Joshua 12:21

“The king of Taanach, one, etc.] It was in the tribe of Manasseh, (<061711>Joshua 17:11); Jerom says f263, in his time it was a large village, distant from Legion on the plain of Esdraelon three miles: the king of Megiddo, one; which belonged to the same tribe, (<061711>Joshua 17:11); near this place were some waters where the Canaanites fought with the Israelites, (<070519>Judges 5:19); and a valley where Josiah was slain, (<143502>2 Chronicles 35:22).”

“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…”

“Taanach: Jos 17:11; Jdg 5:19 Megiddo: Kg1 4:12; Kg2 23:29, Kg2 23:30 Joshua 12:22”

“Taanach, which was allotted to the Manassites in the territory of Issachar, and given up to the Levites ( Jos 17:11; Jos 21:25), but was not entirely wrested from the Canaanites ( Jdg 1:27), is the present Tell Tanak, an hour and a quarter to the south-east of Lejun, a flat hill sown with corn; whilst the old name has been preserved in the small village of Tanak, at the south-eastern foot of the Tell (see Van de Velde, i. p. 269, and Rob. Pal. iii. p. 156). - Megiddo, which was also allotted to the Manassites in the territory of Issachar, though without the Canaanites having been entirely expelled ( Jos 17:11; Jdg 1:27), was fortified by Solomon ( Kg1 9:15), and is also well known as the…”