Joshua 12:14

Joshua 12:14

The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

a. ASV: The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

b. YLT: The king of Hormah, one; The king of Arad, one;

c. Amplified Bible Classic: The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

d. Septuagint: The king of Hermath, the king of Ader;

e. Rubin Edition Early Prophets Joshua & Judges: The king of Hormah, the king of Arad.

1. “The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;”

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

b. [of] Hormah [Strong: 2767 Chormâh, khor-maw'; from ] H2763; devoted; Chormah, a place in Palestine:—Hormah.]

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] Arad [Strong: 6166  ʻĂrâd, ar-awd'; from an unused root meaning to sequester itself; fugitive; Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israelite:—Arad.]

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 over these cities and kings are referred to in Numbers 21:1-3.

a). Numbers 21:1-3  And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.

2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.

3 And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.