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In all, thirty-one kings were defeated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one—all the kings, thirty-one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah one the total number of all kings: thirty-one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the king of Tirzahone the total number of all kings: 31. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah. The total was 31 kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and Tirzah--thirty-one kings in all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The king of Tirzah: 1 Total number of all kings: 31<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah (one), a total of thirty-one kings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty-one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty-one. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one; all the kings [are] thirty-one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The king of Tirzah, one; all the kings are thirty and one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The king of Tirzah, one; all the kings, thirty and one.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The king of Thersa one: all the kings thirty and one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one. All the kings were thirty-one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and the king of Tirzah, one—thirty-one kings in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah one thirty-one kings in all.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The king of Tirzah, one; all the kings whom Joshua slew were thirty-one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The one King of Tartsa. All the Kings that Yeshua put to the sword: Thirty one <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />the king of Tirzah, one. All the kings thirty and one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the king of Thersa: all these <i>were</i> twenty-nine kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/12-24.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=3289" 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/12.htm">The Kings Defeated West of the Jordan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one; <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">and the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/8656.htm" title="8656: tir·ṣāh (N-proper-fs) -- From ratsah; delightsomeness; Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess.">of Tirzah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: šə·lō·šîm (Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">So there were thirty-one</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: wə·’e·ḥāḏ (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mə·lā·ḵîm (N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all.</a> </span><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="/joshua/11-10.htm">Joshua 11:10-11</a></span><br />At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms. / The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24-25</a></span><br />And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified. / Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Judges 1:7</a></span><br />Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">1 Samuel 15:8-9</a></span><br />He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword. / Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21</a></span><br />And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">2 Kings 24:7</a></span><br />Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24</a></span><br />So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Psalm 135:10-12</a></span><br />He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: / Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. / He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a></span><br />He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9</a></span><br />“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9-11</a></span><br />behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. / Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. / And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Ezekiel 25:14</a></span><br />I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a></span><br />Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-12.htm">Matthew 11:12</a></span><br />From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.</p><p class="hdg">Tirzah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-23.htm">1 Kings 16:23</a></b></br> In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14</a></b></br> For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/8-3.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-1.htm">Thirty-One</a> <a href="/numbers/36-11.htm">Tirzah</a> <a href="/joshua/11-5.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/24-12.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Thirty-One</a> <a href="/joshua/17-3.htm">Tirzah</a> <a href="/joshua/15-46.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">The two kings whose countries Moses took and disposed of</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">The thirty-one kings on the other side of Jordan which Joshua smote</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and the king of Tirzah, one.</b><br>Tirzah was an ancient Canaanite city mentioned several times in the Old Testament. It later became the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam I. The mention of the king of Tirzah in <a href="/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24</a> highlights the city's significance even before it became a capital. Archaeological evidence suggests that Tirzah was a fortified city, which aligns with its mention among the conquered kings. The defeat of its king signifies the comprehensive nature of Israel's conquest under Joshua, fulfilling God's promise to give the land to the Israelites. Tirzah's later prominence in Israel's history underscores the importance of its initial conquest.<p><b>So there were thirty-one kings in all.</b><br>The total of thirty-one kings represents the completeness of the conquest of Canaan under Joshua's leadership. This number signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>). The list of defeated kings serves as a testament to God's faithfulness and the Israelites' obedience in claiming the Promised Land. The enumeration of these kings also reflects the fragmented political landscape of Canaan, where city-states were ruled by individual kings. This conquest prefigures the ultimate victory of Christ over all spiritual powers and authorities, as seen in <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>, where Jesus triumphs over all rulers and authorities, symbolizing the complete victory of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who succeeded Moses and led the conquest of Canaan. His leadership is central to the events described in the Book of Joshua.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tirzah.htm">Tirzah</a></b><br>A city in Canaan, which later became significant in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. It was one of the cities conquered by the Israelites under Joshua's leadership.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/thirty-one_kings.htm">Thirty-One Kings</a></b><br>Represents the total number of kings defeated by the Israelites in their conquest of Canaan. This signifies the comprehensive nature of Israel's victory and God's fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment_of_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of Promises</a></b><br>The defeat of thirty-one kings demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Israel. Believers can trust that God will fulfill His promises in their lives as well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Joshua's success was rooted in his obedience to God's commands. Christians are called to live in obedience to God's Word, trusting that His ways lead to victory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare_and_victory.htm">Spiritual Warfare and Victory</a></b><br>Just as Israel faced physical battles, Christians face spiritual battles. <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a> reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, and we must rely on God's strength for victory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The conquest of Canaan illustrates God's sovereignty over nations and history. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is in control of world events.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_chr_24_and_2_kgs_12_differ.htm">Why does the account of Joash's temple restoration in 2 Chronicles 24 seem to conflict with the version in 2 Kings 12 regarding the funds and methods used?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/tirzah's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Tirzah's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_defeat_31_kings_quickly.htm">In Joshua 12:1-24, how feasible is it that the Israelites defeated and occupied territories ruled by thirty-one kings so quickly without significant recorded losses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'the_hornet'_align_with_history.htm">Joshua 24:12 - How does the account of God sending 'the hornet' align with historical or natural evidence of plagues or insects driving out inhabitants?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tirzah</span> meets us as the residence of the kings of Israel for a time in the narrative in 1 Kings. Jeroboam's wife went thither after her interview with Ahijah (Joshua 14:17). Baasha dwelt there (<a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21, 33</a>; <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Joshua 16:6</a>), Elah was slain there by Zimri (<a href="/joshua/16-9.htm">Joshua 16:9, 10</a>), and it. remained the capital until Omri built Samaria (Joshua 16:23, 24). Thenceforward we hear no more of it till the time of Menahem (<a href="/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14, 16</a>), when it disappears from history. It has been variously identified - by Robinson and Yandevelde (whom Knobel follows) with Talluza, two hours journey north of Shechem; by Conder with Teiasu, where there are numerous rock sepulchres. It was a place of great beauty, if we may judge from <a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4</a>, "Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem." <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/12-24.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">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<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 Tirzah,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּרְצָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(tir·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8656.htm">Strong's 8656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[So there were] thirty-one</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirty, thirtieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלָכִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">in all.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/12-24.htm">Joshua 12:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/12-24.htm">OT History: Joshua 12:24 The king of Tirzah one: all (Josh. 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