New King James Version
Joshua 19:26
26Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal; it reached to Mount Carmel westward, along the Brook Shihor Libnath.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and 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 children of Asher according to their families. 25And their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal; it reached to Mount Carmel westward, along the Brook Shihor Libnath. 27It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon; and it reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Jiphthah El, then northward beyond Beth Emek and Neiel, bypassing Cabul which was on the left, 28including Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
Read all of Joshua 19Joshua 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 from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land,
- 1 Chronicles 6:74And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its common-lands, Abdon with its common-lands,
- 1 Samuel 15:12So when Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul, it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul went to Carmel, and indeed, he set up a monument for himself; and he has gone on around, passed by, and gone down to Gilgal.”
- 1 Kings 18:20So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel.
- Isaiah 33:9The earth mourns and languishes, Lebanon is shamed and shriveled; Sharon is like a wilderness, And Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
- Isaiah 35:2It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, The excellency of our God.
- Isaiah 37:24By your servants you have reproached the Lord, And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, To the limits of Lebanon; I will cut down its tall cedars And its choice cypress trees; I will enter its farthest height, To its fruitful forest.
- Jeremiah 46:18“As I live,” says the King, Whose name is the Lord of hosts, “Surely as Tabor is among the mountains And as Carmel by the sea, so he shall 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
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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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