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the kingמֶלֶךְof Jericho,יְרִיחוֹone;אֶחָדthe kingמֶלֶךְof Ai,הָעַיwhich isאֲשֶׁרbesideמִצַּדBethel,בֵּית אֵלone;אֶחָד
Joshua 12:9
Study it in the app“the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 12:9, word by word
- the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyericho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yericho” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- of Aiעַיay
Ai
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appears- besideצַּדtsad
side
Side.
Where else “tsad” appears- Bethelבֵּיתbet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears
Places in this verse
1Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
2Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).
3Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
8in the hill country, in the Shephelah, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negev: the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
9 · This verse (above)
10the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;