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Joshua 18:16

in Joshua 18

Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and the border went down to the uttermost part of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the vale of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En-rogel;

KJV

And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En–rogel,

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This verse in Joshua 18

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
And the border came down,.... In the description of the border of Judah, hereabout, it is said to go up, Jos 15:5; because there, as Jarchi observes, the measure was from east to west, but here from west to east: to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom; this south border of Benjamin is the same with the north border of Judah; and the same places are mentioned in the description of the one as of the other, see Jos 15:

This site's exposition

the lot of the tribe

on Joshua 18:11-20

Benjamin draws the first of the seven lots and gets a strip between Judah on the south and Joseph on the north, which sets Rachel's two sons beside each other and answers Deuteronomy 33:12, where the beloved of the Lord dwells between his shoulders. The southern line here is the northern line of Judah from 15:5-9 traced in the opposite direction, with the same landmarks in reverse order: the stone of Bohan, the going up to Adummim, En-rogel and the valley of the son of Hinnom. Barnes holds that the text of this chapter and the next is in disorder and that many of the places named can no longer be located, which is worth stating rather than passing over. The portion is the smallest of the seven, and it holds the Jordan fords, Jericho, and the ground Jerusalem stands on.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

proposed

Before the valley - That is, in the prospect of that valley. In the valley on the north - Which extends unto this other valley on the north-side of it. Of Jebusi - To that part where the Jebusites lived, which was in and near Jerusalem.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

To the side of Jebusi - The mountain of Zion, that was near Jerusalem; for Jebusi, or Jebus, was the ancient name of this city.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

And the southern side— Referring to the southern border of Binyomin which is identical with the northern border of Yehudah.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Joshua 18:15:1, 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. 3 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

25 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.

  • וְיָרַ֨דand it goes down

    veyaradH3381 →381 times

  • הַגְּב֜וּלthe border

    hagevulH1366 →240 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • קְצֵ֣ה[the] end of

    ketzehH7097 →97 times

  • הָהָ֗רthe mountain

    haharH2022 →546 times

  • אֲשֶׁר֙which

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • עַל־[is] on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • פְּנֵי֙[the] face

    peneiH6440 →2123 times

  • גֵּ֣י[the] valley of

    geiH1516 →59 times

  • בֶן־Ben

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • הִנֹּ֔םHinnom

    hinomH2011 →13 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֛רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • בְּעֵ֥מֶק[is] in [the] valley of

    beemekH6010 →69 times

  • רְפָאִ֖ים[the] Rephaites

    refaimH7497 →25 times

  • צָפ֑וֹנָהnorth -ward

    tzafonahH6828 →153 times

  • וְיָרַד֩and it goes down

    veyaradH3381 →381 times

  • גֵּ֨י[the] valley of

    geiH1516 →59 times

  • הִנֹּ֜ם[Ben] Hinnom

    hinomH2011 →13 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • כֶּ֤תֶף[the] slope of

    ketefH3802 →67 times

  • הַיְבוּסִי֙the Jebusite[s]

    hayvusiH2983 →41 times

  • נֶ֔גְבָּה[the] south towards

    negbahH5045 →112 times

  • וְיָרַ֖דand it goes down

    veyaradH3381 →381 times

  • עֵ֥יןEn

    ʾeinH5883 →8 times

  • רֹגֵֽל׃Rogel

    rogelH5883 →8 times

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

Related verses

18 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.

Joshua 15:8From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.7 works2 Kings 23:10He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.5 works2 Samuel 17:17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.5 worksJoshua 15:7–8Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.4 worksIsaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.3 works2 Samuel 5:18Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Chronicles 14:9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.2 worksJeremiah 32:35They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.2 worksJeremiah 7:31–32They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.2 worksJeremiah 19:2and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,2 worksJudges 1:21The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.2 worksJudges 19:10But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.2 works2 Chronicles 33:6He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.2 worksJoshua 18:28Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.2 worksJeremiah 19:6So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.2 worksJudges 1:8Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.2 worksJeremiah 19:11and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.2 works1 Kings 1:9And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.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 23:10

    He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 19:6

      So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Isaiah 30:33

      For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a…

    • Jeremiah 7:31–32

      They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.

    • Leviticus 18:21

      You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

  • Through

    Isaiah 30:33

    For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a…

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 23:10

      He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.

    • Genesis 19:24

      Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 17:17

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be…

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 15:36

      Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”

    • 2 Samuel 15:27

      The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

About Joshua

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth.

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