New English Translation
Joshua 13:2
2This is the land that remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all the Geshurites,
Joshua 13:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
- New International Version (NIV)“This is the land that remains: All the regions of the Philistines and Geshurites,
- English Standard Version (ESV)This is the land that yet remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites
- New King James Version (NKJV)This is the land that yet remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the Geshurites,
Context of Joshua 13:2
1When Joshua was very old, the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered. This is the land that remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all the Geshurites, 3from the Shihor River east of Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron (it is regarded as Canaanite territory), including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land 4to the south; all the Canaanite territory, from Arah in the region of Sidon to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory;
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זֹ֥את הָאָ֖רֶץ הַנִּשְׁאָ֑רֶת כָּל־גְּלִיל֥וֹת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וְכָל־הַגְּשׁוּרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Joshua 13:2
- Exodus 23:29I will not drive them out before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.
- Deuteronomy 11:23then he will drive out all these nations ahead of you, and you will dispossess nations greater and stronger than you.
- Judges 3:1These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel – he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.
- Genesis 10:14Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorites.
- Genesis 26:1There was a famine in the land, subsequent to the earlier famine that occurred in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
- Joel 3:4Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done!
- Joshua 13:11Their territory also included Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah –
- Joshua 12:5and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead as far as the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.
- 1 Samuel 27:8Then David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (They had been living in that land for a long time, from the approach to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.)
- 2 Samuel 3:3His second son was Kileab, born to Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. His third son was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.
- 2 Samuel 13:37But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.
- 2 Samuel 15:8For I made this vow when I was living in Geshur in Aram: ‘If the Lord really does allow me to return to Jerusalem, I will serve the Lord.’”
Commentaries on Joshua 13:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri - The borders of the Philistines may mean the land which they possessed on the sea-coast, southwest of the land of Canaan. There were several places named Geshuri, but that spoken of here was probably the region on the south of Canaan, towards Arabia, or towards Egypt. - Calmet. Cellarius supposes it to have been a country in the vicinity of the Amalekites.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2This and Joshua 13:3 name the still unconquered districts in the southern half of the land, Joshua 13:4-6 those in the north. Geshuri - A district on the south of Philistia, the inhabitants of which are again named in 1 Samuel 27:8; but are not to be confounded with the land of the Geshurites mentioned in Joshua 13:13; Joshua 12:5.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Philistines were part of the Sea Peoples who migrated from the Aegean region a few decades after Israel entered Canaan. They settled along the southwestern Mediterranean coast, west and southwest of Judah. They came from Caphtor or Crete (Deut 2:23; Amos 9:7). • These Geshurites were from a southern territory, not the northern Geshurites (compare Josh 12:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-62-6. This is the land that yet remaineth--that is, to be acquired. This section forms a parenthesis, in which the historian briefly notices the districts yet unsubdued; namely, first, the whole country of the Philistines--a narrow tract stretching about sixty miles along the Mediterranean coast, and that of the Geshurites to the south of it (1Sa 27:8). Both included that portion of the country "from Sihor, which is before Egypt," a small brook near…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 13
- 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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