SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:16
el rey de Maceda, otro; el rey de Bet-el, otro;
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. The king of Makkedah, one , etc.] In a cave near to which five kings hid themselves, and were taken out and hanged, and the city afterwards was taken by Joshua, ( Joshua 10:16); which fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:41); the king of Bethel, one ; a city near to Ai, about a mile from it, and yet had a king over it: it was taken at the same time that Ai was, ( Joshua 7:2 8:17); and fell to the lot of Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:22).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-24 - We have here the limits of the country Joshua conquered. A list is given of the kings subdued by Israel: thirty-one in all. This shows ho fruitful Canaan then was, in which so many chose to throng together This was the land God appointed for Israel; yet in our day it is one of the most barren and unprofitable countries in the world. Such is the effect of the curse it lies under, since its possessors rejected Chris and his gospel, as was foretold by Moses, De 29:23. The vengeance of righteous God, inflicted on all these kings and their subjects, for their wickedness, should make us dread and hate sin. The fruitful lan bestowed on his chosen people, should fill our hearts with hope an confidence in his mercy, and with humble gratitude __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
מלך 4428 מקדה 4719 אחד 259 מלך 4428 בית אל 1008 אחד׃ 259
