Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 12:14
The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
14. the king of Hormah ] or Zephath, see Jdg 1:17. Robinson would place it near the pass of Es-Sufah, W.S.W. of the Dead Sea, where the Israelites were defeated by the Canaanites (Num 14:44-45), and subsequently the Canaanites by the Israelites (Num 21:1-3).
Arad ] Near the wilderness of Kadesh, 20 Roman miles S. of Hebron. It is also mentioned in Num 21:1-3; Jdg 1:16-17. Now probably Tell’ Ard.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 14. The king of Hormah] Supposed to be the place where the Israelites were defeated by the Canaanites see Nu 14:45; and which probably was called Hormah, chormah, or destruction, from this circumstance.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The king of Hormah, one,…. Which was formerly called Zephath, Jud 1:17; see Jos 15:3;
the king of Arad, one; perhaps the same with Arath, which, Jerom i says, is the border of the land of Judah, and is twenty miles distant from Hebron to the south; see Nu 21:1.
i De Loc. Heb. fol. 92. L.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Arad. Compare Num 21:1-3.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Hormah: Num 14:45, Num 21:3
Arad: Eusebius places this city in the neighbourhood of Kadesh, four miles from Malathis, and twenty from Hebron. Num 21:1
Reciprocal: Jdg 1:16 – which