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Joshua 19:41
41And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
Joshua 19:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir–shemesh,
- New International Version (NIV)The territory of their inheritance included: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the territory of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
Context of Joshua 19:41
39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans—the cities with their villages. 40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans. And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, 42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 43Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
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וַיְהִ֖י גְּב֣וּל נַחֲלָתָ֑ם צָרְעָ֥ה וְאֶשְׁתָּא֖וֹל וְעִ֥יר שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Joshua 19:41
- Joshua 15:33And in the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Judges 13:2There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children.
- Judges 16:31Then his brothers and all his family came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years.
- Judges 18:2So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, "Go and explore the land." And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
- 1 Chronicles 2:53And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
- 2 Chronicles 11:10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin.
- Joshua 21:16Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands—nine cities out of these two tribes;
Commentaries on Joshua 19:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Zorah, and Eshtaol - See the note on Joshua 15:33. Ir-shemesh - The city of sun; another proof of the idolatry of the Canaanites. Some think this was the same as Beth-shemesh.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. 40-48The original allotment given to the tribe of Dan lay west of Judah and southwest of Ephraim’s main territory, between Judah and Philistia.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4840-46. the seventh lot came out for the tribe ... Dan--It lay on the west of Benjamin and consisted of portions surrendered by Judah and Ephraim. Its boundaries are not stated, as they were easily distinguishable from the relative position of Dan to the three adjoining tribes.Read the comment
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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
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