Judges 10:12

10:12 the Sidonians, Amalek, and Midian ¹  when they oppressed you? ²  You cried out for help to me, and I delivered you from their power. ³ 

Judges 18:7

18:7 So the five men journeyed on ⁴  and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there ⁵  were living securely, like the Sidonians do, ⁶  undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. ⁷  They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. ⁸ 

Genesis 49:13

49:13 Zebulun will live ⁹  by the haven of the sea

and become a haven for ships;

his border will extend to Sidon. ¹⁰ 

Joshua 11:8-13

11:8 The Lord handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, ¹¹  Misrephoth Maim, ¹²  and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained. 11:9 Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned ¹³  their chariots.

11:10 At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, ¹⁴  and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time ¹⁵  the leader of all these kingdoms. 11:11 They annihilated everyone who lived there with the sword ¹⁶  – no one who breathed remained – and burned ¹⁷  Hazor.

11:12 Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, ¹⁸  as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded. 11:13 But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, ¹⁹  except for Hazor; ²⁰  it was the only one Joshua burned.

Joshua 19:28

19:28 and on to Ebron, ²¹  Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. ²² 

¹ tc The translation follows the LXX which reads “Midian”; the Hebrew text has “Maon.”

² tn The words “Did I not deliver you” are interpretive. The Hebrew text simply reads, “Is it not from Egypt…when they oppressed you?” Perhaps the incomplete sentence reflects the Lord’s frustration.

³ tn Heb “hand.”

⁴ tn Or “went.”

⁵ tn Heb “who were in its midst.”

⁶ tn Heb “according to the custom of the Sidonians.”

⁷ tn Heb “and there was no one humiliating anything in the land, one taking possession [by] force.”

⁸ tc Heb “and a thing there was not to them with men.” Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX and Symmachus read “Syria” here rather than the MT’s “men.” This reading presupposes a Hebrew Vorlage אֲרָם (’aram, “Aram,” i.e., Arameans) rather than the MT reading אָדָם (’adam). This reading is possibly to be preferred over the MT.

⁹ tn The verb שָׁכַן (shakhan) means “to settle,” but not necessarily as a permanent dwelling place. The tribal settlements by the sea would have been temporary and not the tribe’s territory.

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¹² tn The meaning of the Hebrew name “Misrephoth Maim” is perhaps “lime-kilns by the water” (see HALOT 2:641).

¹³ tn Heb “burned with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.

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¹⁵ tn Or “formerly.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “and they struck down all life which was in it with the edge of the sword, annihilating.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “burned with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.

¹⁸ tn Heb “and he struck them down with the edge of the sword, he annihilated them.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “standing on their mounds.”

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²¹ tc Some Hebrew mss read “Abdon.”

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