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Joshua 12:15

Joshua 12:15
The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The king of Libnah, one,.... Taken at the same time as the kings of Makkedah, Debir, and of other places were, Jos 10:29,

the king of Adullam, one; a city in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:35; Jerom…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Joshua 12:7-24

The names of the kings are given in the order of their actual encounter with Joshua. Those enumerated in Jos 12:10-18 either belonged to the league of the southern Canaanites (Jos 10:1 ff), the power…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Adullam - A city belonging to the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:35. In a cave at this place David often secreted himself during his persecution by Saul; Sa1 22:1.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 12:7-24

We have here a breviate of Joshua's conquests.

I. The limits of the country he conquered. It lay between Jordan on the east and the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and extended from Baal-gad near…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Libnah See Jos 10:29-30.

Adullam In the low country of Judah, a place of great antiquity (Gen 38:1; Gen 38:12; Gen 38:20). The limestone cliffs of the locality are pierced with extensive caverns, one…

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