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Joshua 12:22

Joshua 12:22
The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The king of Kedesh, one,.... Which afterwards fell to the tribe of Naphtali, and was one of the cities of refuge, Jos 19:37; it was situated in upper Galilee on Mount Naphtali, four miles from the…

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

Kedesh - There was a city of this name in the tribe of Naphtali, Jos 19:37. It was given to the Levites, and was one of the cities of refuge, Jos 20:7.

Jokneam of Carmel - This city is said to have…

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

Kedesh in Issachar, allotted to the Gershonite Levites (1Ch 6:72). Sometimes called Kishon or Kishion (Jos 21:28).

Jokneam of Carmel Or, on Carmel, a city of the tribe of Zebulun, allotted with its…