Yehoshua 12:9

9 The Melech Yericho, one; the Melech Ai, which is near Beit-El, one;

Yehoshua 12:9 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 12:9

The king of Jericho, one
Who was first taken, and so named first, ( Joshua 6:21 ) ;

the king of Ai, which [is] beside Bethel, one;
who was next taken and though Bethel was so near Ai, it had a king of its own, after mentioned, see ( Joshua 7:1-8:29 ) .

Yehoshua 12:9 In-Context

7 And these are the melachim of HaAretz which Yehoshua and the Bnei Yisroel conquered on the west side of the Yarden, from Baal-Gad in the valley of Levanon even unto the Har HeChalak, that goeth up to Seir; which Yehoshua gave unto the Shivtei Yisroel for a yerushah (possession) according to their divisions;

8 In the har, and in the Shefelah, and in the Aravah, and in the slopes, and in the midbar, and in the Negev; the Chivi, HaEmori, and the Kena’ani, the Perizzi, the Chivi, and the Yevusi;

9 The Melech Yericho, one; the Melech Ai, which is near Beit-El, one;

10 The Melech Yerushalayim, one; the Melech Chevron, one;

11 The Melech Yarmut, one; the Melech Lachish, one;