Joshua 15:8

Joshua 15:8

6 The border went up to ^aBeth Hoglah and passed north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up ^bto the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

7 Then the border went up toward ^aDebir from ^bthe Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at ^cEn Rogel.

8 And the border went up ^aby the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the ^bJebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley ^cof Rephaim northward.

9 Then the border went around from the top of the hill to ^athe fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. And the border went around ^bto Baalah (which is ^cKirjath Jearim).

10 Then the border¹ turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to ^aTimnah.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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Went up - Properly; for the line went from Jordan and the salt sea, to the higher grounds nigh Jerusalem; and therefore the line is said to go down, Joshua 18:16, because there it takes a contrary course, and goes downward to Jordan and the sea. Valley of Hinnom - A very pleasant place, but afterward made infamous. Of the Jebusites - Of the city of the Jebusites, which was anciently called Jebussi. Jerusalem - It may seem hence, that Jerusalem properly, or at least principally, belonged to Benjamin; and yet it is ascribed to Judah also; either because a part of the city was allotted to Judah; or because the Benjamites desired the help and conjunction of this powerful tribe of Judah, for the getting and keeping of this most important place. And when the Benjamites had in vain attempted to drive out the Jebusites, this work was at last done by the tribe of Judah, who therefore had an interest in it by the right of war; as Ziglag which belonged to the tribe of Simeon, being gotten from the Philistines by David, was joined by him to his tribe of Judah, I Samuel 27:6.

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