the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
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the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
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the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
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Passages linked to Joshua 12:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 17:11 Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns.
- Judges 5:19 “The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.
- 1 Kings 4:12 Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
- 2 Kings 23:29-30 In his days Pharaoh Necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him; and Pharaoh Necoh killed him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. His servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The king of Taanach, one,.... It was in the…
The king of Taanach, one,.... It was in the tribe of Manasseh, Jos 17:11; Jerom says (q), in his time it was a large village, distant from Legion on the plain of Esdraelon three miles:
the king of Megiddo, one; which belonged to the same tribe, Jos 17:11; near this place were some waters where the Canaanites fought with the Israelites, Jdg 5:19; and a valley where Josiah was slain, Ch2 35:22.
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(q) De Loc. Heb. fol. 95. D.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 21. Taanach] A city in the half tribe…
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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Thenac, a city of the Levites, but seized afterwards…
Thenac, a city of the Levites, but seized afterwards by the Chanaanites, Judges i. 27. It was near the town of Legion, built by the Romans. --- Mageddo, where Josias was overcome, 2 Paralipomenon xxxv. 22. (Calmet)
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).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. Taanach] Almost always in company with Megiddo, one…
21. Taanach] Almost always in company with Megiddo, one of the chief towns of the rich district which forms the western portion of the great plain of Esdraelon (1Ki_4:12). It was a city of the Levites (Jos_21:25), and was famous for the victory of Barak (Jdg_5:19). Under the form Ta’annuk it retains its old name with hardly the change of a letter.
Megiddo] which commanded one of those passes from the north into the hill country, which were of such critical importance in the history of Judæa. It does not seem to have been really occupied by the Israelites till the time of Solomon, and is famous as the place (i) where Ahaziah died in his flight from Jehu (2Ki_9:27), and (ii) where Josiah was fatally wounded in the battle against Necho king of Egypt (2Ch_35:22-24). The modern name is el-Lejjûn, the “Legio” of Eusebius and Jerome.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Taanach ... Megiddo ... Kedesh ... Jokneam ... Dor…
Taanach ... Megiddo ... Kedesh ... Jokneam ... Dor ... Goyim ... Tirzah
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thirty-one in all
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Kedesh
Carmel
Gilgal
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