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The Kings of the West Struck Down

Now these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel struck down beyond the Jordan toward the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even as far as (A)Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir; and Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions, in (B)the hill country and in the [a]Shephelah and in the Arabah and on the slopes and in the wilderness and in the [b]Negev; the Hittite, the Amorite and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite:

the (C)king of Jericho, one;
the (D)king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;
10 the (E)king of Jerusalem, one;
the king of Hebron, one;
11 the king of Jarmuth, one;
the king of Lachish, one;
12 the king of Eglon, one;
the king of Gezer, one;
13 the king of Debir, one;
the king of Geder, one;
14 the king of Hormah, one;
the king of (F)Arad, one;
15 the king of Libnah, one;
the king of Adullam, one;
16 the king of Makkedah, one;
the king of Bethel, one;
17 the king of Tappuah, one;
the (G)king of Hepher, one;
18 the king of (H)Aphek, one;
the king of Lasharon, one;
19 the king of Madon, one;
the king of Hazor, one;
20 the king of Shimron-meron, one;
the king of Achshaph, one;
21 the king of Taanach, one;
the king of Megiddo, one;
22 the king of (I)Kedesh, one;
the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
23 the king of Dor in the [c]heights of Dor, one;
the king of (J)Goiim in Gilgal, one;
24 the king of Tirzah, one:
(K)in all, thirty-one kings.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 12:8 Or lowland
  2. Joshua 12:8 South country
  3. Joshua 12:23 Or Naphath-dor

This is a list of the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelis defeated beyond the Jordan River toward the west, from Baal-gad in the Lebanon valley as far as Mount Halak, which rises in the direction of Seir. Joshua gave it to Israel, distributing it according to their tribal divisions as their inheritance, in the mountain regions, in the Arabah, on the foothills, in the wilderness, in the Negev;[a] that is, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

The king of Jericho: 1

The king of Ai, which is near Bethel: 1

10 The king of Jerusalem: 1

The king of Hebron: 1

11 The king of Jarmuth: 1

The king of Lachish: 1

12 The king of Eglon: 1

The king of Gezer: 1

13 The king of Debir: 1

The king of Geder: 1

14 The king of Hormah: 1

The king of Arad: 1

15 The king of Libnah: 1

The king of Adullam: 1

16 The king of Makkedah: 1

The king of Bethel: 1

17 The king of Tappuach: 1

The king of Hepher: 1

18 The king of Aphek: 1

The king of Lasharon: 1

19 The king of Madon: 1

The king of Hazor: 1

20 The king of Shimron-meron: 1

The king of Achshaph: 1

21 The king of Taanach: 1

The king of Megiddo: 1

22 The king of Kedesh: 1

The king of Jokneam in Carmel: 1

23 The king of Dor in the Dor heights: 1

The king of various[b] gentiles in Gilgal:[c] 1

24 The king of Tirzah: 1

Total number of all kings: 31

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 12:8 I.e. the southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  2. Joshua 12:23 The Heb. lacks various
  3. Joshua 12:23 So MT; LXX reads of Goyim in Galilee