Chapter commentary
Joshua Chapter 12
1
Jos 12:1-6.
English original
Jos 12:1-6.
THE TWO KINGS WHOSE COUNTRIES MOSES TOOK AND DISPOSED OF.
1. Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan--This chapter contains a recapitulation of the conquests made in the promised land, with the additional mention of some places not formerly noted in the sacred history. The river Arnon on the south and mount Hermon on the north were the respective boundaries of the land acquired by the Israelites beyond Jordan (see
Nu 21:21-24; De 2:36; 3:3-16
[and see on
De 2:24]).
7
Jos 12:7-24.
书 12:7-24。
约书亚在约旦河西所击杀的三十一王
7. 从巴力迦得……直到……哈拉——
(参
书 11:17)。
这里列出了三十一座首要城邑的名单；既然全地面积不过长十五英里、宽五十英里，可见这些京城所属的不过是一些微不足道的小国。除少数例外，这些城并非圣史中所记重大事件的发生地，因此不必逐一详述。
English original
Jos 12:7-24.
THE ONE AND THIRTY KINGS ON THE WEST SIDE OF JORDAN, WHICH JOSHUA SMOTE.
7. Baal-gad . . . even unto . . . Halak--(See on
Jos 11:17).
A list of thirty-one chief towns is here given; and, as the whole land contained a superficial extent of only fifteen miles in length by fifty in breadth, it is evident that these capital cities belonged to petty and insignificant kingdoms. With a few exceptions, they were not the scenes of any important events recorded in the sacred history, and therefore do not require a particular notice.
约书亚记 12:1-6。
摩西所击败并处置其地的二王
1. 以色列人在约但河东向日出之地击杀那地的二王，得他们的地为业——本章回顾在应许之地所取得的征服，并补充提及圣史前文未记的一些地方。南面的亚嫩河和北面的黑门山，是以色列人在约旦河东所得之地的各自边界
(参 民 21:21-24； 申 2:36；3:3-16
[并参
申 2:24
注释]）。