9-M)  These  verses  give  a  list  of  the  thiriy-one
kings  defeated  by  Joshna.  The  order  of  the  conquest
is  followed.  We  have  first  the  kings  of  Jericho  and
Ai;  (2)  the  kings  overcome  in  tne  southern  cam-
paign (chap,  z.)  from  the  king  of  Jerusalem  (verse  10)
to  the  king  of  Makkedah  (verse  16).  Among  these,
the  kings  of  (Seder,  Hormah,  Arad,  and  Adullam
have  not  been  previously  mentioned  in  Joshua,  nor
Is  the  capture  of  Jaimuth  mentioned.  The  names
Hormah  and  Arad  both  occur  in  Num.  zzi.  1,  3,
where  the  town  of  Arad  is,  after  its  destruction  by
Israel,  called  Hormah.  As  the  dtiea  of  the  king  of
Arad  are  mentioned  in  that  place,  it  is  possible  that  the
Hormah  and  Arad  of  this  chapter  may  both  be  ol  the
number.  Or  thev  may  be  different  places.  It  is  idso
just  possible  that  the  capture  of  those  cities  may  be
mentioned  in  Num.  xzL  oy  anticipation,  and  that  the
attack  of  Arad  on  Israel  was  not  fully  avenged  until
tiie  conauest  of  Canaan  by  Joshua.  (3)  We  next  read
of  the  idngB  conquered  in  the  rest  of  the  country,
whose  cities  ranged  from  Bethel  on  the  south  to  Hazor
on  the  north.  Of  the  capture  of  these  cities  we  have
fio  details,  with  the  exception  of  Hazor  (chap.  xi.  10).
And  it  should  be  carefolly  noticed  how  very  few  of
tiiem  are  in  the  centre  of  the  country.
The  cities  mentioned  in  verses  9^16  have  all  been


mentioned  before,  with  the  exception  of  (jMer,  verse
13  (the^  GMer  of  chap.  xv.  58),  which  is  identified  as
Jedwr,  in  the  Hebron  mountains.
