Joshua 12:13

Joshua 12:13

The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

a. ASV: The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

b. YLT: The king of Debir, one; The king of Geder, one;

c. Amplified Bible Classic: The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

d. Septuagint: The king of Dabir, the king of Gader:

e. Rubin Edition Early Prophets Joshua & Judges: The king of Debir, the king of Geder.

1. “The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;”

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

b. [of] Debir [Strong: 1688 Dᵉbîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר Dᵉbir; (Joshua 13:26 (but see H3810)), the same as H1687; Debir, the name of an Amoritish king and of two places in Palestine:—Debir.]

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] Geder [Strong: 1445 Geder, gheh'-der; the same as H1444; Geder, a place in Palestine:—Geder.]

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). Although the city of Geder and its king is only mentioned here, it is probably included, though not mentioned in the passage describing the destruction of the surrounding cities and their kings and populations.

a). Joshua 10:38-42   And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

10:39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

10:40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.

10:41 And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.

10:42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.