the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
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the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;
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The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;
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the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;
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Passages linked to Joshua 12:16 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 10:28 Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king. He utterly destroyed it and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining. He did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- Joshua 8:17 There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.
- Judges 1:22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
- Genesis 12:8 He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh and called on Yahweh’s name.
- Genesis 28:19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The king of Makkedah, one,.... In a cave near…
The king of Makkedah, one,.... In a cave near to which five kings hid themselves, and were taken out and hanged, and the city afterwards was taken by Joshua, Jos 10:16; which fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:41,
the king of Bethel, one; a city near to Ai, about a mile from it, and yet had a king over it: it was taken at the same time that Ai was, Jos 7:2; and fell to the lot of Benjamin, Jos 18:22.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Bethel. Josue perhaps slew the king, but did not…
Bethel. Josue perhaps slew the king, but did not take the city, Judges i. 22. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 16. Makkedah — See Jos_10:10.
16. Makkedah — See Jos_10:10.
Beth-el — See Jos_7:2. [Whether the kings of Beth-el and Makkedah here mentioned were slain at the taking of Ai (compare Jos_8:17, note) and the battle of Beth-horon (Jos_10:28) is somewhat doubtful. It is expressly said that Joshua took Makkedah and destroyed its king in connexion with the great battle of Beth-horon, and it is also said that the men of Beth-el fought against Israel with the men of Ai. But the order of this list would seem to indicate that these kings fell after Joshua had conquered Southern Palestine and was returning northward. It is possible, however, that Beth-el and Makkedah may have recovered somewhat from their fall while Joshua was in the far south, and when he returned northward gave him battle again.
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The same may be said of Libnah in the preceding verse compared with Jos_10:30. But on the whole it seems more probable that this list does not mean to chronicle the names of the cities in the exact order of their conquest.]
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. Makkedah] See Jos_10:10; Jos_10:16-17; Jos_10:21.
16. Makkedah] See Jos_10:10; Jos_10:16-17; Jos_10:21.
Beth-el] Earlier, Luz, famous for (i) Jacob’s dream (Gen_28:11-19); (ii) the worship of the calves in Jeroboam’s reign (1Ki_12:28-33), hence called Beth-aven = “the house of naught.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Bethel. This city is here mentioned as smitten by…
Bethel. This city is here mentioned as smitten by Joshua. See notes on the capture of Ai, and Jud_1:22-25.
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