
Text -- Joshua 18:19 (NET)




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Clarke -> Jos 18:19
Clarke: Jos 18:19 - -- The north bay of the Salt Sea - As the word לשון leshon signifies the tongue, it may here refer to the point of the Dead or Salt Sea. Of thes...
The north bay of the Salt Sea - As the word
TSK -> Jos 18:19
TSK: Jos 18:19 - -- bay : Heb. tongue, Jos 15:2 *marg. Isa 11:15
the salt : Jos 3:16, Jos 12:3; Gen 14:3, Gen 19:25; Num 34:3; Deu 3:17
this was the : The borders of this...
bay : Heb. tongue, Jos 15:2 *marg. Isa 11:15
the salt : Jos 3:16, Jos 12:3; Gen 14:3, Gen 19:25; Num 34:3; Deu 3:17
this was the : The borders of this tribe on the north were the same as those of Ephraim on the south, and his southern boundaries the same as the northern borders of Judah; but drawn from west to east, instead of from east to west (Jos 15:1-12; Jos 16:1). As the inheritance of Benjamin did not extend to the Mediterranean sea, and no other sea or lake is known to have been in those parts, perhaps this depression, ""compassed the corner of the sea southward,""(Jos 18:14), should be rendered, ""made a circuit on the side next the sea towards the south;""for it seems to connect the northern border, in the preceding verses, with the southern which follows.

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Barnes -> Jos 18:11-28
Barnes: Jos 18:11-28 - -- See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the place...
See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the places are still unknown.
And compassed the corner ... - Render "and turned on the west side southward."The meaning is, that at lower Beth-horon the northern boundary-line of Benjamin curved round and ran southward - Beth-horon being its extreme westerly point.
The "Valley of Keziz,"or "Emek-Keziz,"is perhaps the "Wady el Kaziz,"at no great distance east of Jerusalem.
Zemaraim, i. e. "two wooded hills,"is supposed to be the ruins called "Es-Sumrah,"on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho.
Ophrah (Jos 15:9 note), to be distinguished here and in 1Sa 13:17 from the Ophrah of Jdg 6:11, is probably the Ephrain of 2Ch 13:19, and the Ephraim of Joh 11:54. It is conjecturally identified with "Et-Taiyibeh,"on the road from Jerusalem to Bethel.
Gaba - This name, like Gibeah, Gibeon, etc. Jos 9:3, indicates a town placed on a hill, and occurs repeatedly in various forms in the topography of Palestine. Gaba is the Gibeah (if 1Sa 13:15-16; 1Sa 14:5, where the Hebrew has
Ramah - i. e. "lofty;"probably the native town and abode of Samuel 1Sa 1:19; 1Sa 25:1. Its exact site is uncertain.
Mizpeh - See Jos 11:3. Not the Mizpeh of Jos 15:38, but the place where Samuel judged the people and called them together for the election of a king 1Sa 7:5-16; 1Sa 10:17. In the Chaldaean times it was the residence of Gedaliah 2Ki 25:22; Jer 40:14. Its site is identified with "Neby Samwil,"about five miles northwest of Jerusalem.
Haydock -> Jos 18:19
Haydock: Jos 18:19 - -- Towards, ( contra linguam ) " the bay on the north," &c. (Haydock) ---
There is another on the south, chap. xv. 2.
Towards, ( contra linguam ) " the bay on the north," &c. (Haydock) ---
There is another on the south, chap. xv. 2.
Gill -> Jos 18:19
Gill: Jos 18:19 - -- And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward,.... Inclining somewhat toward the north, but not leaving the city to the north, for i...
And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward,.... Inclining somewhat toward the north, but not leaving the city to the north, for it is included in the lot of Benjamin, Jos 18:21; of which place see Jos 15:6,
and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea; here ended the southern border of Benjamin, even at the bay or creek of the salt sea, which looked northward, as the southern border of Judah began at that bay of it, which looked southward, Jos 15:2,
at the south end of Jordan; where it fell into the salt sea:
this was the south coast; as before described.

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NET Notes: Jos 18:19 Heb “to the tongue of the Salt Sea to the north, to the end of the Jordan to the south.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew...
Geneva Bible -> Jos 18:19
Geneva Bible: Jos 18:19 And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south ( ...

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TSK Synopsis -> Jos 18:1-28
TSK Synopsis: Jos 18:1-28 - --1 The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh.2 The remainder of the land is described, and divided into seven parts.10 Joshua distributes it by lot.11 The lot...
MHCC -> Jos 18:11-28
MHCC: Jos 18:11-28 - --The boundaries of each portion were distinctly drawn, and the inheritance of each tribe settled. All contests and selfish claims were prevented by the...
Matthew Henry -> Jos 18:11-28
Matthew Henry: Jos 18:11-28 - -- We have here the lot of the tribe of Benjamin, which Providence cast next to Joseph on the one hand, because Benjamin was own and only brother to Jo...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Jos 18:11-28
Keil-Delitzsch: Jos 18:11-28 - --
Inheritance of the Tribe of Benjamin. - Jos 18:11-20. Boundaries of the inheritance. - Jos 18:11. The territory of their lot (i.e., the territory a...
Constable: Jos 13:1--21:45 - --II. THE DIVISION OF THE LAND chs. 13--21
Chapters 13-24 describe how Joshua divided the land and the results of ...

Constable: Jos 18:11--20:1 - --6. The inheritance of the remaining tribes 18:11-19:51
First the two and one-half tribes east of...
