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Joshua 19:44

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 19:44 say?

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

The verse

and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
Joshua 19:44 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
41And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
42and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah,
43and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,
44and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
45and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,
46and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.
47And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
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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
“And Eltekeh, etc.] Eltekeh was a city given to the Levites, (<062123>Joshua 21:23); and supposed by some to be the same with Eltekon in the tribe of Judah given to the Danites, (<061559>Joshua 15:59); and Gibbethon was in the hands of the Philistines in the reign of Asa, (<111521>1 Kings 15:21 16:15); and in the same place Jerom f491 calls Gabatha a city of the strangers, or Philistines; and which lie places near Bethlehem in the tribe of Judah; and Baalath is not the same with Baalah, (<061529>Joshua 15:29); but the Baalath rebuilt by Solomon, (<110918>1 Kings 9:18); called by Josephus f492 Baleth, and spoken of by him as near to Gazara in the land of the Philistines; of these two last…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Gibbethon: Jos 21:23; Kg1 15:27, Kg1 16:15 Baalath: Kg1 9:18 Joshua 19:45”
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