Joshua 15:43

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 15:43 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
Joshua 15:43 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 15

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43and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Jiphtah, etc.] Jiphtah is nowhere else mentioned; and Ashnah; there was another Ashnah of this tribe, and which was in the vale also, met with already in (<061533>Joshua 15:33); and Nezib was in Jerom’s f354 times called Nasib, seven miles from Eleutheropolis, as you go to Hebron.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Joshua 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Joshua 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only. Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky and arid, and cannot have been at any time very thickly populated. Joshua 15:21 Kabzeel was the native place of Benaiah 2 Samuel 23:20, who was famous as a slayer of lions. The Negeb was a principal haunt of these beasts. Joshua 15:24 Telem may be the…”
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