Joshua 13:3
in Joshua 13All 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 Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron northward, which is reckoned to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
KJV
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
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This verse in Joshua 13
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Sihor is derived from a root signifying “to be black,” and is suitable enough as an appellative of the Nile Isa 23:3. Here it most probably stands for “the river of Egypt” (Num 34:3 note), the modern “Wady el Arish”. Ekron (“Akir”) lay on the northern boundary of Judah Jos 15:11, and was actually conquered by the men of that tribe Jdg 1:18, though assigned in the allotment of the land to Dan Jos 19:
This site's exposition
very much of the land remains to be possessed
on Joshua 13:1-7
Joshua 21:45 says none of the LORD's good promises failed, verse 1 says "very much of the land remains to be possessed", and both stand. Adam Clarke reads the remainder against the condition of obedience, noting that the Sidonians were never expelled and were only subdued under David and Solomon.
This site's exposition
considered to be Canaanite territory
The bracketed words settle Israel's claim to the Philistine coast. John Wesley explains that the Philistines had taken it from its earlier people, citing Deuteronomy 2:23 and Amos 9:7. The first of those verses names the Avvites of this verse as the people the Caphtorites destroyed.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Counted to the Canaanites - That is, which though now possessed by the Philistines, who drove out the Canaanites the old inhabitants of it, Deut. ii, 23 Amos ix, 7, yet is a part of the land of Canaan, and therefore belongs to the Israelites.
From Sihor, which is before Egypt,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Both included that portion of the country "from Sihor, which is before Egypt," a small brook near El-Arish, which on the east was the southern boundary of Canaan, to Ekron, the most northerly of the five chief lordships or principalities of the Philistines. 3, 4. also the Avites: From [on] the south--The two clauses are thus connected in the Septuagint and many other versions.
From Sihor, which is before Egypt - Supposed by some to be the Pelusiac branch of the Nile, near to the Arabian Desert; called also the river of Egypt, Num 34:5; Jer 2:18. On this subject an intelligent friend favors me with the following opinion: - “The river Sihor is supposed by some to be the Nile, or a branch of it. Others think it the same as what is frequently called the river of Egypt, which lay before or towards the borders of Egypt; which arose out of the mountains of Paran, and ran westward, falling into that bay of the Mediterranean which lies south of the land of the Philistines. This river is often mentioned as the boundary of the Israelites to the southwest, as Euphrates, the great river, was on the northeast. “There was a desert of considerable distance between what is called the river of Egypt and the isthmus of Suez. Solomon reigned to the borders of Egypt, i.e., to this desert; but not in Egypt, nor to the river Nile. “Upon the whole, (though there are difficulties in the matter), I incline to think that the river in question was not the Nile. Sihor (black) might, from some circumstances, be applied to another river as well as the Nile; though some places in Isaiah and Jeremiah seem to restrict it to the Nile.” - J. C. Ekron northward - Ekron was one of the five lordships of the Philistines, and the most northern of all the districts they possessed. Baal-zebub, its idol, is famous in Scripture; see 2Ki 1:2, etc. The five lordships of the Philistines were Gaza, Ashdod, Askalon, Gath, and Ekron. There is no proof that ever the Israelites possessed Ekron; though, from Jos 15:11, some think it was originally given to Judah, but the text does not say so; it only states that the border of the tribe of Judah went out Unto the Side of Ekron. […]
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִֽן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַשִּׁיח֞וֹר | hashichor | the Shihor | H7883 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּנֵ֣י | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| מִצְרַ֗יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וְעַ֨ד | vead | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גְּב֤וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| עֶקְרוֹן֙ | ʾekron | Ekron | H6138 → | 22 times |
| צָפ֔וֹנָה | tzafonah | north -ward | H6828 → | 153 times |
| לַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י | lakenaani | to the Canaanite[s] | H3669 → | 73 times |
| תֵּחָשֵׁ֑ב | techashev | it is reckoned | H2803 → | |
| חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀ | chameshet | [the] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| סַרְנֵ֣י | sarnei | [the] rulers of | H5633 → | |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | |
| הָעַזָּתִ֤י | haazati | the Gazite[s] | H5841 → | |
| וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי֙ | vehaashdodi | and the Ashdodite[s] | H796 → | |
| הָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִ֣י | haeshkeloni | the Ashkelonite[s] | H832 → | |
| הַגִּתִּ֔י | hagiti | the Gittite[s] | H1663 → | |
| וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖י | vehaekroni | and the Ekronite[s] | H6139 → | |
| וְהָעַוִּֽים׃ | vehaavim | and the Avvite[s] | H5761 → |
מִֽן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַשִּׁיח֞וֹרthe Shihor
hashichorH7883 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּנֵ֣י[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
מִצְרַ֗יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וְעַ֨דand to
veadH5704 →1261 times
גְּב֤וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
עֶקְרוֹן֙Ekron
ʾekronH6138 →22 times
צָפ֔וֹנָהnorth -ward
tzafonahH6828 →153 times
לַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יto the Canaanite[s]
lakenaaniH3669 →73 times
תֵּחָשֵׁ֑בit is reckoned
techashevH2803 →
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀[the] five
chameshetH2568 →343 times
סַרְנֵ֣י[the] rulers of
sarneiH5633 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →
הָעַזָּתִ֤יthe Gazite[s]
haazatiH5841 →
וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי֙and the Ashdodite[s]
vehaashdodiH796 →
הָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִ֣יthe Ashkelonite[s]
haeshkeloniH832 →
הַגִּתִּ֔יthe Gittite[s]
hagitiH1663 →
וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖יand the Ekronite[s]
vehaekroniH6139 →
וְהָעַוִּֽים׃and the Avvite[s]
vehaavimH5761 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Deuteronomy 2:23And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
it leads to
- Genesis 10:14
the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
- Amos 9:7
“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from…
- Jeremiah 25:20
all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Jeremiah 47:4
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts…
- Genesis 10:14
Through
Jeremiah 2:18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
it leads to
- Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy…
- Jeremiah 2:36
How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
- Hosea 7:11
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
- Isaiah 31:1
Through
Judges 3:3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
it leads to
- Joshua 13:5
the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
- Joshua 13:5
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.