New Living Translation
Joshua 15:11
11The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
Joshua 15:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
- New International Version (NIV)It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount Baalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea.
Context of Joshua 15:11
9From there the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim). 10The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah. The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. 12The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah. 13The Lord commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor.
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וְיָצָ֨א הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־כֶּ֣תֶף עֶקְרוֹן֮ צָפוֹנָה֒ וְתָאַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ שִׁכְּר֔וֹנָה וְעָבַ֥ר הַר־הַֽבַּעֲלָ֖ה וְיָצָ֣א יַבְנְאֵ֑ל וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְא֥וֹת הַגְּב֖וּל יָֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
- went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: extendsH3318
- unto the sideכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
- of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138
- northwardצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
- was drawnתָּאַרtâ'ar · inclineH8388
- to Shicronשִׁכְּרוֹןshikkerôn · ShikkeronH7942
- and passed alongעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- to mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- Baalahבַּעֲלָהba‛ălâh · (Mount) BaalahH1173
- unto Jabneelיַבְנְאֵלyabne'êl · JabneelH2995
- and the goings outתּוֹצָאָהtôtsâ'âh tôtsâ'âh · outgoingH8444
- were at the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
Cross-references for Joshua 15:11
- Joshua 15:45The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages.
- Joshua 19:43Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
- 1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the Ark of God to the town of Ekron, but when the people of Ekron saw it coming they cried out, “They are bringing the Ark of the God of Israel here to kill us, too!”
- 1 Samuel 7:14The Israelite villages near Ekron and Gath that the Philistines had captured were restored to Israel, along with the rest of the territory that the Philistines had taken. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites in those days.
- 2 Kings 1:2One day Israel’s new king, Ahaziah, fell through the latticework of an upper room at his palace in Samaria and was seriously injured. So he sent messengers to the temple of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether he would recover.
- Joshua 19:44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
Commentaries on Joshua 15:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Jabneel - The modern “Yebna”, about three miles from the coast and twelve miles south of Joppa. It is called Jabneh in 2 Chronicles 26:6, where Uzziah is recorded to have taken it from the Philistines and destroyed its fortifications. The town is repeatedly mentioned with its haven in the wars of the Maccabees (1 Maccabees 4:15; 2 Maccabees 12:8), and by Josephus under the name of Jamnia. It is described by Philo as a very populous town; and after the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-11Although Judah’s northern boundary is described in great detail, some sections of this border cannot be determined with certainty.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah--In what manner the lot was drawn on this occasion the sacred historian does not say; but it is probable that the method adopted was similar to that described in Jos 18:10. Though the general survey of the country had not been completed, some rough draft or delineation of the first conquered part must have been made, and satisfactory evidence obtained that it was large enough to furnish three…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 15
- 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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