New English Translation
Joshua 19:41
41Their assigned land 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,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the territory of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
Context of Joshua 19:41
39This was the land assigned to the tribe of Naphtali by its clans, including the cities and their towns. 40The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan by its clans. Their assigned land 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Joshua 19:41
- Joshua 15:33These cities were in the lowlands: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Judges 13:2There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.
- Judges 16:31His brothers and all his family went down and brought him back. They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led Israel for twenty years.
- Judges 18:2The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives, capable men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land.” They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 2:53the clans of Kiriath Jearim – the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.)
- 2 Chronicles 11:10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
- Joshua 21:16Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of nine cities taken from 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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