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Joshua Chapter
Nineteen
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 19
In
this chapter an account is given of the lots of the six remaining tribes
and
the cities in them
as of Simeon
whose cities were chiefly within the tribe of
Judah
Joshua 19:1; of
Zebulun
its border and cities
Joshua 19:10; of
Issachar
its border and cities
Joshua 19:17; of Asher
its border and cities
Joshua 19:24; of
Naphtali
its border and cities
Joshua 19:32; of
Dan
its border and titles
Joshua 19:40; and
lastly of a gift of inheritance to Joshua
Joshua 19:49.
Joshua 19:1 The
second lot came out for Simeon
for the tribe of the children of Simeon
according to their families. And their inheritance was within the inheritance
of the children of Judah.
YLT
1And the second lot goeth
out for Simeon
for the tribe of the sons of Simeon
for their families; and
their inheritance is in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah
And the second lot came forth to Simeon
.... That is
the second of the seven lots
of which Benjamin's was the first; otherwise
there were the two lots of Judah and Joseph
which preceded both these:
even for the tribe
of the children of Simeon
according to their families; for though
many of their cities had been given by lot to the tribe of Judah
yet it seems
as if there were others they had by a special lot cast for them
as many as
were sufficient for their families:
and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children
of Judah; which was done partly because this was but a small tribe
and
particularly because the lot put up
which fell to the tribe of Judah
was too
large for it
more than they could occupy
too much being put to this lot by
the first measurers of the land; and partly to fulfil the prophecy of Jacob
that the Simeonites should be scattered in Jacob
and divided in Israel
Genesis 49:7; and
hence it is that the lots of these two tribes lying together
and being so
intermixed
that the tribe of Judah called upon that of Simeon to join them in
fighting against the Canaanites
and taking out of their hands the cities that
belonged to them
Judges 1:3.
Joshua 19:2 2 They had in their
inheritance Beersheba (Sheba)
Moladah
YLT
2and they have in their
inheritance Beer-Sheba
and Sheba
and Moladah
And they had in their inheritance Beersheba and Sheba
.... Or
Beersheba
that is
Sheba; for so the particle "vau" is sometimes
usedF26Vid. Noldium
p. 280. No. 1200.
and must be so used here;
or otherwise
instead of thirteen
it will appear that there are fourteen
cities
contrary to the account of them
Joshua 19:6; so
Kimchi and Ben Melech make them one city. And it may be observed
that in the
enumeration of the cities of Simeon
1 Chronicles 4:28;
Sheba is left out
and only Beersheba is mentioned; which
was a well known
place in
the farthest border of the land of Israel southward
and the reason
of its name is manifest
Genesis 21:31; See
Gill on Joshua 15:28
and Moladah; another of the cities of Judah
Joshua 15:26.
Joshua 19:3 3 Hazar Shual
Balah
Ezem
YLT
3and Hazar-Shual
and Balah
and Azem
And Hazarshual
.... See Gill on Joshua 15:28
and Balah
and Azem; of these places see Gill
on Joshua 15:29; for
Balah is the same with Baalah there
and with Bilhah 1 Chronicles 4:29;
and Azem with Ezem there.
Joshua 19:4 4 Eltolad
Bethul
Hormah
YLT
4and Eltolad
and Bethul
and Hormah
And Eltolad
and Bethul
and Hormah. These were all
cities of Judah
Joshua 15:30;
Eltolad is the same with Tolad
and Bethul with Bethuel
1 Chronicles 4:29
and with Chesil
Joshua 15:30
mentioned there along with Hormah; See Gill on Joshua 15:30.
Joshua 19:5 5 Ziklag
Beth Marcaboth
Hazar Susah
YLT
5and Ziklag
and
Beth-Marcaboth
and Hazar-Susah
And Ziklag
.... Another of the cities of Judah; see Gill on Joshua 15:31
and Bethmarcaboth
and Hazarsusah; or Hazarsusim
as in 1 Chronicles 4:31;
the one signifies a chariot house
and the other a court or stable for horses
which made Bochart conjectureF1Hierozoic. l. 2. c. 9. col. 158.
that they were places where Solomon kept his chariots and horses; but it should
be observed that these were the names by which these places went in the times
of the old Canaanites; and seem to me rather where some of their kings had
their horses and chariots; or rather where there were temples dedicated to the
horses and chariots of the sun; see 2 Kings 23:11.
Joshua 19:6 6 Beth Lebaoth
and Sharuhen:
thirteen cities and their villages;
YLT
6and Beth-Lebaoth
and
Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages.
And Bethlebaoth
and Sharuhen
.... Whether the first is
the same with Lebaoth
a city of Judah
Joshua 15:32; and
with the Bethleptepha of JosephusF2De Jud. Bell. l. 4. c. 8. sect.
1.
and the Betholene of PlinyF3Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 14.
is not
certain: in this place secret to have been an idol temple of the Canaanites
dedicated to lions
as in Egypt there was a city called Leontopolis
from
whence was the Leontopolitan nome
the inhabitants of which worshipped lionsF4Strabo.
Geograph. l. 17. p. 559. ; and the Egyptians had temples dedicated to them
as
AelianusF5De Animal. l. 12. c. 7. relates. Both these places are
thought to be the same with Bethbirei and Shaaraim in 1 Chronicles 4:31;
of the latter of which see Joshua 15:36. Those
who take Sheba
Joshua 19:2
to be
the same with Shema
Joshua 15:26
make
but one city here
and take away the last
as the Greek version does
and
render the word "and their fields"
and so the number still is as
follows:
thirteen cities and their villages; the sum total of those
enumerated above.
Joshua 19:7 7 Ain
Rimmon
Ether
and
Ashan: four cities and their villages;
YLT
7Ain
Remmon
and Ether
and
Ashan; four cities and their villages;
Ain
Remmon
.... Of the two first
which were cities of Judah; see Gill on Joshua 15:32
and Ether
and Ashan; of the two last; see
Gill on Joshua 19:42
four cities and their villages; Ain
Remmon
therefore
could not be one city
at this time
as it seems to have been in the times of
Nehemiah
Nehemiah 11:29; or
otherwise there would have been but three cities.
Joshua 19:8 8 and all the villages that were
all around these cities as far as Baalath Beer
Ramah of the South. This was
the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their
families.
YLT
8also all the villages which
[are] round about these cities
unto Baalath-Beer
Ramoth of the south. This
[is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon
for their families;
And all the villages that were round about these cities
.... Not only
the suburbs adjoining to those cities which are mentioned before
but the
several small distinct towns and villages
scattered up and down in the
country:
to Baalathbeer
Ramath of the south: this is the same with
Baal in 1 Chronicles 4:33;
and with Ramath of the south
or south Ramoth
as it is called 1 Samuel 30:27; all
these are the names of one and the same city:
this is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Simeon
according to their families; that is
the above named
cities fell to the lot of the inheritance of the Simeonites
and were divided
among them according to the number of their respective families; at least
these were the chief and principal of them; for all that they possessed are not
mentioned
particularly one called Tochen
1 Chronicles 4:32;
and another
the name of which is Etam there
unless that is thought to be the
same with Ether here in Joshua 19:7.
Josephus saysF6Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 22.
this tribe took by
lot that part of Idumea which lay near to Egypt and Arabia.
Joshua 19:9 9 The inheritance of the
children of Simeon was included in the share of the children of Judah
for the share of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the
children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of that
people.
YLT
9out of the portion of the
sons of Judah [is] the inheritance of the sons of Simeon
for the portion of
the sons of Judah hath been too much for them
and the sons of Simeon inherit
in the midst of their inheritance.
Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the
inheritance of the children of Simeon
.... Which is the reason
why no description is given of the border of their inheritance
because that is
before given in the account of the lot of Judah:
for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: they had more
cities than they could fill with people
and more land than they could
cultivate; they had an hundred fourteen cities with their villages:
therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the
inheritance of them; the one being a small tribe
and the other large
and for the
reasons given; See Gill on Joshua 19:1.
Joshua 19:10 10 The third lot came out for
the children of Zebulun according to their families
and the border of their
inheritance was as far as Sarid.
YLT
10And the third lot goeth up
for the sons of Zebulun
for their families; and the border of their
inheritance is unto Sarid
And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun
according to their families
.... Who
though younger
than Issachar
has his lot before him
agreeably to the order in which his
blessing is predicted
both by Jacob and Moses
Genesis 49:13;
and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid; or "by
Sarid"
as Masius
who takes this to be the southwest border of Zebulun
being near Carmel; in which he seems to be right.
Joshua 19:11 11 Their border went toward
the west and to Maralah
went to Dabbasheth
and extended along the brook that
is east of Jokneam.
YLT
11and their border hath gone
up towards the sea
and Maralah
and come against Dabbasheth
and come unto the
brook which [is] on the front of Jokneam
And their border went up toward the sea
.... Westward
towards the Mediterranean sea
which fulfilled the prophecies of Jacob and
Moses
that Zebulun should dwell by the sea
be an haven of ships
and take of
the abundance of the seas
as in the places before referred to; and so Josephus
says
the Zebulunites took the land unto the lake of Gennesaret
by or about
Carmel and the sea:
and Maralah; which Jerom callsF7De loc. Heb. fol. 90. K. the
ascent of Zebulun; for from hence it went up from the sea
and reached to
Dabbasheth; which Jerom calls Dasbath; the word signifies a hump that is on a
camel's back
Isaiah 30:6; so
called because when that is hurt by burdens it is cured with honeyF8T.
Bab. Sabbat
fol. 154. 2. ; it seems to denote some place or city at a point of
land or promontory
that stood out towards the sea
as that of Carmel; or some
city on the back of Carmel
resembling a camel's hump:
and reached to the river that is before Jokneam; of Jokneam;
see Gill on Joshua 12:22; and
this river was either the river Kishon
or Belus
sometimes called Pagida; from
whence sand was taken to make glass ofF11Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 19.
& l. 36. c. 26.
and was near Carmel
as Jokneam was.
Joshua 19:12 12 Then from Sarid it went
eastward toward the sunrise along the border of Chisloth Tabor
and went out
toward Daberath
bypassing Japhia.
YLT
12and turned back from Sarid
eastward
at the sun-rising
by the border of Chisloth-Tabor
and gone out unto
Daberath
and gone up to Japhia
And turned from Sarid eastward
.... This describes the
southern border
going on from west to east:
towards the sunrising
unto the border of Chislothtabor; this Jerom
places in the tribe of Issachar
it bordered on both tribes; and he saysF12De
loc. Heb. fol. 88. D. H.
that in his time there was a little village called
Chaselus
eight miles from Diocaesarea
at the foot of Mount Tabor in the
plains:
and then goeth out to Daberath; which also was a city in
the tribe of Issachar
given to the Levites
Joshua 21:28. JeromF13lbid.
fol. 90. I. speaks of a little village of the Jews by Mount Tabor
of the
country belonging to Diocaesarea
called Dabira; this place is still in being.
Mr. Maundrell saysF14Journey from Aleppo
&c. p. 115.
at the
bottom of Tabor westward stands Debarah
supposed by some to take its name from
Deborah
the famous judge and deliverer of Israel:
and goeth up to Japhia; this JeromF15De
loc. Heb. fol. 92. K. says is the town called Sycamine
as you go from Caesarea
to Ptolemais
above the sea
because of Mount Carmel
called Epha
thought by
some to be the Jebba of PlinyF16Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 19. . It seems
however
to be the Japha of JosephusF17De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 6.
sect. 31.
which he speaks of as being a strong fortified place both by nature
and art.
Joshua 19:13 13 And from there it passed
along on the east of Gath Hepher
toward Eth Kazin
and extended to Rimmon
which borders on Neah.
YLT
13and thence it hath passed over
eastward
to the east
to Gittah-Hepher
[to] Ittah-Kazin
and gone out [to]
Rimmon-Methoar to Neah;
And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher
.... Which was
the native place of Jonah the prophet
2 Kings 14:25; and
where Jerom saysF18Praefat. in Jonam. his grave was shown
and was a
small village in his time two miles from Sippore
then called Diocaesarea:
to Ittahkazin; of this place we have no account elsewhere
but it was not far from the former:
and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah; where the
eastern border ended. Some versions make Remmonmethoar distinct places; but
where either of them were exactly is not known: some
as the Targum
Jarchi
and Kimchi
render the word "Methoar which goes about"; that is
the
border went about from Remmon to Neah
which by Jerom is called Anna
and who
observesF19De loc. Heb. fol. 38. H.
that there is another village
called Anna
ten miles from Neapolis
as you go to Aelia; and by whom also
Methoar is reckoned a distinct place
and called Amathar.
Joshua 19:14 14 Then the border went
around it on the north side of Hannathon
and it ended in the Valley of
Jiphthah El.
YLT
14and the border hath gone
round about it
from the north to Hannathon; and its outgoings have been [in]
the valley of Jiphthah-El
And the border compasseth it from the north side to Hannathon
.... This is
the northern border of the tribe
which took a circuit from the last place to
this; of which and the following place we have no account; Jerom only makes
mention of them as in the tribe of Zebulun:
and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel; here the
northern border ended
which
Masius conjectures
was part of the valley of
Carmel.
Joshua 19:15 15 Included were Kattath
Nahallal
Shimron
Idalah
and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
YLT
15and Kattath
and Nahallal
and Shimron
and Idalah
and Beth-Lehem; twelve cities and their villages.
And Kattath
and Nahallal
.... Of the two first of
these we read nowhere else
but in Joshua 21:34
and Shimron was a royal city
the king of which Joshua took and hanged
Joshua 11:1
and Idalah is a place Bochart conjecturesF20Canaan
l. 1. c. 3.
col. 356. where the goddess Venus was worshipped
Idalia being one of her
names:
and Bethlehem is a different place from that which was the
birthplace of our Lord
called Bethlehem of Judah
to distinguish it from this:
twelve cities with their villages; more are named
but some
of them belonged to other tribes
and only lay on the borders of this; and
others might not be properly cities
but small towns.
Joshua 19:16 16 This was the
inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families
these
cities with their villages.
YLT
16This [is] the inheritance
of the sons of Zebulun
for their families
these cities and their villages.
This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun
according to
their families
.... Which was allotted to it and divided
according to the
number of its families:
these cities with their villages; before enumerated
excepting such as only bordered on them; though indeed there were other cities
which belonged to them
or might be after given them
not here mentioned
as
Kartah and Dimnah
Joshua 21:34.
Joshua 19:17 17 The fourth lot came out to
Issachar
for the children of Issachar according to their families.
YLT
17For Issachar hath the
fourth lot gone out
for the sons of Issachar
for their families;
And the fourth lot came out
to Issachar
.... The fourth of the seven drawn at Shiloh:
for the children of Issachar
according to their families: among whom
the inheritance that came to them by the lot was divided
according to the
number of them.
Joshua 19:18 18 And their territory went
to Jezreel
and included Chesulloth
Shunem
YLT
18and their border is [at]
Jezreel
and Chesulloth
and Shunem
And their border was towards Jezreel
.... Which was
a royal seat in the time of Ahab
1 Kings 21:1; and
according to Jerom was near to Maximianopolis; See Gill on Hosea 1:5; and the
same writerF21De loc. Heb. fol. 92. I. says in his day a large
village of this name was shown in the great plain between Scythopolis and
Legion (he means the plain of Jezreel)
and it was the border of Issachar:
and Chesulloth was different from the Chislothtabor
Joshua 19:12; that
as Masius observes
was to the north
this to the south of Mount Tabor:
and Shunem is a place well known for being the dwelling place of a certain
woman in the times of Elisha
whose son the prophet raised from the dead
2 Kings 4:8; Jerom
calls it Sonam
where was the Shunammite woman; but this city here seems to be
what he calls Salem
in the tribe of Issachar; and he adds
that there was
shown in his day a village by this name
five miles from Mount Tabor to the
southF23De loc. Heb. fol. 94. K. L. : according to BuntingF24Travels
p. 143.
it was forty eight miles from Jerusalem to the north
not far from
Nain.
Joshua 19:19 19 Haphraim
Shion
Anaharath
YLT
19and Haphraim
and Shihon
and Anaharath
And Hapharaim
.... The first of these is by JeromF25Ut
supra
(De loc. Heb.) fol. 88. I. called Aphraim
a city of the tribe of
Issachar; and adds
there is at this day a village called Affarea
six miles
from Legion to the north:
and Shion; of Seon or Soen
the same with Shion here
he saysF26lbid.
fol. 94. K.
there was a village of this name shown in his time near Mount
Tabor:
and Anaharath
of which we have no account elsewhere.
Joshua 19:20 20 Rabbith
Kishion
Abez
YLT
20and Rabbith
and Kishion
and Abez
And Rabbith
.... The first of these Jerom callsF1De loc. Heb. fol.
94. B. Rabboth in the tribe of Issachar:
and Kishion
as Masius notes
seems to given name to the river Kishon near
it; some take it to be the same with Kedesh
1 Chronicles 6:72
and Abez
of which no mention is made elsewhere.
Joshua 19:21 21 Remeth
En Gannim
En
Haddah
and Beth Pazzez.
YLT
21and Remeth
and En-Gannim
and En-Haddah
and Beth-Pazzez;
And Remeth
.... Remeth seems to be the same with Jarmuth
Joshua 21:29; and
with Ramoth
1 Chronicles 6:73
and Engannim seems to be the same with Anem in 1 Chronicles 6:73
there were several of this name
which seem to have been places full of
gardens
and well watered; for the word signifies a fountain of gardens.
Engannim is now called Jenine
distant from Tabor twenty two miles
a place of
gardens
of water
and of pleasure
as a travellerF2Biddulph apud
Lightfoot. Talmud. Exercitat. in John iv. 1. of ours tells us; who also
declaresF3lb. apud Fuller's Pisgah Sight
p. 161.
that
in his
whole journey from Damascus to Jerusalem
he saw not more fruitful ground
and
so much together
than he did in twenty two miles of riding between Mount Tabor
and Engannim. This seems to be the same place Mr. MaundrellF4Journey
from Aleppo
&c. p. 111. calls Jeneen
a large old town on the outskirts of
Esdraelon. Dr. LightfootF5Chorograph. notes in Luke
p. 370. is
inclined to believe
that Nain
where the widow's son was raised to life
Luke 7:11
is the
same with Engannim
for which he gives various reasons:
and Enhaddah; Jerom says
in his timeF6Ut
supra. (De. loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.) there was a village called Enadda
ten miles
from Eleutheropolis
as you go from thence to Aelia; but seems not to be the
same with Enhaddah here:
and Bethpazzez; of Bethpazzez no mention is made elsewhere.
"Beth" signifies a "house"
and "Pazzez" in the
Arabic tongue signifies "silver"; so this with the old Canaanites
might be a treasure city
like those in Egypt
Exodus 1:11. But
where a word begins with "Beth"
as the name of a place
I always
suspect there was an idol temple there; now as the word in Hebrew signifies the
same as "Peor"
opening
here might be a temple to that deity
or to
one that was similar to the god of the Moabites
and design a Priapus
among
the Canaanites like that; or as the word in the Syriac and Chaldee languages
signifies to redeem
deliver
and save
this temple might be dedicated to some
idol as their deliverer and saviour.
Joshua 19:22 22 And the border reached to
Tabor
Shahazimah
and Beth Shemesh; their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen
cities with their villages.
YLT
22and the border hath touched
against Tabor
and Shahazimah
and Beth-Shemesh
and the outgoings of their
border have been [at] the Jordan; sixteen cities and their villages.
And the coast reacheth to Tabor
.... Tabor was the name
of a mountain in those parts; it is generally supposed to be the mountain on
which our Lord was transfigured
though it is not sufficiently evident; See
Gill on Jeremiah 46:18.
There was a city of this name near it
1 Chronicles 6:77
and which is meant here
and which either gave unto or received name from the
mount. The Greeks call it Itabyrium
and it is described by PolybiusF7Hist.
l. 5. p. 413. as situated on a hill rising in the form of a pap or breast
and
has an ascent of more than fifteen furlongs
and he calls it a city:
and Shahazimah is not mentioned any where else:
and Bethshemesh; there seem to have been several cities
at
least more than one
of the name of Bethshemesh; one in the tribe of Judah
Joshua 21:16; and
another in the tribe of Naphtali
Joshua 19:38; which
perhaps may be the same with this
it lying on the borders of both tribes. In
this
and so in others of the same name
was a temple dedicated to the sun by
the Heathens
as there was one of the same name in Egypt for the same reason
Jeremiah 43:13
and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan; here it
ended: so Josephus says
that the border of this tribe in the length of it were
Mount Carmel (at one end)
and the river (i.e. Jordan
at the other); and at
the breadth of it the mountain Itabyrium
or Mount Tabor: it had Jordan on the
east
the sea on the west
Zebulun on the north
and Manasseh on the south:
sixteen cities with their villages; which was the sum total
of them.
Joshua 19:23 23 This was the
inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their
families
the cities and their villages.
YLT
23This [is] the inheritance
of the tribe of the sons of Issachar
for their families
the cities and their
villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Issachar
.... Which fell to them by lot
as before described:
according to their families; was divided among them
according to the number of them:
the cities and their villages; the cities before
enumerated
and the villages adjacent to them.
Joshua 19:24 24 The fifth lot came out for
the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
YLT
24And the fifth lot goeth out
for the tribe of the sons of Asher
for their families;
And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher
.... Which
entitled them to an inheritance next described:
according to their families; which was sufficient for
them
and divided to them according to their number.
Joshua 19:25 25 And their territory
included Helkath
Hali
Beten
Achshaph
YLT
25and their border is
Helkath
and Hali
and Beten
and Achshaph
And their border was Helkath
.... Helkath seems to be
the same with Hukok
1 Chronicles 6:75;
and according to Masius it lay ten or twelve miles above Ptolemais:
and Hali
of which we read nowhere else.
and Beten is by JeromF8De loc. Heb. fol. 89. H. called Bathne
and was in his time a village by the name of Bethebem
eight miles from
Ptolemais to the east. RelandF9Palestin. Illustrat. tom. 2. p. 617.
seems to think it might be the Ecbatana of PlinyF11Nat. Hist. l. 5.
c. 19.
which he speaks of as near Mount Carmel
and not far from Ptolemais:
and Achshaph was a royal city
whose king was taken by
Joshua; see Gill on Joshua 11:1.
Joshua 19:26 26 Alammelech
Amad
and
Mishal; it reached to Mount Carmel westward
along the Brook Shihor
Libnath.
YLT
26and Alammelech
and Amad
and Misheal; and it toucheth against Carmel westward
and against
Shihor-Libnath;
And Alammelech
and Amad
.... Of the two first of
these there is no mention elsewhere:
and Misheal is the same with Mashal
1 Chronicles 6:74;
and is by JeromF12De loc. Heb. fol. 93. E. called Masan
and said to
be near Carmel to the sea:
and reacheth to Carmel westward; or
"to the
sea"
as Carmel is called "Carmel by the sea"; see Gill on Jeremiah 46:18
it
is hereby distinguished from Carmel in the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:55;
(PlinyF13Ut supra. (Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 19.) calls it a promontory):
and to Shihorlibnath; the Vulgate Latin and
Septuagint versions make two places of it: but the sum of the cities after
given will not admit of it: more rightly Junius renders it Sihor by Libhath
and takes Sihor to be the river Belus
or Pagidus; so called either because of
its likeness to the Nile
one of whose names is Sihor
Jeremiah 2:18; or
because its waters might be black and muddy; it was the river out of which sand
was fetched to make glass of: and Libnath
which has its name from whiteness
the same writer thinks may be the Album Promontorium
or white promontory of
PlinyF14Ibid.
which he places near Ptolemais
between Ecdippa and
Tyre
and is very probable.
Joshua 19:27 27 It 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
YLT
27and hath turned back
at
the sun-rising
[to] Beth-Dagon
and come against Zebulun
and against the
valley of Jiphthah-El toward the north of Beth-Emek
and Neiel
and hath gone
out unto Cabul on the left
And turneth towards the sunrising
.... Or eastward:
to Bethdagon; there was a city of this name in the tribe
of Judah; see Gill on Joshua 15:41.
Dagon
being a god of the Phoenicians
had temples built for him in various
places in Canaan:
and reacheth to Zebulun; not the tribe of
Zebulun
but a city so called
the same JosephusF15De Bello Jud. l.
2. c. 18. sect. 9. calls a strong city of Galilee
which had the name of Men
perhaps from the populousness of it
and separated Ptolemais from Judea:
and to the valley of Jiphthahel; see Joshua 19:14
toward the north side of Bethemek; of Bethemek no mention
is made elsewhere: perhaps here was an idol temple before dedicated to the god
of the valleys; see 1 Kings 20:28
and Neiel; which the Greek version calls Inael
of which Jerom saysF16De
loc. Heb. fol. 88. I.
it is a certain village called Betoaenea
fifteen miles
from Caesarea
situated on a mountain to the east
on which are said to be
wholesome baths:
and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand; not the land
of Cabul
1 Kings 9:13; but a
city
which JosephusF17Vita ejus
sect. 43. calls a village on the
borders of Ptolemais. The JewsF18Echa Rabbati
fol. 75. 4. speak of
a city of this name
destroyed because of contentions in it.
Joshua 19:28 28 including Ebron
[a] Rehob
Hammon
and Kanah
as far as Greater Sidon.
YLT
28and Hebron
and Rehob
and
Hammon
and Kanah
unto great Zidon;
And Hebron
.... Hebron seems to be the same with Abdon
Joshua 21:30; ר and ד being changed
of which
there are other instances; and hereby this is distinguished from another Hebron
in the tribe of Judah
more commonly known
Joshua 15:54
and Rehob; in the time of JeromF19De loc. Heb. fol. 94. A.
there was a village called Rooba
four miles from Scythopolis
and which he
says was a city separated to the Levites
as this was
or one of the same name
in this tribe; for there was another
Joshua 19:30; see Joshua 21:31; but
whether either of them is the same with this is not certain:
and Hammon; of this city we read nowhere else:
and Kanah; this Kanah is generally thought to be the same where Christ
wrought his first miracle
John 2:1. Jerom
expressly saysF21Ibid. fol. 90. B.
there was a Cana in the tribe
of Asher
where our Lord and Saviour turned water into wine
John 2:1
and from
whence was Nathanael
John 21:2; and it
is at this day
adds he
a town in Galilee of the Gentiles. PhocasF23Apud
Reland. Palestin. Illustrat. tom. 2. p. 680. places Cana between Sippori and
Nazareth
which is now shown six Roman miles from Sippori to the west
a little
inclining to the north; and there is also in the same tract Cephar Cana
four
miles from Nazareth to the north
inclining to the east; and it is disputed
which of these two is Cana of Galilee the New Testament: with this account
agrees pretty much what our countryman Mr. MaundrellF24Journey from
Aleppo
&c. p. 117. gives of his travels in those parts:"taking leave
of Nazareth
(he says
) and going at first northward
we crossed the hills that
encompassed the vale of Nazareth at that side; after which we turned to the
westward
and passed in view of Cana of Galilee
the place signalized with the
beginning of Christ's miracles
John 2:11; in an
hour and a half more we came to Sepharia;'
or
Sippori:
even unto great
Zidon; of great Zidon
and why so called; see Gill on Joshua 11:8.
Joshua 19:29 29 And the border turned to
Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah
and
ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.
YLT
29and the border hath turned
back to Ramah
and unto the fenced city Tyre; and the border hath turned back
to Hosah
and its outgoings are at the sea
from the coast to Achzib
And then the coast turneth to Ramah
.... Which was
a city in the tribe of Naphtali
Joshua 19:36; and
on the borders of Asher; though JeromF25De loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.
distinguishes them
and speaks of a Ramah in Asher
and another in Naphtali
as
different cities of the same name; as there were several of this name
so
called from their being built on an eminence. Masius conjectures it is the same
with Sarepta
Luke 4:26; famous
for its wine; and Bacchus
as the poet says
loves the hills:
and to the strong city Tyre; it is thought this is
not to be understood of the famous city
so much spoken of in other parts of
Scripture
and in profane history; since
as it is observed
that is not
mentioned in Scripture until the times of David; and though Homer makes
frequent mention of Sidon
yet never of Tyre. The words signify the strong
fortress of a rock
or a fortress on a high rock; so Kimchi and Ben Melech; and
it might be a fortified city
which being built on a rock
might have the name
of Zor or Tyre
and not be the famous city of that name. JeromF26De
loc. Heb. fol. 94. B. renders it the fortified city of the Assyrians:
and the coast turneth to Hosah; of which we nowhere else
read:
and the outgoings thereof are at the sea; the
Mediterranean sea; where the coast ended this way:
from the coast to Achzib; this JeromF1Ibid.
fol. 88. I. says is Ecdippa
nine miles from Ptolemais
as you go to Tyre; and
this is confirmed by a learned traveller of our own nationF2Maundrell's
Journey from Aleppo
&c. p. 53. ; it is now called Zib; See Gill on Micah 1:14.
Joshua 19:30 30 Also Ummah
Aphek
and
Rehob were included: twenty-two cities with their villages.
YLT
30and Ummah
and Aphek
and
Rehob; twenty and two cities and their villages.
Ummah also
.... Ummah is not mentioned any where else:
and Aphek; of which; see Gill on Joshua 12:18
and Rehob; of which; see Gill on Joshua 19:28
twenty and two cities with their villages: there are
more set down in the account
but some of them did not belong to the tribe
only were on the border of it.
Joshua 19:31 31 This was the
inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families
these cities with their villages.
YLT
31This [is] the inheritance
of the tribe of the sons of Asher
for their families
these cities and their
villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Asher
.... As before described
a goodly heritage; it was
according to
the prediction of Jacob and Moses
Genesis 49:20; a
very fruitful country. JosephusF3Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 22. says
the country from Carmel called the valley
because it was such
even all over
against Sidon
fell to the Asherites
Asher had Mount Libanus on the north
Naphtali on the east
Zebulun on the south and southeast
the sea on the west:
according to their families; the number of them
so
their lot was divided to them:
these cities with their villages; before named.
Joshua 19:32 32 The sixth lot came out to
the children of Naphtali
for the children of Naphtali according to their
families.
YLT
32For the sons of Naphtali
hath the sixth lot gone out
for the sons of Naphtali
for their families;
The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali
.... The tribe
of Naphtali
and directed what should be the inheritance of this tribe:
even for the
children of Naphtali
according to their families; which was to
be divided among them
according to the number of their
families.
Joshua 19:33 33 And their border began at
Heleph
enclosing the territory from the terebinth tree in Zaanannim
Adami
Nekeb
and Jabneel
as far as Lakkum; it ended at the Jordan.
YLT
33and their border is from
Heleph
from Allon in Zaanannim
and Adami
Nekeb
and Jabneel
unto Lakkum
and its outgoings are [at] the Jordan;
And their coast was from Heleph
.... That is
their
northern coast
reaching from west to east
as appears by the ending of it at
Jordan; the Alexandrian copy of the Greek version calls it Mlepeh
the Targum
Meheleph
and Jerom
Mealeb
which he calls the border of Naphtali; which
though to the north
cannot be expressly said what and where it was:
from Allon to Zaanannim; or rather from the oak
or from the plain in ZaanannimF4"Ab querceto in
Tzahanannimis"
Junius & Tremellius; so Piscator. ; for it seems to be
the same with the plain of Zanaaim
Judges 4:11.
and Adami
Nekeb; some make these to be but one city
and the
latter only an epithet of the former; but the TalmudistsF5T. Hieros.
Megillah
fol. 70. 1. make them two
as we do
and call the first Damin
and
the latter Ziadetha; but what and where either of them were exactly is not
known; for Adami cannot be the same with Adam
Joshua 3:16; as
some think; for that was in Peraea
on the other side Jordan; See Gill on Joshua 3:16
and Jabneel; Jabneel is different from that which was on the borders of
Judah
Joshua 15:11; and
is called by the JewsF6T. Hieros. Megillah
fol. 70. 1. since
Cepherjamah:
unto Lakum; of which we nowhere else read:
and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan; here the
coast ended this way.
Joshua 19:34 34 From Heleph the border
extended westward to Aznoth Tabor
and went out from there toward Hukkok; it
adjoined Zebulun on the south side and Asher on the west side
and ended at
Judah by the Jordan toward the sunrise.
YLT
34and the border hath turned
back westward [to] Aznoth-Tabor
and gone out thence to Hukkok
and touched
against Zebulun on the south
and against Asher it hath touched on the west
and against Judah [at] the Jordan
at the sun-rising;
And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor
.... This was
the southern border
reaching from east to west; it began at Aznothtabor
which
JeromF7De loc. Heb. fol. 88. I. says was a village in his time belonging
to the country of Diocaesarea
in the plains; there is another place called
Chislothtabor
on the borders of Zebulun
Joshua 19:12
and goeth out from thence to Hukkok: there the southern
border ended
which was in the border of Asher
and is the same with Helkath
Joshua 19:25; with
which compare 1 Chronicles 6:75
and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side
and reacheth to Asher
on the west side and to Judah upon Jordan towards the sunrising; so that as it
was bounded by Lebanon
on the north
near to which some of the cities were
mentioned in Joshua 19:33
it
had Zebulun on the south
Asher on the west
and Jordan to the east; for by
Judah is not meant the tribe of Judah
from which Naphtali was at a great
distance
but a city so called
as FullerF8Pisgah-Sight
B. 2. c. 4.
p. 104. seems rightly to conjecture.
Joshua 19:35 35 And the fortified cities are
Ziddim
Zer
Hammath
Rakkath
Chinnereth
YLT
35and the cities of defence
[are] Ziddim
Zer
and Hammath
Rakkath
and Chinnereth
And the fenced cities are Ziddim
.... The later
name of Ziddim
according to the TalmudF9Ut supra. (T. Hieros.
Megillah
fol. 70. 1.)
was Cepharchitiya
or the village of wheat
perhaps
from the large quantity or goodness of wheat there:
Zer is called by JeromF11De loc. Heb. fol. 95. A. Sor
and
interpreted Tyre
the metropolis of Phoenicia
very wrongly
and
in the tribe
of Naphtali:
and Hammath probably was built by the youngest son of Canaan
Genesis 10:18; or
had its name in memory of him; it lay to the north of the land of Israel; see Numbers 34:8
Rakkath
and Chinnereth; Rakkath according to the
Jewish writersF12T. Hieros. ut supra. (Megillah
fol. 70. 1.) is the
same with Tiberias
as Chinnereth with Gennesaret
from whence the lake or sea
of Tiberias
and the country and lake of Gennesaret
had their names
often
mentioned in the New Testament. Gennesaret was a most delicious and fruitful
spot
and fulfilled the prophecy of Moses
Deuteronomy 33:23;
concerning Naphtali.
Joshua 19:36 36 Adamah
Ramah
Hazor
YLT
36and Adamah
and Ramah
and
Hazor
And Adamah
.... Adamah is different from Adami
Joshua 19:33; and
may seem to confirm the notion of some
that Nekeb there is an epithet of it
and so distinguishes it from Adamah here:
and Ramah; of Ramah
as there were several places of this name; see Gill on
Joshua 19:29
and Hazor was a royal city
of which; see Gill on Joshua 11:1.
Joshua 19:37 37 Kedesh
Edrei
En Hazor
YLT
37and Kedesh
and Edrei
and
En-Hazor
And Kedesh
.... This is Kedesh in Galilee
in Mount Naphtali
to distinguish
it from others of the same name; it was one of the cities of refuge
Joshua 20:7. Jerom
saysF13Ut supra
(De loc. Heb.) fol. 90. B. in his day it was called
Cidissus
and was twenty miles from Tyre by Paneas; See Gill on Joshua 12:22.
and Edrei is a different place from one of that name in the kingdom of Og
Numbers 21:33
and Enhazor
of which we read nowhere else.
Joshua 19:38 38 Iron
Migdal El
Horem
Beth Anath
and Beth Shemesh: nineteen cities with their villages.
YLT
38and Iron
and Migdal-El
Horem
and Beth-Anath
and Beth-Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages.
And Iron
.... Of Iron no mention is made elsewhere:
and Migdalel
which Jerom calls Magdiel
he saysF13De
loc. Heb. fol. 93. L. was shown a small village
five miles from Dara
as you
go to Ptolemais:
and Horem is not mentioned anywhere elsewhere;
and Bethanath; Jerom also relatesF14Ibid. fol.
89. H.
that Bathana
in the tribe of Naphtali
was a village that went by the
name of Betbanes
fifteen miles from Caesarea:
and Bethshemesh was another city
in which was a temple
dedicated to the sun
when inhabited by the Canaanites; see Joshua 19:22; and
so in Bethanath there might be a temple dedicated to some deity
though now
uncertain what:
nineteen cities with their villages; there are more
mentioned
but some of them might be only boundaries
and so belonged to
another tribe.
Joshua 19:39 39 This was the
inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their
families
the cities and their villages.
YLT
39This [is] the inheritance
of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali
for their families
the cities and their
villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali
.... Which
JosephusF15Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 22. thus describes;"the
country to the east
as far as Damascus the city
and upper Galilee
the
Naphtalites took
unto Mount Lebanon
and the fountains of Jordan
which flow
out of the mount
reaching the northern border of the city Arce:"
according to their families; which was divided among
them
according to the number of their families:
the cities and their villages; before enumerated.
Joshua 19:40 40 The seventh lot came out
for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
YLT
40For the tribe of the sons
of Dan
for their families
hath the seventh lot gone out;
And the seventh lot came out
for the tribe of the children of Dan
.... Which was the last
lot drawn
and which appointed an inheritance to this tribe:
according to their families; the number of them.
Joshua 19:41 41 And the territory of their
inheritance was Zorah
Eshtaol
Ir Shemesh
YLT
41and the border of their
inheritance is Zorah
and Eshtaol
and Ir-Shemesh
And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah
and Eshtaol
.... The tribe
of Dan is not described by places the boundaries of it
as other tribes
but by
its cities
which were chiefly
at least several of them
taken out of the
tribe of Judah
as the two first of these most manifestly were; See Gill on Joshua 15:33
and Irshemesh signifies the city of the sun
as the Targum
interprets it
and was so called very probably from a temple in it
dedicated
to the idolatrous worship of the sun
but a different place from Bethshemesh in
other tribes; though those of that name
as this
had it for the like reason;
and so Heliopolis
in Egypt
which signifies the same
where was a temple of
the same kind; as there was another city of this name
between the mountains of
Libanus and Antilibanus
now called BalbecF16See Maundrell's Journey
from Aleppo
&c. p. 120
138.
where the ruins of the temple are yet to be
seen: but this was a different place
the Septuagint version calls it Sammaus
and it was
according to JeromF17Comment. in Ezek. xlviii. fol. 263.
A.
the same with Emmaus
afterwards called Nicopolis; which
if the same
Emmaus with that in Luke 24:13; though
some doubt it
was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem
or seven miles and a half.
Joshua 19:42 42 Shaalabbin
Aijalon
Jethlah
YLT
42and Shalabbin
and Aijalon
and Jethlah
And Shaalabbin
.... The first of these is the same with
Shaalbim
Judges 1:35; and
which JeromF18De loc. Heb. fol. 94. K. calls Selab
in the tribe of
Dan; and which he says was in his day shown a large village on the borders of
Sebaste
by the name of Selaba.
and Ajalon is famous for the standing still of the moon in its valley while
Joshua pursued his enemies; see Gill on Joshua 10:12
and Jethlah
of which we read nowhere else.
Joshua 19:43 43 Elon
Timnah
Ekron
YLT
43and Elon
and Thimnathah
and Ekron
And Elon
.... Of Elon no mention is made elsewhere:
and Thimnathah is a different place from Timnah in the
tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:10. JeromF19De
loc. Heb. fol. 88. E. speaks of the Thamnitic country
so called from the
village Thamna
which seems to be this:
and Ekron was one of the five principalities of the Philistines
and never
possessed by the Israelites; it first fell by lot to the tribe of Judah
and
afterwards given to the tribe of Dan
Joshua 15:45.
Joshua 19:44 44 Eltekeh
Gibbethon
Baalath
YLT
44and Eltekeh
and Gibbethon
and Baalath
And Eltekeh
.... Eltekeh was a city given to the Levites
Joshua 21:23; and
supposed by some to be the same with Eltekon in the tribe of Judah given to the
Danites
Joshua 15:59
and Gibbethon was in the hands of the Philistines in the
reign of Asa
1 Kings 15:21; and
in the same place JeromF20De loc. Heb. fol. 92. C. calls Gabatha a
city of the strangers
or Philistines; and which lie places near Bethlehem in
the tribe of Judah:
and Baalath is not the same with Baalah
Joshua 15:29; but
the Baalath rebuilt by Solomon
1 Kings 9:18;
called by JosephusF21Antiqu. l. 8. c. 6. sect. 1. Baleth
and spoken
of by him as near to Gazara in the land of the Philistines; of these two last
cities
the TalmudistsF23T. Hieros. Sanhedrin
fol. 18. 3. say that
their houses belonged to Judah
and their fields to Dan.
Joshua 19:45 45 Jehud
Bene Berak
Gath
Rimmon
YLT
45and Jehud
and Bene-Barak
and Gath-Rimmon
And Jehud
.... Of Jehud no mention is made elsewhere:
and Beneberak signifies sons of lightning; see Mark 3:17. JeromF24De
loc. Heb. fol. 89. H. speaks of tills as the name of two places
Bane in the
tribe of Dan
and Barach in the same tribe
and which was in his day near
Azotus. This place was famous in later times among the Jews for being a place
where one of their noted Rabbins
R. Akiba
abode and taught for some timeF25T.
Bab. Sanhedrin
fol. 32. 2. :
and Gathrimmon was in Jerom'sF26De loc. Heb.
fol. 92. C. time a very large village
twelve miles from Diospolis
or Lydda
as you go from Eleutheropolis to it; it was a city given to the Levites
Joshua 21:24.
Joshua 19:46 46 Me Jarkon
and Rakkon
with the region near Joppa.
YLT
46and Me-Jarkon
and Rakkon
with the border over-against Japho.
And Mejarkon
and Rakkon
.... Of the two first of
these we read no where else.
with the border before Japho; Japho is the same with
Joppa
now called at this day Jaffa
a port in the Mediterranean sea
famous
for being the place where Jonah took shipping; see Gill on Jonah 1:3; and
where the Apostle Peter resided some time; see Gill on Acts 9:36; and See
Gill on Acts 9:38. It is
not certain whether Joppa itself was in the tribe of Dan
or only on the
borders of it; the coast of Dan reached "over against" it
as it may
be rendered
and included the villages and little cities that were near it; for
such there were
as JosephusF2De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 8. sect. 4.
testifies.
Joshua 19:47 47 And the border of the
children of Dan went beyond these
because the children of Dan went up to fight
against Leshem and took it; and they struck it with the edge of the sword
took
possession of it
and dwelt in it. They called Leshem
Dan
after the name of
Dan their father.
YLT
47And the border of the sons
of Dan goeth out from them
and the sons of Dan go up and fight with Leshem
and capture it
and smite it by the mouth of the sword
and possess it
and
dwell in it
and call Leshem
Dan
according to the name of Dan their father.
And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little
for them
.... Being a very numerous tribe
the cities allotted them were
not sufficient for them; or rather
leaving out the supplement "too little"
the words will run
it "went out from them"; they lost part of it
being driven out of the valley into the mountain by the Amorites
Judges 1:34; which
obliged them to seek out elsewhere for habitations:
therefore the children of Dan went out to fight against Leshem; called Laish
Judges 18:1
where
the whole story is related of their lighting against this place and taking it;
which
though some time after the death of Joshua
is here recorded to give at
once an account of the inheritance of Dan; and which is no argument against
Joshua's being the writer of this book
as is urged; since it might be inserted
by another hand
Ezra
or some other inspired man
for the reason before given:
and took and smote it with the edge of the sword
and possessed it
and dwelt therein; being a Canaanitish city
they put all in
it to the sword
as the Lord had commanded
and took possession of it for an
habitation:
and called Leshem Dan
after the name of Dan their father; this is the
place which is always meant
where the phrase is used "from Dan to
Beersheba"
Judges 20:1
this
being at the utmost northern border of the land of Canaan
as Beersheba was at
the further part of the southern coast of it. It was
according to JeromF3De
loc. Heb. fol. 93. A.
situated near Paneas
out of which the river Jordan
flowed; and Kimchi on the text observes
their RabbinsF4T. Bab.
Megillah
fol. 6. 1. & Bava Bathra
fol. 74. 2. say
that Leshem is Pamias
(i.e. Paneas)
and that Jordan flows from the cave of Pamias
and had its name שיודד מדן because it descended
from Dan; and so JosephusF5Antiqu. l. 15. c. 10. sect. 3. De Bello
Jud. l. 1. c. 21. sect. 3. & l. 3. c. 9. sect. 7. says
that Panium is a
cave under a mountain
from whence rise the springs of Jordan
and is the
fountain of it; and Pliny also saysF6Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 15.
the
river Jordan rises out of the fountain Paneas. This city was enlarged and
beautified by Philip Herod
and he called it by the name of Caesarea Philippi
both in honour of Tiberius CaesarF7Joseph. Antiqu. l. 18. c. 2.
sect. 1. and after his own name
by which name it goes in Matthew 16:13; and
is called in the Jerusalem Targum on Genesis 14:14
Dan
of Caesarea.
Joshua 19:48 48 This is the
inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families
these cities with their villages.
YLT
48This [is] the inheritance
of the tribe of the sons of Dan
for their families
these cities and their
villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan
.... Before
described by its cities
which were in it. This tribe was bounded by Ephraim on
the north
by Judah on the east
by Simeon on the south
and by the
Mediterranean sea on the west. JosephusF8Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect.
22. says
the Danites enjoyed the vale which lies to the setting sun
bounded
by Azotus and Doris
and all Jamnia and Getta
from Accaron (or Ekron) to the
mountain from whence the tribe of Judah begins:
according to their families; which inheritance was
distributed according to the number of their families:
their cities with their villages; before named.
Joshua 19:49 49 When they had made an end
of dividing the land as an inheritance according to their borders
the children
of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun.
YLT
49And they finish to give the
land in inheritance
by its borders
and the sons of Israel give an inheritance
to Joshua son of Nun in their midst;
And when they made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by
their coasts
.... That is
Eleazar
Joshua
and the ten men appointed for
this
purpose; when all the lots were drawn
and the several inheritances which
came up to them were divided among the families of the respective tribes
this
work being finished:
the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of
Nun among them; most interpreters observe the modesty of Joshua
that though the
oldest and the greatest man in the nation
the chief governor
yet had his
inheritance last of all; nor did he take any part to himself
it was given to
him by the people
who had the whole land divided among them; in which he was a
type of Christ; see 2 Corinthians 8:9 Philemon 2:6.
Joshua 19:50 50 According to the word of
the Lord
they gave him the city which he asked for
Timnath Serah in the mountains of
Ephraim; and he built the city and dwelt in it.
YLT
50by the command of Jehovah
they have given to him the city which he asked
Timnath-Serah
in the
hill-country of Ephraim
and he buildeth the city and dwelleth in it.
According to the word of the Lord
.... Or mouth of the
Lord; either according to the oracle of Urim and Thummim
which Eleazar consulted
on this occasion; or according to what the Lord had said to Moses
at the same
time that Hebron was ordered to Caleb
Joshua 14:6; and
they gave him the city which he asked
even Timnathserah in
Mount Ephraim; he chose a place in his own tribe
for he was of the tribe of
Ephraim; and it seems that what he chose was none of the best of places; for
Paula
as JeromF9Epitaph. Paulae
fol. 59. L. relates
when she
travelled into those parts
wondered that the distributor of the possessions of
the children of Israel should choose such a rough and mountainous place for
himself; of its situation
see Joshua 24:30
and he built the city
and dwelt therein; he rebuilt
it
and fitted it for his own habitation
and for those that belonged to him.
(Timnathserah means "an abundant portion" or "a place in the
sun". Joshua great reward was in seeing the promises of God fulfilled
before his very eyes Joshua 21:45 and
the children of Israel serving the Lord's during his lifetime Joshua 24:31.
Joshua may have received but a small inheritance in the promised land but this
was just an earnest of his future glorious inheritance in eternity. The saints
of God have the best portion saved for the last John 2:10 whereas
the worldling has his best portion now; his worst is yet to come. Editor.)
Joshua 19:51 51 These were the
inheritances which Eleazar the priest
Joshua the son of Nun
and the heads of
the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided as an inheritance
by lot in Shiloh before the Lord
at the door of the
tabernacle of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the country.
YLT
51These [are] the
inheritances which Eleazar the priest
and Joshua son of Nun
and the heads of
the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel
have caused to inherit by lot
in Shiloh
before Jehovah
at the opening of the tent of meeting; and they
finish to apportion the land.
These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest
and
Joshua the son of Nun
.... The one the high priest
and the other the chief governor of
the nation:
and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of
Israel; the princes appointed for this service
whose names are given Numbers 34:18; the
inheritances before described in the preceding chapters by their boundaries and
cities
these the said persons
divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh; and so has
particular reference to the seven lots drawn there for seven of the tribes
by
which their inheritances were assigned to them: and this was done
before the Lord
at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; see Joshua 18:1
so they made an end of dividing the country; though it was
not as yet wholly subdued.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
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