the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
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the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lassharon, one;
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The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
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the king of Aphek, one; the king of the Sharon, one;
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Passages linked to Joshua 12:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
- Joshua 19:30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 4:1 The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
- Isaiah 33:9 The land mourns and languishes. Lebanon is confounded and withers away. Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel are stripped bare.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The king of Aphek, one,.... There was a place…
The king of Aphek, one,.... There was a place called Aphekah in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:53; and an Aphek that was on the border of the Amorites, Jos 13:4; and another in the tribe of Asher, Jos 19:30; but Adrichomius (n) places this Aphek in the tribe of Issachar, whose king Joshua smote, and takes it to be the same place where the Philistines in the times of Samuel and David brought their armies against Israel, Sa1 4:1; and where the king of Syria fought against Israel, Kg1 20:26; and says that its ruins were now shown in the great plain not far from Gilboa to the east of Mount Carmel, and five miles from Tabor:
the king of Lasharon, one; which, according to the Vulgate Latin version, is the same with Saron, which, in Act 9:35, in some copies is called Assaron; so Adrichomius (o), who places it in the tribe of Ephraim, and takes it to be the same Sharon Isaiah speaks of, Isa 33:9; and of which Jerom says (p), to this day there is a country between Tabor and the lake of Tiberias called Saronas, and also that from Caesarea of Palestine to the town of Joppa, all the land that is seen bears that name.
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(n) Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 35. (o) Ib. p. 30. (p) De loc. Heb. fol. 94. M.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 18. Aphek] There were several cities of this…
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, 1Sa 4:1; 1Sa 29:1; and a third in Syria, 1Kg 20:26, and 2Kg 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; Josh 33:9; Josh 35:2. Some suppose it was the same with Saron, near Lydda, mentioned Ac 9:35.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Aphec. A place of this name was in the…
Aphec. A place of this name was in the tribe of Aser, another in that of Juda. --- Saron. Hebrew, "Lasharon;" probably Sarona, (Acts ix. 35,) or a canton near Joppe. (Eusebius)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 18. Aphek — This can hardly be the Aphek…
18. Aphek — This can hardly be the Aphek of the tribe of Asher (Jos_19:30) which is mentioned in Jos_13:4, but it was probably identical with the Aphek not far from Jezreel, where the Philistines gathered their forces before the fearful battle of Gilboa. 1Sa_29:1. Its site has not been certainly identified. Lasharon is mentioned here only and is now unknown. Some think the first syllable is not an integral part of the name, but would read king of Sharon. But this is unlikely.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. Aphek] A royal city of the Canaanites, probably…
18. Aphek] A royal city of the Canaanites, probably the same as the Aphekah of Jos_15:53.
Lasharon] Only mentioned here. The site is unknown.
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