Joshua 12:12

Joshua 12:12

The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

a. ASV: The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

b. YLT: The king of Eglon, one; The king of Gezer, one;

c. Amplified Bible Classic: The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

d. Septuagint: The king of Aelam, the king of Gazer;

e. Rubin Edition Early Prophets Joshua & Judges:

1. “The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;”

a. [The] king [Strong: 4428 melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.]

b. [of] Eglon [Strong: 5700 ʻEglôwn, eg-lawn'; from H5695; vituline; Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king:—Eglon.]

c. one [Strong: 259 ʼechâd, ekh-awd'; a numeral from H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:—a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,]

d. [the] king [Strong: 4428 melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.]

e. [of] Gezer [Strong: 1507 Gezer, gheh'-zer; the same as H1506; Gezer, a place in Palestine:—Gazer, Gezer.]

f. one [Strong: 259 ʼechâd, ekh-awd'; a numeral from H258; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first:—a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), eleven, every, few, first, highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,]

1). The battles with the kings of Eglon and Gezer are listed in Joshua 10.

a). Joshua 10:33-37 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

10:34 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

10:35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

10:36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:

10:37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.