Joshua 13:2

This is the land that still remains: All the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites,

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

In Context

1Now Joshua was very old when Yahweh said to him, “You are very old, but there is still very much land to capture.

3from Shihor, which is east of Egypt, and northward to the border of Ekron, which is considered property of the Canaanites; the five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron—the territory of the Avvites.

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Cross References

Genesis 26:1Now a famine happened in the land, besides the first famine that had been in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines at Gerar.

Deuteronomy 11:23then Yahweh will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and mightier than yourselves.

Joshua 13:11Gilead, and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, all Bashan to Salekah;

Judges 3:1Now Yahweh left these nations to test Israel, namely everyone in Israel who had not experienced any of the wars fought in Canaan.

2 Samuel 3:3His second son, Kileab, was born to Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. The third, Absalom, was son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.

2 Samuel 15:8For your servant made a vow while I was living at Geshur in Aram, saying,' If Yahweh will indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will worship Yahweh.'”

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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