Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 12:17
The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
17. Tappuah ] In the Shephelah, or lowland of Judah, on the lower slopes of the mountains of the N. W. portion of Judah, about 12 miles W. of Jerusalem. Now called Teffh.
Hepher ] Mentioned in 1Ki 4:10. Situation not known.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 17. Tappuah] There were two places of this name: one in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:34, and another in the tribe of Ephraim on the borders of Manasseh; but which of the two is meant here cannot be ascertained. See Clarke on Jos 15:53.
Hepher] The same, according to Calmet, as Ophrah in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:23.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The king of Tappuah, one,…. Which Jerom calls l Thaffu; it signifies an apple, and perhaps had its name from plenty of that fruit that grew there: a city of this name fell to the tribe of Judah,
Jos 15:34; where also was another place called Bethtappuah,
Jos 15:53; and both different from another Tappuah on the border of Manasseh, which belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, Jos 17:8; by some thought to be meant here:
the king of Hepher, one; mention is made of Gittahhepher as on the border of Zebulun, Jos 19:13; the same with Gathhepher, of which place was the Prophet Jonah, 2Ki 14:25; and of the land of Hepher in 1Ki 4:10; which is said by Jerom to be in the same tribe, and not far from Diocaesarea or Zippore; and we read of a Chepher or Hepher in the Jewish writings m, which, according to the account of it there given, could not be far from the same place, at least it must be less than twelve miles from it.
l De loc. Heb. fol. 95. C. m T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 37. 3. Vajikra Rabba, sect. 20. fol. 161. 4.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
17. Tappuah and Hepher are unknown. The former is enumerated, in Jos 15:34, among the cities of the valley of Judah, and is distinguished from Beth-Tappuah (Jos 15:53) in the mountains.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Ver. 17. The king of Tappuah It seems that there were two cities of this name; one in the tribe of Judah, chap. Jos 15:34 Jos 16:8 Jos 17:8 the other belonging to that of Ephraim, on the borders of Manasseh. It is difficult to say which of the two is here spoken of; perhaps the last: what would incline to this opinion is, that the king of Tappuah is named immediately after the king of Beth-el, a city placed on the confines of Ephraim and Benjamin, and before the king of Hepher, a city of the tribe of Zebulun, not far from Beth-el. Calmet places Tappuah in the tribe of Judah.
The king of Hepher The land of Hepher is spoken of, 1Ki 4:10. St. Jerome places it in the tribe of Zebulun, near Sephorim or Diocesarea.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Tappuah: Jos 15:34
Hepher: Jos 19:13, 1Ki 4:10
Reciprocal: Jos 16:8 – Tappuah Jos 17:8 – of Tappuah