Joshua 15:46

15:46 from Ekron westward, all those in the vicinity of Ashdod and their towns;

Joshua 15:2

15:2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea, ¹ 

Joshua 1:6

1:6 Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them. ² 

Nehemiah 13:23-24

13:23 Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 13:24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod (or the language of one of the other peoples mentioned ³ ) and were unable to speak the language of Judah.

¹ tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”

² tn Heb “For you will cause these people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give to them.” The pronoun “them” at the end of the verse refers to either the people or to the fathers.

³ tn Heb “people and people.”