Joshua 12

Jos 12:1-6.

THE

TWO

KINGS

WHOSE

COUNTRIES

MOSES

TOOK AND

DISPOSED OF.

1. Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel

smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan--This chapter

contains a recapitulation of the conquests made in the promised land,

with the additional mention of some places not formerly noted in the

sacred history. The river Arnon on the south and mount Hermon on the

north were the respective boundaries of the land acquired by the

Israelites beyond Jordan (see

Nu 21:21-24;

De 2:36; 3:3-16

[and see on

De 2:24]).

Jos 12:7-24.

THE

ONE AND

THIRTY

KINGS ON THE

WEST

SIDE OF

JORDAN,

WHICH

JOSHUA

SMOTE.

7. Baal-gad . . . even unto . . .

Halak--(See on

Jos 11:17).

A list of thirty-one chief towns is here given; and, as the whole land

contained a superficial extent of only fifteen miles in length by fifty

in breadth, it is evident that these capital cities belonged to petty

and insignificant kingdoms. With a few exceptions, they were not the

scenes of any important events recorded in the sacred history, and

therefore do not require a particular notice.