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Joshua 15:11

in Joshua 15

Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

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.

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This verse in Joshua 15

Commentary

3 notes on this verse
Jabneel - The modern “Yebna”, about three miles from the coast and twelve miles south of Joppa. It is called Jabneh in 2Ch 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 Macc. 4:15; 2 Macc. 12:8), and by Josephus under the name of Jamnia.

This site's exposition

This then was the lot of the tribe

on Joshua 15:1-12

Judah is given first and given most, before the tabernacle tribe and before Joseph, which matches the sceptre of Genesis 49:10 rather than birth order. The word lot is meant literally: Numbers 26:55 and Joshua 14:2 both say the land was divided by lot, so the borders traced here were settled by a method nobody could steer. The frame runs from the salt sea in verse 2 to the great sea in verse 12, so the chapter opens by drawing a line around the whole of it before naming anything inside.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward,....

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

The boundary went out — Referring to the end of the boundary.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Joshua 15:11:1, via Sefaria, The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
The boundary turned from Baaloh westward. Now he reverts to his previous description [of the cities] from the east to the west.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Joshua 15:10:1, via Sefaria, The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְיָצָ֨אand it goes out

    veyatza'H3318 →1067 times

  • הַגְּב֜וּלthe border

    hagevulH1366 →240 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • כֶּ֣תֶף[the] slope of

    ketefH3802 →67 times

  • עֶקְרוֹן֮Ekron

    ʾekronH6138 →22 times

  • צָפוֹנָה֒north -ward

    tzafonahH6828 →153 times

  • וְתָאַ֤רand it turns

    vetaarH8388 →8 times

  • הַגְּבוּל֙the border

    hagevulH1366 →240 times

  • שִׁכְּר֔וֹנָהShikkeron towards

    shikeronahH7942 →

  • וְעָבַ֥רand it passes on

    veavarH5674 →556 times

  • הַר־[the] mountain of

    har-H2022 →546 times

  • הַֽבַּעֲלָ֖ה<the> Baalah

    habaalahH1173 →6 times

  • וְיָצָ֣אand it goes out

    veyatza'H3318 →1067 times

  • יַבְנְאֵ֑לJabneel

    yavneelH2995 →

  • וְהָי֛וּand they are

    vehayuH1961 →3559 times

  • תֹּצְא֥וֹת[the] extremities of

    totzeotH8444 →23 times

  • הַגְּב֖וּלthe territory

    hagevulH1366 →240 times

  • יָֽמָּה׃west -ward

    yamahH3220 →396 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Samuel 17:52Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.3 works2 Kings 1:16And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”2 works2 Kings 1:6They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”2 worksJoshua 15:45Ekron, with its towns and villages;2 worksJoshua 19:43–44Elon, Timnah, Ekron,2 works2 Kings 1:2–3Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”2 works1 Samuel 7:14The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Kings 1:16

    And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to…

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 1:2–4

      Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Kings 14:6–13

      So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news.

    • 1 Kings 21:18–24

      “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, of which he has gone to take possession.

    • Exodus 4:22–23

      Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,

    • 2 Kings 5:21

      So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

  • Through

    Joshua 15:45

    Ekron, with its towns and villages;

    it leads to

    • Joshua 13:3

      All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of…

  • Through

    2 Kings 1:6

    They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 16:4

      Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.

    • Isaiah 41:22–23

      “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.

Where this verse is studied

About Joshua

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Joshua: the study guide →Read Joshua 15 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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