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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Joshua 12:1-24

A Review of the Victories of Moses and Joshua

This chapter concludes the whole section of the book which deals with the conquest of Canaan. The following Chapter s narrate the partition of the conquered and some unconquered land. The original account of these conquests is to be found in Numbers 21:21, and of the assignment to the 2½ tribes in Numbers 3:2. A fuller description of the territory is given in chapter Numbers 13:1;where see notes.

1-6. Moses' conquests E. of Jordan. Kingdoms of Sihon and Og.

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See also Joshua 12:1-24 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XII _A list of the kings on the east of Jordan, which were conquered_ _by_ MOSES, _with their territories_, 1-6. _A list of those on the west side of Jordan, conquered by_ JOSHUA, _in numb...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    ALL THE PLAIN ON THE EAST - i. e. the Arabah or depressed tract along the east bank of Jordan, the modern El-Ghor (see Numbers 22:1). Joshua 12:2 FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER - i. e. as appears from...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    THE CONQUERED KINGS CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The kings on the other side of Jordan (Joshua 12:1)_ 2. The kings on this side of Jordan (Joshua 12:7) “The land rested from war” is the concluding statement of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOSHUA 12. LIST OF THE CONQUERED KINGS. The whole of this chapter, which is a detailed expansion of Joshua 11:16, So Joshua took all that land, is a late composition of the Deuteronomic school; of whi...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    CHILDREN. sons....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Joshua 12:1-6. Catalogue of the Kings conquered in Eastern Palestine 1. _Now these_ This Chapter may be termed an official summary, suitable to a public record, of the whole territory conquered by Mos...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _VER._ 1. _NOW THESE ARE THE KINGS,_ &C.— Having concluded the relation of the wars of Joshua, the sacred historian, now about to enter into a detail of the division made of the conquered country amon...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Summary of Moses-' Conquest Joshua 12:1-6_ Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, fro...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _NOW THESE ARE THE KINGS OF THE LAND, WHICH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SMOTE, AND POSSESSED THEIR LAND ON THE OTHER SIDE JORDAN TOWARD THE RISING OF THE SUN, FROM THE RIVER ARNON UNTO MOUNT HERMON, AND AL...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    12:1 plain (c-38) The _ Arabah_ . so ch. 12.8, &c.. see ch. 3.16....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 12 A LIST OF ALL THE KINGS THAT THE *ISRAEL...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י הָ אָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכּ֤

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XX. THE BATTLE OF MEROM. Joshua Chs. 11, 12. THERE is some appearance of confusion in the terms in which the great confederacy of native princes against Israel is brought in. In the beginnin...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter contains no new matter. It is rather a detailed summary of the extent of the conquest. First the victories under Moses (verses Jos 12:1-6) and then those under Joshua (verses Jos 12:7-24)...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    JOSHUA 12:1-24; JOSHUA 13:1-33; JOSHUA 14:1-15; JOSHUA 15:1-63...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Now these [are] the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the (a) other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, a...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Wilderness. Hebrew, "all the plain country ( Arabia) on the east."_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    I comprise these verses into one view, because they relate to the victories of Moses, before the people passed Jordan. For what special purpose the Holy Ghost thought proper to influence the mind of t...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS In this chapter the Holy Ghost is pleased to have brought into one view, the catalogue of the conquests both of Moses and Joshua. Those of Moses on the East of Jordan, and those of Joshua on...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    1._NOW these are the kings, _etc This chapter does not need a lengthened exposition, as it only enumerates the kings of whose territories the Israelites gained possession. Two of them are beyond the J...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NOW THESE [ARE] THE KINGS OF THE LAND WHICH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SMOTE,.... In the days of Moses, as Jarchi remarks, and as it clearly appears from what follows: AND POSSESSED, THEIR LAND ON THE OT...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Now these [are] the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and a...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _These are the kings of the land_ This summary account of Israel's conquests comes in here not only as a conclusion of the history of the wars of Canaan, that we might at one view see what they had go...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The two kings whose countreys Moses tooke and disposed of. 7 The one and thirty kings on the other side Iordan which Ioshua smote. 1 NOW these are the kings of the land, which the children of Isra...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    ON THE EAST SIDE OF JORDAN...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Now, these are the kings of the land which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon, the northern boundary of...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    KINGS CONQUERED BY MOSES (vs.1-6) A list is given now of those kings defeated by Israel before they crossed the Jordan, while Moses was still living. We have read of them in Deuteronomy, and shall s...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-6 Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, nor must the glory of the present instruments of good to the church diminish the just honour of those who went before them, since G...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    JOSHUA CHAPTER 12 A catalogue of the kings, and their possessions, out of which they were driven by the Israelites; first in the time of Moses on the other side Jordan, JOSHUA 12:1, and afterwards by...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 12:1-24:1 kings H4428 land H776 children H1121 Israel H3478 defeated H5221 (H8689) land H776 possessed H3423

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 12. A SUMMARY OF JOSHUA'S SUCCESS. This chapter now gives a short summarising account of the conquests made by the Israelites in the times of Moses and of Joshua. It reminds us first of the ki...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The roster of the kings of Canaan. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Joshua. CONCLUSION: Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, nor must the glory of present servants of God...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This chapter contains the Hebrew chart of honour, and the faithfulness of God in fulfilling all his promises. Joshua 12:1. _Arnon,_ the river which drained the vales of Moab. See the Map. Joshua 12:3...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _These axe the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote._ THE GOODNESS AND SEVERITY OF GOD This chapter is a short summary of the work that has been done. In this _resume _of the conques...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 12:1 Before the land is divided and assigned to the tribes, the conquest is summarized. Verses Joshua 12:1 describe the land BEYOND THE JORDAN (that

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS CONQUESTS_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 12:1. The river Arnon] Now known as _Wâdy el Modjeb_. Before the war, it separated between the Moabites and the Amorites of Eastern Palestine;...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE EXTENT OF JOSHUA'S CONQUESTS. JOSHUA 12:1 NOW THESE ARE THE KINGS. The historian now enters upon a complete description of the whole territory which had, up to this date, fallen into...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now that was a tragedy that they did leave unconquered territory, because they left it, it did become a problem later on to them. Now in chapter eleven it gives a list of the names of the kings that w...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Deuteronomy 2:24; Deuteronomy 3:8; Deuteronomy 3:9; Deuteronomy 4:48;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Plain on the east — On the east of Jordan, called the plain, Deuteronomy 1:1....

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    Were these kings defeated here or not until later? PROBLEM: The text declares that “these are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel defeated.” However, many of these cities were not captur...

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