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href="/bsb/judges/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass to Sela and beyond.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The boundary of the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass to Sela and continued upward from there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the coast of the Amorites <i>was</i> from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the boundary of the Amorites <i>was</i> from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The border of the Amorites <i>ran</i> from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela (rock) and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The territory of the Amorites extended from the Scorpions’ Ascent, that is from Sela upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The territory of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim, that is from Sela upward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The old Amorite-Edomite border used to go from Sela through Scorpion Pass into the hill country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The territory of the Amorites extended from the Akrabbim Pass-from Selah northward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />North of Sela, the Edomite border ran through Akrabbim Pass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The Amorite border extended upward from the Akrabbim Ascent, that is, from Sela.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The border of Amorite territory ran from the Scorpion Ascent to Sela and on up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the border of the Amorite [is] from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the border of the Amorite is from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the bound of the Amorite from the ascent of Akrabbim from the rock, and above.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorrhite was from the ascent of the scorpion, the rock, and the higher places. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the border of the Amorite was from the Ascent of the Scorpion, to the Rock and the higher places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The territory of the Amorites extended from the Akrabbim pass, from Sela and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Ekron, from the rock and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites from the ascent of Aqroon, from the precipice and above <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela, and upward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the border of the Amorite <i>was</i> from the going up of Acrabin, from the rock and upwards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/1-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=346" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/1.htm">Failure to Complete the Conquest</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: ū·ḡə·ḇūl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">And the border</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">of the Amorites</a> <a href="/hebrew/4610.htm" title="4610: mim·ma·‘ă·lêh (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Ascent of scorpions, a place on the S. border of Isr. From ma'aleh and aqrab; Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert.">extended from the Ascent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4610.htm" title="4610: ‘aq·rab·bîm (N-mp) -- Ascent of scorpions, a place on the S. border of Isr. From ma'aleh and aqrab; Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert.">of Akrabbim</a> <a href="/hebrew/5554.htm" title="5554: mê·has·se·la‘ (Prep-m, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in Edom. The same as cela'; Sela, the rock-city of Idumaea.">to Sela</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: wā·mā·‘ə·lāh (Conj-w:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">and beyond.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Numbers 34:3-5</a></span><br />Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, / cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, / where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Joshua 15:1-4</a></span><br />Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary: / Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea, / proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Deuteronomy 2:4-5</a></span><br />and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. / Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Joshua 13:1-7</a></span><br />Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed. / This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, / from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-21</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. / This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21</a></span><br />And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3</a></span><br />As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8-12</a></span><br />For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs, / so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.” / Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a></span><br />For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-5</a></span><br />For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.</p><p class="hdg">from the going.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Numbers 34:4</a></b></br> And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/15-2.htm">Joshua 15:2</a></b></br> And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Akrabbim</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Akrab'bim</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/judges/1-35.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/joshua/18-17.htm">Ascent</a> <a href="/judges/1-18.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/22-25.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/judges/1-18.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Edomites</a> <a href="/judges/1-18.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/joshua/19-34.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/joshua/10-22.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Scorpion</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Sela</a> <a href="/joshua/18-18.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Upward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Akrabbim</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Akrab'bim</a> <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/judges/8-13.htm">Ascent</a> <a href="/judges/2-9.htm">Border</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">Edomites</a> <a href="/judges/11-22.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/judges/7-21.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/judges/6-20.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/luke/11-12.htm">Scorpion</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-28.htm">Sela</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-11.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Upward</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-1.htm">The acts of Judah and Simeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-4.htm">Adonibezek justly requited</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Jerusalem taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Hebron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-11.htm">Othniel has Achsah to wife for taking of Debir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-16.htm">The Kenites dwell in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Hormah, Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-21.htm">The acts of Benjamin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Of the house of Joseph, who take Bethel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-30.htm">Of Zebulun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Of Asher</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-33.htm">Of Naphtali</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Of Dan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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They were known for their fortified cities and military prowess. The term "Amorite" can sometimes refer broadly to the inhabitants of Canaan. In the context of Judges, the Amorites represent the persistent challenge and influence of pagan cultures on the Israelites, highlighting the incomplete conquest of the land.<p><b>extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim</b><br>The Ascent of Akrabbim, meaning "Scorpion Pass," is a geographical location marking the southern boundary of the Amorite territory. It is believed to be located near the southern part of the Dead Sea, possibly in the region of the Negev. This area was a strategic location, serving as a natural barrier and a point of control for trade routes. The mention of this boundary underscores the territorial limits and the challenges Israel faced in fully possessing the land.<p><b>to Sela</b><br>Sela, meaning "rock" in Hebrew, is often identified with the city of Petra in modern-day Jordan. It was a significant city known for its rock-cut architecture and strategic location. Sela's mention here indicates the extent of Amorite influence and control, reaching into areas that were difficult for the Israelites to conquer. This highlights the ongoing struggle between the Israelites and the native inhabitants of the land.<p><b>and beyond</b><br>The phrase "and beyond" suggests that the Amorite influence extended even further than the specific locations mentioned. This indicates the pervasive presence and power of the Amorites in the region, which posed a continual threat to the Israelites. The inability to fully drive out the Amorites and other Canaanite peoples is a recurring theme in Judges, symbolizing Israel's struggle with faithfulness and obedience to God's commands. This ongoing presence of the Amorites serves as a reminder of the spiritual and physical battles that the Israelites faced in maintaining their covenant relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites</a></b><br>A group of ancient people living in Canaan, often in conflict with the Israelites. They were known for their fortified cities and resistance to Israelite settlement.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ascent_of_akrabbim.htm">Ascent of Akrabbim</a></b><br>A geographical location marking the southern boundary of the Amorite territory. The name "Akrabbim" means "scorpions" in Hebrew, indicating a rugged or challenging terrain.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sela.htm">Sela</a></b><br>A location within the Amorite territory, possibly referring to a rock or cliff. The term "Sela" means "rock" in Hebrew, and it is often associated with strongholds or places of refuge.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, led by various judges during this period, tasked with conquering and settling the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which the Israelites were commanded to possess.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_boundaries.htm">Understanding Boundaries</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had specific territorial boundaries, Christians today are called to understand and respect the spiritual and moral boundaries set by God in His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/facing_challenges_with_faith.htm">Facing Challenges with Faith</a></b><br>The rugged terrain of the Ascent of Akrabbim symbolizes the challenges believers face. We are encouraged to trust in God's guidance and strength to overcome obstacles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The mention of specific locations underscores God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Israel. Believers can trust that God will fulfill His promises to us as well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The Amorites' resistance to Israel's settlement is a reminder of the spiritual battles Christians face. We are called to put on the full armor of God and stand firm against spiritual opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' success in possessing the land depended on their obedience to God's commands. Similarly, our spiritual success is linked to our obedience to God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_will_edom_be_judged_for_pride.htm">How will Edom face judgment for its pride and betrayal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_mercy_reconciled_with_wrath.htm">How do we reconcile the warning in 1 Thessalonians 2:16 about 'wrath to the uttermost' with a merciful God found elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_storms_show_god's_judgment_and_care.htm">In Job 36:31-33, how does the idea that God uses storms for both judgment and provision reconcile with natural disasters that indiscriminately affect believers and unbelievers alike?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_danites'_move_align_with_history.htm">In Judges 18:2, how can the Danites' sudden relocation from the south to the distant north be reconciled with known settlement patterns or historical records?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">The coast of the Amorites.</span>--This notice is added to account for the obstinate resistance of the Amorites, by showing the extent of their domain, which reached far to the south of Petra. Hazezon Tamar, "the sanctuary of the palm," afterwards called Engedi, "the goat's fountain," belonged to them (<a href="/genesis/14-7.htm" title="And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelled in Hazezontamar.">Genesis 14:7</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm" title="Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi.">2Chronicles 20:2</a>; Tristram, <span class= "ital">Land of Israel, </span>p. 784). Another opinion given is, that the verse is added to sum up the chapter, by showing that neither the northern, eastern, nor western boundaries were thoroughly secured, but only that of the southern tribes.<p><span class= "bld">From the going up to Akrabbim.</span>--The same as Maaleh Akrabbim (<a href="/joshua/15-3.htm" title="And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:">Joshua 15:3</a>), and "the ascent of scorpions" (<a href="/numbers/34-4.htm" title="And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:">Numbers 34:4</a>), probably the <span class= "ital">Wady-es-Zuweirah </span>(De Saulcy, <span class= "ital">La Terre Sainte, </span>i. 528), where scorpions abound to this day under every stone; or the <span class= "ital">Wady-es-Sufah. </span>Robinson supposes it to be the line of rocks which crosses the Jordan valley at right angles, eleven miles south of the Dead Sea (<span class= "ital">Bibl. Res. </span>Ii. 120). It is the Akrabattine of <a href="//apocrypha.org/1_maccabees/5-3.htm" title="Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea at Arabattine, because they besieged Gael: and he gave them a great overthrow, and abated their courage, and took their spoils.">1 Maccabees 5:3</a>. It formed the southern boundary of the Holy Land, being a wall of cliffs which separates the Jordan valley from the wilderness. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 36.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The going up to Akrabbim</span>. See <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Joshua 15:3</a>, <span class="accented">Maaleh-acrabbim.</span> In <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Numbers 34:4</a> "the ascent of Akrabbim." The whole name, put into English, is "the ascent, or going up, of Scorpions," a mountain pass so called from the abundance of scorpions found in the whole region. The exact locality is uncertain, but it is thought to be the pass <span class="accented">El-Safeh</span>, immediately to the south of the Dead Sea. The neighbourhood to Mount Hor and Petra is indicated by its connection here with "the rock," in Hebrew <span class="accented">has-selah</span>, which is the distinctive name of the rocks or cliffs on which Petra is built, and the name of <span class="accented">Petra</span> (the rock) itself. Speaking roughly, a line drawn westward from El-Safeh to the Mediterranean Sea, near the "river of Egypt," formed the southern boundary, of Judah, and of the Amorites whom they displaced. The battle with the Amorites (<a href="/deuteronomy/1-44.htm">Deuteronomy 1:44</a>), in which the Israelites were discomfited and pursued, is thought to have been at El-Safeh. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/1-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the border</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְבוּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Amorites</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱמֹרִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·mō·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[extended] from the Ascent</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mim·ma·‘ă·lêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Akrabbim</span><br /><span class="heb">עַקְרַבִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘aq·rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4610.htm">Strong's 4610: </a> </span><span class="str2">Akrabbim -- 'ascent of scorpions', a place on the southern border of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sela</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהַסֶּ֖לַע</span> <span class="translit">(mê·has·se·la‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A craggy rock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and beyond.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָמָֽעְלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·mā·‘ə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/1-36.htm">Judges 1:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/1-36.htm">OT History: Judges 1:36 The border of the Amorites was (Jd Judg. 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