Joshua 12:16

Joshua 12:16

The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

a. ASV: The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

b. YLT: The king of Mekkedah, one; The king of Beth-El, one;

c. Amplified Bible Classic: The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

d. Septuagint: The king of Elath,

e. Rubin Edition Early Prophets Joshua & Judges: The king of Makkedah, the king of Bethel.

1. “The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;”

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

b. [of] Makkedah [Strong: 4710 Maqqêdâh, mak-kay-daw'; from the same as H5348 in the denominative sense of herding (compare H5349); fold; Makkedah, a place in Palestine:—Makkedah.]

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] Bethel [Strong: 1008 Bêyth-ʼÊl, bayth-ale'; from H1004 and H410; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine:—Beth-el.]

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 conquering of Makkedah is written in Joshua 10. The five Amorite kings after their defeat fled and hid in a cave at Makkedah (Joshua 10:1-27). It was afterward that Joshua destroyed Makkedah.

a). Joshua 10:28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did unto the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.