Jos 12:1-6.
THE
TWO
KINGS
WHOSE
COUNTRIES
MOSES
TOOK AND
DISPOSED OF.
1. Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel
smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan--This chapter
contains a recapitulation of the conquests made in the promised land,
with the additional mention of some places not formerly noted in the
sacred history. The river Arnon on the south and mount Hermon on the
north were the respective boundaries of the land acquired by the
Israelites beyond Jordan (see
Nu 21:21-24;
De 2:36; 3:3-16
[and see on
De 2:24]).
Jos 12:7-24.
THE
ONE AND
THIRTY
KINGS ON THE
WEST
SIDE OF
JORDAN,
WHICH
JOSHUA
SMOTE.
7. Baal-gad . . . even unto . . .
Halak--(See on
Jos 11:17).
A list of thirty-one chief towns is here given; and, as the whole land
contained a superficial extent of only fifteen miles in length by fifty
in breadth, it is evident that these capital cities belonged to petty
and insignificant kingdoms. With a few exceptions, they were not the
scenes of any important events recorded in the sacred history, and
therefore do not require a particular notice.
Joshua 12 Bible Commentary
Jamieson, Faussett, and Brown
Jos 12:1-6. THE TWO KINGS WHOSE COUNTRIES MOSES TOOK AND DISPOSED OF.
1. Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan--This chapter contains a recapitulation of the conquests made in the promised land, with the additional mention of some places not formerly noted in the sacred history. The river Arnon on the south and mount Hermon on the north were the respective boundaries of the land acquired by the Israelites beyond Jordan (see Nu 21:21-24; De 2:36; 3:3-16 [and see on De 2:24]).
Jos 12:7-24. THE ONE AND THIRTY KINGS ON THE WEST SIDE OF JORDAN, WHICH JOSHUA SMOTE.
7. Baal-gad . . . even unto . . . Halak--(See on Jos 11:17). A list of thirty-one chief towns is here given; and, as the whole land contained a superficial extent of only fifteen miles in length by fifty in breadth, it is evident that these capital cities belonged to petty and insignificant kingdoms. With a few exceptions, they were not the scenes of any important events recorded in the sacred history, and therefore do not require a particular notice.