Joshua 19:26

Joshua 19:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor–libnath;
• New International Version (NIV)Allammelek, Amad and Mishal. On the west the boundary touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal; it reached to Mount Carmel westward, along the Brook Shihor Libnath.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,

Context of Joshua 19:26

24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans. 25Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath, 27then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to Cabul, 28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great.

Joshua 19:26 word by word

וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְעַמְעָ֖ד וּמִשְׁאָ֑ל וּפָגַ֤ע בְּכַרְמֶל֙ הַיָּ֔מָּה וּבְשִׁיח֖וֹר לִבְנָֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Alammelechאַלַּמֶּלֶךְ'allammelek · AllammelechH487
• and Amadעַמְעָד‛am‛âd · AmadH6008
• and Mishealמִשְׁאָלmish'âl · MishalH4861
• and reachethפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• to Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · CarmelH3760
• westwardיָםyâm · sea: westH3220
• and to Shihor–libnathשִׁיחוֹר לִבְנָתshîychôr libenâth · Shihor-libnathH7884

Cross-references for Joshua 19:26

• Joshua 21:30and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
• 1 Chronicles 6:74out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
• 1 Samuel 15:12And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal."
• 1 Kings 18:20So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel.
• Isaiah 33:9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert, and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
• Isaiah 35:2it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God.
• Isaiah 37:24By your servants you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon, to cut down its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses, to come to its remotest height, its most fruitful forest.
• Jeremiah 46:18"As I live, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea, shall one come.

Commentaries on Joshua 19:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Carmel - The vineyard of God; a place greatly celebrated in Scripture, and especially for the miracles of Elijah; see 1 Kings 18:19-40. The mountain of Carmel was so very fruitful as to pass into a proverb. There was another Carmel in the tribe of Judah, (see Joshua 15:55;), but this, in the tribe of Asher, was situated about one hundred and twenty furlongs south from Ptolemais, on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. Calmet observes that there was, in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-51Verses 17-51 Joshua waited till all the tribes were settled, before he asked any provision for himself. He was content to be unfixed, till he saw them all placed, and herein is an example to all in public places, to prefer the common welfare before private advantage. Those who labour most to do good to others, seek an inheritance in the Canaan above: but it will be soon enough to enter thereon, when they have done all the service to their brethren of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-31The land given to the tribe of Asher included the Plain of Acco on the Mediterranean coast and western Galilee. To the southwest, Asher extended to Mount Carmel, sharing a short border with the land given to the tribe of Manasseh. To the north, the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon restricted Asher's growth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher--The western boundary is traced from north to south through the cities mentioned; the site of them, however, is unknown.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 19:26

• Alammelech
• Amad
• Asher
• Mashal
• Misheal
• Shihor-Libnath

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• Carmel, Mount Carmel
• Shihor-Libnath
• Asher
• Lot
• Misheal
• ShihorLibnath
• Acco
• Alammelech
• Allammelech

Commentaries on Joshua 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings