Joshua 12:23

23 he king of Dor (Naphoth Dor) one The king of Goyim in Gilgal one

Joshua 12:23 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 12:23

The king of Dor, in the coast of Dor, one
Of which see ( Joshua 11:2 ) ; it fell to the lot of Manasseh, but never was possessed by them, as were not Taanach and Megiddo, before mentioned, ( Joshua 17:11 ) ( Judges 1:27 ) ;

the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;
not the place where Joshua encamped after he had passed Jordan, for that was then no city; the Septuagint version renders it the land of Galilee; and Dr. Lightfoot


FOOTNOTES:

F19 is of opinion that Galilee is meant, and in the Apocrypha:

``Who went forth by the way that leadeth to Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in Arbela, and after they had won it, they slew much people.'' (1 Maccabees 9:2)

Galgala is spoken of as near to Arbel, a city in Galilee: Jerom F20 takes this to be the same with Glagulis, which in his time was a village six miles from Antipatris to the north.


F19 Chorograph. Cent. c. 88.
F20 De loc. Heb. fol. 92. B.

Joshua 12:23 In-Context

21 he king of Taanach one The king of Megiddo one
22 he king of Kedesh one The king of Jokneam in Carmel one
23 he king of Dor (Naphoth Dor) one The king of Goyim in Gilgal one
24 he king of Tirzah one A total of thirty-one kings.
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