Joshua 19:26

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 King James Version (NKJV)Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal; it reached to Mount Carmel westward, along the Brook Shihor Libnath.

Context of Joshua 19:26

24The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Asher. 25Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath, 27then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul, 28Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.

Joshua 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 21:30From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,
• 1 Chronicles 6:74From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon,
• 1 Samuel 15:12Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him, “Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself; then he went on to Gilgal.”
• 1 Kings 18:20So Ahab summoned all the people of Israel and the prophets to Mount Carmel.
• Isaiah 33:9The land of Israel wilts in mourning. Lebanon withers with shame. The plain of Sharon is now a wilderness. Bashan and Carmel have been plundered.
• Isaiah 35:2Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. There the Lord will display his glory, the splendor of our God.
• Isaiah 37:24By your messengers you have defied the Lord. You have said, ‘With my many chariots I have conquered the highest mountains— yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its finest cypress trees. I have reached its farthest heights and explored its deepest forests.
• Jeremiah 46:18“As surely as I live,” says the King, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “one is coming against Egypt who is as tall as Mount Tabor, or as Mount Carmel by the sea!

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

Topics related to Joshua 19:26

• Alammelech
• Amad
• Asher
• Mashal
• Misheal
• Shihor-Libnath

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• Carmel, Mount Carmel
• Shihor-Libnath
• Asher
• Lot
• Misheal
• ShihorLibnath
• Acco
• Alammelech
• Allammelech

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