVthe king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
YLTThe king of Taanach, one; The king of Megiddo, one;
DARBYthe king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
BBEThe king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
WebsterThe king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

What does Joshua 12:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Taanach - A city in the half tribe of Manasseh, to the west of Jordan, not far from the frontiers of Zebulun, Jos 17:11. This city was assigned to the Levites, Jos 21:25.

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 12:21 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
תַּעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhTaanachH8590
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
מְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoMegiddoH4023
אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259

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

Cross references for Joshua 12:21

  • Joshua 17:11

    And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.

  • 1 Kings 4:12

    Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth–shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth–shean to Abel–meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

  • 2 Kings 23:29-30

    In his days Pharaoh–nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s stead.

  • Judges 5:19

    The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Taanach.
17:11; Jud 5:19
Megiddo.
1Ki 4:12; 2Ki 23:29,30

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

Context

  • Joshua 12:20

    The king of Shimron–meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

  • Joshua 12:21

    The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

  • Joshua 12:22

    The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;

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Joshua 12:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El rey de Taanach, otro: el rey de Megiddo, otro:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
le roi de Thaanac, un; le roi de Meguiddo, un;
German
Elberfelder 1871
der König von Taanak: einer; der König von Megiddo: einer;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
rex Thenac unus, rex Mageddo unus,