and the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all.
Parallel translations
- WEB the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty-one.
- KJV The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
- NKJV the king of Tirzah, one—all the kings, thirty-one.
- NASB the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.
- NLT The king of Tirzah. In all, thirty-one kings were defeated.
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Quick answer
The king of Tirzah is the last named, and the total comes to thirty-one kings defeated.
Overview
The final tally of thirty-one kings summarizes the entire conquest of Canaan under Joshua. Tirzah later served briefly as a capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kings 14:17). This grand total stands as a monument to God's faithfulness: He gave Israel the land just as He had sworn to the patriarchs.
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- Deut 7:24He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.
- 2 Kgs 15:14Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 16:23In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
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