Joshua 13:2

And this is the land that is left: the borders of the Phylistines, the Gesirite, and the Chananite,

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

In Context

1And Joshua was old and very advanced in years; and the Lord said to Joshua, Thou art advanced in + 13:1 Gr. days.years, and there is much land left to inherit.

3from the + 13:3 Gr. uninhabited country.wilderness before Egypt, as far as the borders of Accaron on the left of the Chananites the land is reckoned to the five principalities of the Phylistines, to the inhabitant of Gaza, and of Azotus, and of Ascalon, and of Geth, and of Accaron, and to the Evite;

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Cross References

Genesis 26:1And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine, which was in the time of Abraam; and Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Phylistines to Gerara.

Deuteronomy 11:23then the Lord shall cast out all these nations before you, and ye shall inherit great nations and stronger than yourselves.

Joshua 13:11and the region of Galaad, and the borders of the Gesirites and the Machatites, the whole mount of Aermon, and all the land of Basan to Acha.

Judges 3:1And these are the nations which the Lord left to prove Israel with them, all that had not known the wars of Chanaan.

2 Samuel 3:3And his second son was Daluia, the son of Abigaia the Carmelitess; and the third, Abessalom the son of Maacha the daughter of Tholmi the king of Gessir.

2 Samuel 15:8For thy servant vowed a vow when I dwelt at Gedsur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 13:2-7

The Distribution of Canaan. ( b. c. 1445.) 1 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and… Read the whole commentary →

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