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/></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And to the kings that <i>were</i> on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and to the kings who <i>were</i> from the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country, and in the Arabah—south of Chinneroth and in the lowland, and on the heights of Dor on the west—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country, and in the Arabah— south of Chinneroth and in the lowland and on the heights of Dor on the west—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country, and in the Arabah—south of Chinneroth and in the lowland and on the heights of Dor on the west—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country and in the Arabah—south of Chinneroth and in the Shephelah and on the heights of Dor on the west—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and to the kings who were in the north, in the hill country, and in the Arabah [the plain] south of Chinnereth (the Sea of Galilee) and in the lowland and on the hills of Dor on the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the kings of the north in the hill country, the Arabah south of Chinnereth, the Judean foothills, and the Slopes of Dor to the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the kings of the north in the hill country, the Arabah south of Chinnereth, the Judean foothills, and the Slopes of Dor to the west, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill-country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />the kings in the northern hill country and in the Jordan River valley south of Lake Galilee, and the kings in the foothills and in Naphath-Dor to the west. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He also sent messengers to the northern kings in the mountains, the plains south of Chinneroth, the foothills, and Naphoth Dor in the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and to the kings in the hill country in the north, in the Jordan Valley south of Lake Galilee, in the foothills, and on the coast near Dor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and to the kings in the north, in the hill country, in the plain south of Chinnereth, in the Shephelah, and in the hills of Dor toward the west, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and the northern kings who ruled in the hill country, the Arabah south of Kinnereth, the lowlands, and the heights of Dor to the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Kinnereth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Cinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and to the kings who [are] on the north in the hill-country, and in the plain south of Chinneroth, and in the low country, and in the elevations of Dor, on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and unto the kings who are on the north in the hill-country, and in the plain south of Chinneroth, and in the low country, and in the elevations of Dor, on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to the kings that were from the north upon the mountain, and in the desert south of Cinneroth, and in the valley, and in the height of Dor from the sea,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And to the kings of the north, that dwelt in the mountains and in the plains over against the south side of Ceneroth, and in the levels and the countries of Dor by the sea side : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />also to the kings of the north, who were living in the mountains, and in the plains opposite the southern region of Chinneroth, and also in the plains and the regions of Dor, beside the sea,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and to the northern kings in the mountain regions and in the Arabah near Chinneroth, in the Shephelah, and in Naphath-dor to the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And to the kings that were north of him in the mountains, and to the south, and in the plain of Chinnereth, and in the valleys and in Napotdor on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And to the Kings who were North of him who were in the hills and in the south and in the valleys of Kenarath and in the plains and in Nepethdor that was from the West<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill-country and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the Lowland, and in the regions of Dor on the west,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and to the kings who were by the great Sidon, to the hill country and to Araba opposite Keneroth, and to the plain, and to Phenaeddor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/11-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2855" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/11.htm">Conquest of the Northern Cities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph; <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·mə·lā·ḵîm (Art:: N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: miṣ·ṣə·p̄ō·wn (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">of the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bā·hār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">in the mountains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6160.htm" title="6160: ū·ḇā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- From arab; a desert; especially the sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea.">in the Arabah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: ne·ḡeḇ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">south</a> <a href="/hebrew/3672.htm" title="3672: ki·nă·rō·wṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Galilee, also a lake near the city. ">of Chinnereth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8219.htm" title="8219: ū·ḇaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Lowland. From shaphel; Lowland, i.e. the maritime slope of Palestine.">in the foothills,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5316.htm" title="5316: ū·ḇə·nā·p̄ō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Height, a city belonging to Manasseh. For naphah; a height.">and in Naphoth-dor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1756.htm" title="1756: dō·wr (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Pal. Or Dorr; from dowr; dwelling; Dor, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: mî·yām (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">to the west;</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Judges 4:2</a></span><br />So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm">1 Kings 4:24</a></span><br />For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11</a></span><br />King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-4.htm">1 Chronicles 22:4</a></span><br />and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-7.htm">2 Samuel 24:7</a></span><br />They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-28.htm">1 Kings 10:28-29</a></span><br />Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue. / A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-16.htm">2 Chronicles 1:16-17</a></span><br />Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue. / A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Isaiah 33:9</a></span><br />The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4</a></span><br />For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Zechariah 9:2</a></span><br />and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13-15</a></span><br />Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-31.htm">Mark 7:31</a></span><br />Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-31.htm">Luke 4:31</a></span><br />Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,</p><p class="hdg">on the north</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua 11:21</a></b></br> And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua 10:6,40</a></b></br> And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-39.htm">Luke 1:39</a></b></br> And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Joshua 12:3</a></b></br> And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, <i>even</i> the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11</a></b></br> And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:</p><p class="hdg">Chinnereth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-1.htm">Luke 5:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,</p><p class="hdg">Gennesaret </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/12-23.htm">Joshua 12:23</a></b></br> The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a></b></br> And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, <i>even</i> three countries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27</a></b></br> Neither did Manasseh drive out <i>the inhabitants of</i> Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/8-14.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">Chinneroth</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">Chin'neroth</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">Cinneroth</a> <a href="/joshua/10-41.htm">Country</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">Dor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-15.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Kinnereth</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Lowland</a> <a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-11.htm">Naphoth</a> <a href="/joshua/8-13.htm">North</a> <a href="/numbers/34-9.htm">Northern</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-27.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/joshua/8-14.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Plains</a> <a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">Regions</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">South</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-11.htm">Upland</a> <a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/joshua/8-13.htm">West</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-2.htm">Western</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Arabah</a> <a href="/joshua/13-2.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Chinneroth</a> <a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Chin'neroth</a> <a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Cinneroth</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Country</a> <a href="/joshua/12-23.htm">Dor</a> <a href="/joshua/12-23.htm">Heights</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/joshua/11-5.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Kinnereth</a> <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Lowland</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/joshua/12-23.htm">Naphoth</a> <a href="/joshua/15-5.htm">North</a> <a href="/joshua/15-5.htm">Northern</a> <a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Northward</a> <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Plains</a> <a href="/joshua/13-2.htm">Regions</a> <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/12-23.htm">Upland</a> <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">West</a> <a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Western</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Diverse kings overcome at the waters of Merom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Hazor is taken and burnt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">All the country taken by Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">The Anakims cut off</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">The land rests from war</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "north" indicates regions north of the central Canaanite territories. The "mountains" likely refer to the mountainous regions of Upper Galilee. These areas were known for their strategic military advantage and difficult terrain, which provided natural fortifications. Historically, these kings would have been part of smaller city-states, each with its own ruler, forming alliances to resist the advancing Israelites.<p><b>in the Arabah south of Chinnereth</b><br>The "Arabah" is a term used for the Jordan Rift Valley, a significant geographical feature running from the Sea of Galilee (Chinnereth) to the Dead Sea. "South of Chinnereth" indicates the area south of the Sea of Galilee, a fertile region crucial for agriculture and trade. This area was significant in biblical history, as it was part of the land promised to the Israelites. The mention of Chinnereth connects to the Sea of Galilee, a site of many of Jesus' future miracles and teachings.<p><b>in the foothills</b><br>The "foothills" refer to the Shephelah, a region of low hills between the coastal plain and the central highlands of Israel. This area was known for its fertile land and was often contested by various groups throughout biblical history. The Shephelah served as a buffer zone and was strategically important for controlling access to the interior of the land. It was a place of frequent conflict, as seen in the battles between the Israelites and the Philistines.<p><b>and in Naphoth-dor to the west</b><br>"Naphoth-dor" refers to the region around the ancient city of Dor, located on the Mediterranean coast. This area was known for its harbors and trade routes, making it economically significant. The "west" indicates its coastal location, which was crucial for maritime trade and cultural exchanges. Dor was a Canaanite city that later became a significant site during the reign of King Solomon, who used it as one of his administrative districts. The mention of this region highlights the comprehensive nature of the conquest, reaching from the mountains to the sea.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_of_the_north.htm">Kings of the North</a></b><br>These were the rulers of various city-states in the northern region of Canaan. They banded together to oppose Israel's conquest.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hill_country.htm">Hill Country</a></b><br>A region characterized by its elevated terrain, often seen as a strategic military advantage in ancient warfare.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/arabah.htm">Arabah</a></b><br>A desert region south of the Sea of Galilee, known for its arid conditions and challenging landscape.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/chinneroth.htm">Chinneroth</a></b><br>An area near the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Chinnereth, which was a fertile and significant region for agriculture and trade.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/naphoth-dor.htm">Naphoth-dor</a></b><br>A coastal region in the western part of Canaan, known for its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea and its strategic importance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_battle.htm">God's Sovereignty in Battle</a></b><br>Just as God delivered the southern kings into Joshua's hands, He demonstrates His sovereignty over the northern kings. Believers can trust in God's control over seemingly insurmountable challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_against_god's_people.htm">Unity Against God's People</a></b><br>The coalition of northern kings represents the world's opposition to God's people. Christians should be prepared for opposition but remain steadfast, knowing God is with them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_obedience.htm">Strategic Obedience</a></b><br>Joshua's campaign strategy was guided by God's instructions. Believers should seek God's guidance in their decisions, trusting His wisdom over human strategy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The conquest of Canaan was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. Christians can have confidence in God's promises, knowing He is faithful to fulfill them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_defeat_allied_armies.htm">How could the Israelites quickly overwhelm multiple allied armies, as described in Joshua 11:1-5?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_rahab_saved_by_faith_and_works.htm">Why does Hebrews 11:31 say Rahab was saved 'by faith,' while James 2:25 says she was saved by her 'works'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_commend_rahab's_deceit_in_james_2_25.htm">Why does the New Testament (James 2:25) commend Rahab's actions when they involved deception and potential betrayal of her city?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_records_confirm_joshua_11_conquests.htm">Are there any external historical records confirming the conquests detailed in Joshua 11?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Chinneroth</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> <span class= "ital">Ginizer, </span>the Gennesaret of the New Testament.<p>Dor is identified as <span class= "ital">Tant-ra.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - On the north of the mountains. Rather, <span class="accented">to the northward, in the mountain district.</span> Not necessarily the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon range, but the mountains of Galilee, which lay within the boundaries of Naphtali. The LXX. reads <span class="hebrew">צדון</span> for <span class="hebrew">צְפון</span> and therefore renders <span class="greek">κατὰ Σιδῶνα</span> adding <span class="greek">τήν μεγάλην</span> from ver. 8. <span class="cmt_word">The plains south of Chinneroth.</span> Rather, <span class="accented">the Arabah south of Chinneroth</span> (see note on Joshua 3:16). The word Arabah is given untranslated in <a href="/joshua/18-18.htm">Joshua 18:18</a>. This was, no doubt, the great Ghor, or depression of the Jordan, or at least the northern part of it, extending for some distance south of the town of Chinneroth (<a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Joshua 19:35</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Deuteronomy 3:17</a>). This town gave its name to the lake or inland sea now better known to the student of Scriptures as the sea of Tiberias, or lake of Gennesareth (see <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Numbers 34:11</a>). "As we enter upon the geological character of the basin which contains the sea of Galilee, we see at once that it is simply one element of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, which extends due north and south for a distance of sixty hours. This is the Ghor, or Sunken Valley of the Arabah" (see note on Joshua 3:16)," extending from Hasbeya to the AElanitic gulf as a continuous cleft - the deepest one known to us" (Ritter, 2:241). He goes on to enumerate the various signs of volcanic agency in this region; the frequent earthquakes, the form of the basin of Gennesareth (though he denies it to be a crater), the hot springs, the frequent eaves, the naphtha deposits and springs, the hot water springs to be found even in the Dead Sea, the lofty crystalline masses of the Sinaitic peninsula, and the porphyritic dykes found at the southern end Of the Ghor, as well as the general conformation of the country east of Jordan. The sea of Chinneroth, or Tiberias, is stated by Conder (Handbook, pp. 212, 216) to be 682.5 feet below the level of the Mediterranean. And in the valley. The Shephelah, or lowland district (see above <a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Joshua 9:1</a>). The borders of Dot. Rather, the <span class="accented">heights</span>, or <span class="accented">highlands</span> (<span class="hebrew">נָפות</span> Vulg. <span class="accented">regionibus</span>) of Dor. This elevated position was a remarkable feature of the neighbourhood, though the various translations of the word (as "coast," <a href="/joshua/12-23.htm">Joshua 12:23</a>; "region," <a href="/1_kings/4-11.htm">1 Kings 4:11</a>) rather obscure the prominence given to this physical characteristic in the Scripture narrative. Rosenmuller would translate it the "promontory" of Dor, for Dot (now <span class="accented">Tantura, Tortura</span>, or <span class="accented">Dandora</span>) was upon the sea coast south of Carmel, and nine Roman miles north of Caesarea. Thus situated, its position on a hill, though the hill is not a lofty one, would strike the observer, and it accounts for the peculiar form of speech noticed above, which is so common that in the LXX. it is usually given as part of the proper name, <span class="greek">Ναφεδδώρ</span> (cf. <span class="greek">Ναφαθδώρ</span>, ch. 12:23; <span class="greek">Νεφθαδώρ</span>, <a href="/1_kings/4-11.htm">1 Kings 4:11</a>). And behind it are still higher rocky ridges, to which the name also applies. Dor, with its excellent harbour, was a noted place of commerce in ancient times, especially in the <span class="accented">murex coccineus</span>, from which the far famed Tyrian dye was obtained. These are a species of mussel, and Seetzen mentions two varieties, the <span class="accented">murex trunculus</span> of Linnaeus, and the <span class="accented">Helix ianthina.</span> The latter is of a whitish green, but when taken out of the water it passes from red to purple, and after death to violet. Its use has been superseded by that of the cochineal insect, but the Tyrian purple was in great demand in early times. Its costliness may be inferred from the fact that in each insect a little pouch behind the head, not the size of a pea, contains the dye. See Ritter, 4:280, 281; Pliny, ' Nat. Hist.' 9, 36 (60 in some editions); and' Epist.' 50, 10, 26. The allusions to it by Horace, Virgil, Juvenal, and other classical authors are too numerous for quotation. We may take as instances Virgil, Georg. 3:17: "Illi victor ego, et Tyrio conspectus in ostro" (cf. AEn. 4:262): and Juvenal, Sat. 7:134; "Spondet enim Tyrio stlataria purpura filo." The ruins of the ancient city still crown the steeps of its site (see Vandevelde's Memoir, and Conder's Handbook. Also Keil <span class="accented">in loc.</span>)<span class="accented">.<span class="cmt_word"></span> On the west</span>. The LXX. renders, "And to the Amorites on the sea coast" (see last note), leaving out all mention of the Canaanites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/11-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the kings</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּלָכִ֞ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the north</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְּפ֗וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣə·p̄ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the mountains,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּהָ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Arabah</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָעֲרָבָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6160.htm">Strong's 6160: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">south</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֥גֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ne·ḡeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> </span><span class="str2">South country, the Negeb, south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Chinnereth,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽנֲר֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ki·nă·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3672.htm">Strong's 3672: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chinnereth -- a city in Galilee, also a lake near the city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the foothills,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇaš·šə·p̄ê·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8219.htm">Strong's 8219: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lowland</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and on the slopes</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנָפ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nā·p̄ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5299.htm">Strong's 5299: </a> </span><span class="str2">A height, a sieve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Dor</span><br /><span class="heb">דּ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(dō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1756.htm">Strong's 1756: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dor -- a city in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the west,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">OT History: Joshua 11:2 And to the kings who were (Josh. 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