Joshua 11:2

Joshua 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
• New International Version (NIV)and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and to the kings who were from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,

Context of Joshua 11:2

1Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph; to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west; 3to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah. 4So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.

Joshua 11:2 word by word

וְֽאֶל־הַמְּלָכִ֞ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִצְּפ֗וֹן בָּהָ֧ר וּבָעֲרָבָ֛ה נֶ֥גֶב כִּֽנֲר֖וֹת וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה וּבְנָפ֥וֹת דּ֖וֹר מִיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• in the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• in the Arabahעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · ArabahH6160
• southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
• of Chinnerethכִּנֶּ֫רֶתkinnerôth kinnereth · ChinnerothH3672
• in the foothillsשְׁפֵלָהshephêlâh · ShephelahH8219
• and in Naphoth-dorנֶ֫פֶתnepheth · NaphathH5316
• and in Naphoth-dorדֹּארdôr dô'r · DorH1756
• to the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220

Cross-references for Joshua 11:2

• Joshua 11:21At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
• Joshua 10:6Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
• Luke 1:39In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
• Joshua 12:3as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
• Numbers 34:11then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
• Luke 5:1On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
• Joshua 12:23the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;
• Joshua 17:11Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.
• Judges 1:27At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
• 1 Kings 4:11Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);

Commentaries on Joshua 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2On the north of the mountains - Or the mountain, probably Hermon, or some mountain not far from the lake of Gennesareth. And of the plains - That is, the valleys of the above mountains, which had the sea of Chinneroth or Gennesareth on the south. Chinneroth - This city is supposed by St. Jerome and several others since his time, to be the same as was afterwards called Tiberias. From this city or village the sea of Chinneroth or Gennesareth probably had…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2On the north of the mountains - Rather, “northward in the mountains.” The reference is to the mountain district of Galilee, called Joshua 20:7 “mount Naphtali.” On the plains south of Chinneroth - literally, “in the Arabah south of Chinneroth.” The words describe the northern portion of the “Arabah” (see Deuteronomy 1:1), or depressed tract, which extends along the Jordan from the lake of Gennesaret southward. Chinneroth - Identical with the later…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Hazor was on the international trade route and was the largest and most important non-coastal city of Canaan (see 11:10). Almost all of northern Canaan joined King Jabin's coalition against Israel. This region stretched from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the desert in the east. This went from the borders of Phoenicia in the north to the hill country and the Jordan Valley in the south. The term Jebusites usually refers to the people of Jerusalem and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91-9. And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things--The scene of the sacred narrative is here shifted to the north of Canaan, where a still more extensive confederacy was formed among the ruling powers to oppose the further progress of the Israelites. Jabin ("the Intelligent"), which seems to have been a hereditary title (Jud 4:2), took the lead, from Hazor being the capital of the northern region (Jos 11:10). It was situated on the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 11:2

• Armies
• Canaanites
• Chinnereth
• Confederacies
• Dor
• Jabin

In the dictionaries

• Chinnereth
• Cinnereth
• Dor
• Hazor
• Jabin
• Necho II
• Plain
• Rest
• Salmon, Zalmon
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Commentaries on Joshua 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings