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Joshua 12:20

12:19 The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

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the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

The king of Shimron–meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

12:21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

What does Joshua 12:20 mean?

Joshua 12:20 is a verse in the book of Joshua, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מֶלֶךְ (melek), שִׁמְרוֹן מְראוֹן (Shimrôwn Mᵉrʼôwn), אֶחָד (ʼechâd). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The
kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
of
Shimronmeron,שִׁמְרוֹן מְראוֹןShimrôwn Mᵉrʼôwn/shim-rone' mer-one'/H8112Shimron-Meron, a place in Palestine
one;אֶחָדʼechâd/ekh-awd'/H259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
the
kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
of
Achshaph,אַכְשָׁףʼAkshâph/ak-shawf'/H407Acshaph, a place in Palestine
one;אֶחָדʼechâd/ekh-awd'/H259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Commentary on Joshua 12:20

HENRY_FULL · Joshua 12:20
pter More than once we have found the affairs of Israel, even when they were in the happiest posture and gave the most hopeful prospects, perplexed and embarrassed by sin, and a stop thereby put to the most promising proceedings. The golden calf, the murmuring at Kadesh, and the iniquity of Peor, had broken their measures and given them great disturbance; and in this chapter we have such another instance of the interruption given to the progress of their arms by sin. But it being only the sin of one person or family, and soon expiated, the consequences were not so mischievous as of those other sins; however it served to let them know that they were still upon their good behaviour. We have here, I. The sin of Achan in meddling with the accursed thing, ver. 1 . II. The defeat of Israel before Ai thereupon, ver. 2-5 . III. Joshua's humiliation and prayer on occasion of that sad disaster, ver. 6-9 . IV. The directions God gave him for the putting away of the guilt which had provoked God thus to contend with them, ver. 10-15 . V. The discovery, trial, conviction, condemnation, and execution, of the criminal, by which the anger of God was turned away, ver. 16-26 . And by this story it appears that, as the laws, so Canaan itself, "made nothing perfect," the perfection both of holiness and peace to God's Israel is to be expected in the heavenly Canaan only.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 12:8

And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 28:19

And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Bethel: that is, The house of God

Joshua 2:1

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. sent: or, had sent lodged: Heb. lay

Joshua 12:9

The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

Joshua 18:12

And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.

Nehemiah 11:31

The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, from: or, of at: or, to

Proverbs 20:18

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

Proverbs 24:6

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Hosea 4:15

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

Matthew 10:16

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. harmless: or, simple

Ephesians 5:15

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

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Genesis 40:5

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

Frequently asked questions

What does Joshua 12:20 say?

Joshua 12:20 (King James Version) reads: "The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;"

Is Joshua 12:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Joshua 12:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Joshua.

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