Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version the king of Tirzah one thirty-one kings in all. New Living Translation The king of Tirzah. In all, thirty-one kings were defeated. English Standard Version the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. Berean Standard Bible and the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all. King James Bible The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. New King James Version the king of Tirzah, one—all the kings, thirty-one. New American Standard Bible the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. NASB 1995 the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. NASB 1977 the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. Legacy Standard Bible the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. Amplified Bible the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. Christian Standard Bible the king of Tirzah one the total number of all kings: thirty-one. Holman Christian Standard Bible the king of Tirzahone the total number of all kings: 31. American Standard Version the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. English Revised Version the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. GOD'S WORD® Translation the king of Tirzah. The total was 31 kings. Good News Translation and Tirzah--thirty-one kings in all. International Standard Version The king of Tirzah: 1 Total number of all kings: 31 NET Bible the king of Tirzah (one), a total of thirty-one kings. New Heart English Bible the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty-one. Webster's Bible Translation The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bibleand the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all. World English Bible the king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty-one. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthe king of Tirzah, one; all the kings [are] thirty-one. Young's Literal Translation The king of Tirzah, one; all the kings are thirty and one. Smith's Literal Translation The king of Tirzah, one; all the kings, thirty and one. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe king of Thersa one: all the kings thirty and one. Catholic Public Domain Version the king of Tirzah, one. All the kings were thirty-one. New American Bible and the king of Tirzah, one—thirty-one kings in all. New Revised Standard Version the king of Tirzah one thirty-one kings in all. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe king of Tirzah, one; all the kings whom Joshua slew were thirty-one. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The one King of Tartsa. All the Kings that Yeshua put to the sword: Thirty one OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917the king of Tirzah, one. All the kings thirty and one. Brenton Septuagint Translation the king of Thersa: all these were twenty-nine kings. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Kings Defeated West of the Jordan…23the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one; 24and the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all. Cross References Joshua 11:10-11 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. Deuteronomy 7:1-2 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. Numbers 21:24-25 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. Judges 1:7 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. 1 Samuel 15:8-9 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. 1 Kings 4:21 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. 2 Kings 24:7 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. Nehemiah 9:24 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. Psalm 135:10-12 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. Psalm 136:17-22 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. ... Isaiah 10:9 “Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? Jeremiah 25:9-11 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. Ezekiel 25:14 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.’ Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Matthew 11:12 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. Treasury of Scripture The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. Tirzah 1 Kings 16:23 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. 2 Kings 15:14 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. Jump to Previous Kings Thirty Thirty-One Tirzah TogetherJump to Next Kings Thirty Thirty-One Tirzah TogetherJoshua 12 1. The two kings whose countries Moses took and disposed of7. The thirty-one kings on the other side of Jordan which Joshua smote and the king of Tirzah, one. 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 Joshua 12:24 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. So there were thirty-one kings in all. Persons / Places / Events 1. JoshuaThe 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. 2. Tirzah 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. 3. Thirty-One Kings 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. Teaching Points God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of PromisesThe 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. The Importance of Obedience 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. Spiritual Warfare and Victory Just as Israel faced physical battles, Christians face spiritual battles. Ephesians 6:12 reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, and we must rely on God's strength for victory. God's Sovereignty Over Nations 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. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Joshua 12:24?2. How does Joshua 12:24 demonstrate God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises? 3. What can we learn about God's sovereignty from the kings listed in Joshua 12:24? 4. How does Joshua 12:24 connect to God's covenant with Israel in Deuteronomy? 5. How can we apply the lessons of victory in Joshua 12:24 to our lives? 6. What does the number of defeated kings in Joshua 12:24 signify about God's power? 7. How does Joshua 12:24 reflect God's justice in the conquest of Canaan? 8. What historical evidence supports the existence of the 31 kings listed in Joshua 12:24? 9. Why is the number of defeated kings significant in Joshua 12:24? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Joshua 12? 11. 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? 12. What is Tirzah's biblical significance? 13. 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? 14. 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? What Does Joshua 12:24 Mean Immediate Text“the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all.” (Joshua 12:24) Where This Verse Sits • Verse 24 is the closing line of a catalog (Joshua 12:7-24) recounting every king Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan. • Joshua 12:1-6 first listed the two kings Moses had conquered east of the Jordan (Sihon and Og; cf. Numbers 21:21-35). • By ending with Tirzah, Scripture ties a bow on God’s promise in Joshua 1:3, “Every place the sole of your foot treads I have given to you.” Why Name Tirzah Last? • Tirzah lay in the fertile hills of central Canaan, future territory of Manasseh (Joshua 17:3). • Joshua’s campaigns moved south (Joshua 10) and then north (Joshua 11). Tirzah’s king fell during that northern push (Joshua 11:1-15), so the list closes geographically rather than chronologically. • The placement illustrates Psalm 105:44—God “gave them the lands of the nations.” Each name proves a fulfilled promise. “One” King Each • Every entry in the list reads “one,” underscoring that every king—no matter how mighty—fell before the LORD’s power (Deuteronomy 7:24). • Israel’s victory was total: “Not one of their enemies withstood them” (Joshua 21:44). • The repetition reminds us that God’s people conquer territory one battle at a time, yet all by His hand (Psalm 44:3). The Weight of Thirty-One • Thirty-one equals the full roster of Canaanite city-states west of the Jordan at that time. • This precise number signals completion, echoing Genesis 17:8 where God promised “all the land of Canaan.” • The tally reassures the next generation that no hostile throne remained to challenge God’s covenant (Joshua 23:4-5). • It also foreshadows Christ’s complete victory over every power and authority (Colossians 2:15). Practical Takeaways • Victory lists build faith: rehearse what God has already done (1 Samuel 7:12). • No enemy is too small to note or too great to handle; each falls “one” at a time under God’s command (Romans 8:37). • Counting blessings cultivates confidence for future obedience—as Israel still had territory to possess (Joshua 13:1). summary Joshua 12:24 closes the conquest ledger by noting the fall of Tirzah’s king and totaling thirty-one defeated kings. The verse anchors God’s faithfulness, spotlights His power over every individual ruler, and affirms a fully delivered inheritance for His people. Verse 24. - Tirzah 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 (Joshua 15:21, 33; Joshua 16:6), Elah was slain there by Zimri (Joshua 16:9, 10), 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 (2 Kings 15:14, 16), 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 Song of Solomon 6:4, "Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem."
Hebrew the kingמֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Tirzah, תִּרְצָ֖ה (tir·ṣāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8656: Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city one. אֶחָ֑ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first [So there were] thirty-one שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth kings מְלָכִ֖ים (mə·lā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king in all. כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Links Joshua 12:24 NIVJoshua 12:24 NLT Joshua 12:24 ESV Joshua 12:24 NASB Joshua 12:24 KJV Joshua 12:24 BibleApps.com Joshua 12:24 Biblia Paralela Joshua 12:24 Chinese Bible Joshua 12:24 French Bible Joshua 12:24 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 12:24 The king of Tirzah one: all (Josh. Jos) |