the king of Tirzah, one—all the kings, thirty-one.
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.
- BSB and the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all.
- 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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Deut 7:24He will deliver their kings into your hand, and you shall make their name perish from under the sky. No one will be able to stand before you, until you have destroyed them.
- 2 Kgs 15:14Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 16:23In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel for twelve years. He reigned six years in Tirzah.
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