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Joshua 15:46

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What does Joshua 15:46 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
Joshua 15:46 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
43and Iphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
44and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
45Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
46from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border [thereof].
48And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
49and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir),
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“From Ekron even unto the sea, etc.] The Mediterranean sea, or the west, as the Targum: all that [lay] near Ashdod, with their villages; this is the Azotus of the New Testament, (<440840>Acts 8:40), another of the principalities of the Philistines, of which and Ekron (see Gill on “Amos 1:8”) and (see Gill on “<360204>Zephaniah 2:4”).”
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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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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“near: Heb. by the place of, Sa1 5:1, Sa1 5:6; Ch2 26:6; Neh 13:23, Neh 13:24; Isa 20:1; Amo 1:8 Joshua 15:47”
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