Joshua 12:13

“The king of Debir, one, etc.] The same with Kirjathsepher, of which place, (see Gill on “<061038>Joshua 10:38”); the king of Geder, one: Jerom f255 seems to confound this with the tower of Eder, beyond which Jacob pitched his tent, (<013521>Genesis 35:21); and he speaks of a Gaddera in the tribe of Judah, in his time a village belonging to the country about Aelia or Jerusalem, and of Gahedur in the tribe of Judah, a large village, ten miles from Diospolis or Lydda, as you go to Eleutheropolis: it seems to be the same with Gederah, (<061536>Joshua 15:36), or Gedor, (<061558>Joshua 15:58).”

“The names of the kings are given in the order of their actual encounter with Joshua. Those enumerated in Joshua 12:10-18 either belonged to the league of the southern Canaanites (Joshua 10:1 ff), the power of which was broken in the battle of Beth-horon, or were at any rate conquered in the campaign following that battle. Those mentioned in Joshua 12:19-24 were in like manner connected with the northern confederates (Joshua 11:1 ff), who were defeated at the Waters of Merom. Joshua 12:13-20 The identification of several of these places is still uncertain: the same name (e. g. Aphek, Joshua 12:18) being applied to various places in various parts of Palestine. Geder, or Gedor Joshua 15:58, a…”

“Debir: Jos 10:3, Jos 10:38 Geder: Jos 15:36 Joshua 12:14”