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and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.</div><div id="jump">Jump to: <a href="/commentaries/barnes/joshua/18.htm" title="Barnes' Notes">Barnes</a> • <a href="/commentaries/benson/joshua/18.htm" title="Benson Commentary">Benson</a> • <a href="/commentaries/illustrator/joshua/18.htm" title="Biblical Illustrator">BI</a> • <a href="/commentaries/calvin/joshua/18.htm" title="Calvin's Commentaries">Calvin</a> • <a href="/commentaries/cambridge/joshua/18.htm" title="Cambridge Bible">Cambridge</a> • <a href="/commentaries/clarke/joshua/18.htm" title="Clarke's Commentary">Clarke</a> • <a href="/commentaries/darby/joshua/18.htm" title="Darby's Bible Synopsis">Darby</a> • <a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/18.htm" title="Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers">Ellicott</a> • <a href="/commentaries/expositors/joshua/18.htm" title="Expositor's Bible">Expositor's</a> • <a href="/commentaries/edt/joshua/18.htm" title="Expositor's Dictionary">Exp Dct</a> • <a href="/commentaries/gaebelein/joshua/18.htm" title="Gaebelein's Annotated Bible">Gaebelein</a> • <a href="/commentaries/gsb/joshua/18.htm" title="Geneva Study Bible">GSB</a> • <a href="/commentaries/gill/joshua/18.htm" title="Gill's Bible Exposition">Gill</a> • <a href="/commentaries/gray/joshua/18.htm" title="Gray's Concise">Gray</a> • <a href="/commentaries/guzik/joshua/18.htm" title="Guzik Bible Commentary">Guzik</a> • <a href="/commentaries/haydock/joshua/18.htm" title="Haydock Catholic Bible Commentary">Haydock</a> • <a href="/commentaries/hastings/joshua/5-12.htm" title="Hastings Great Texts">Hastings</a> • <a href="/commentaries/homiletics/joshua/18.htm" title="Pulpit Homiletics">Homiletics</a> • <a href="/commentaries/jfb/joshua/18.htm" title="Jamieson-Fausset-Brown">JFB</a> • <a href="/commentaries/kad/joshua/18.htm" title="Keil and Delitzsch OT">KD</a> • <a href="/commentaries/king-en/joshua/18.htm" title="Kingcomments Bible Studies">King</a> • <a href="/commentaries/lange/joshua/18.htm" title="Lange Commentary">Lange</a> • <a href="/commentaries/maclaren/joshua/18.htm" title="MacLaren Expositions">MacLaren</a> • <a href="/commentaries/mhc/joshua/18.htm" title="Matthew Henry Concise">MHC</a> • <a href="/commentaries/mhcw/joshua/18.htm" title="Matthew Henry Full">MHCW</a> • <a href="/commentaries/parker/joshua/18.htm" title="The People's Bible by Joseph Parker">Parker</a> • <a href="/commentaries/poole/joshua/18.htm" title="Matthew Poole">Poole</a> • <a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/18.htm" title="Pulpit Commentary">Pulpit</a> • <a href="/commentaries/sermon/joshua/18.htm" title="Sermon Bible">Sermon</a> • <a href="/commentaries/sco/joshua/18.htm" title="Scofield Reference Notes">SCO</a> • <a href="/commentaries/ttb/joshua/18.htm" title="Through The Bible">TTB</a> • <a href="/commentaries/wes/joshua/18.htm" title="Wesley's Notes">WES</a> • <a href="#tsk" title="Treasury of Scripture Knowledge">TSK</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="comtype">EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE)</div><a name="mhc" id="mhc"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/mhc/joshua/18.htm">Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary</a></div>18:11-28 The boundaries of each portion were distinctly drawn, and the inheritance of each tribe settled. All contests and selfish claims were prevented by the wise appointment of God, who allotted the hill and the valley, the corn and pasture, the brooks and rivers, the towns and cities. Is the lot of any servant of Christ cast in affliction and sorrow? It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good. Are we in prosperity and peace? It is from above. Be humbled when you compare the gift with your own unworthiness. Forget not Him that gave the good, and always be ready to resign it at his command.<a name="bar" id="bar"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/barnes/joshua/18.htm">Barnes' Notes on the Bible</a></div>See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the places are still unknown.<a name="jfb" id="jfb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/jfb/joshua/18.htm">Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary</a></div>11. the lot of … Benjamin came up—It has been supposed that there were two urns or vessels, from which the lots were drawn: one containing the names of the tribes, the other containing those of the seven portions; and that the two were drawn out simultaneously.<p>the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph—Thus the prophecy of Moses respecting the inheritance of Benjamin was remarkably accomplished. (See on [199]De 33:12). <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/poole/joshua/18.htm">Matthew Poole's Commentary</a></div> A place distinct from, but near unto Beth-el, as may be gathered from <span class="bldvs"> <a href="/joshua/16-1.htm" title="And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, to the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,">Joshua 16:1</a></span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="gil" id="gil"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gill/joshua/18.htm">Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible</a></div>And their border on the north side was from Jordan,.... Which was the eastern boundary of the tribe, and hence proceeded from east to west, and formed its northern border, which is described in like manner as the lot of the children of Joseph, <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/16-1.htm">Joshua 16:1</a>, <p>and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side; from Jordan it went to the north of Jericho, and so took in that place, which was within the tribe of Benjamin, <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/18-21.htm">Joshua 18:21</a>, <p>and went up through the mountains westward; the mountains that were on the north of Jericho; for, as Strabo says (i), Jericho was surrounded with mountains, see <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Joshua 2:16</a>; through these mountains the coast went on towards the western border of the tribe: <p>and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven: a place near Bethel and Ai, to which there was a wilderness adjoining, see <a href="/joshua/7-2.htm">Joshua 7:2</a>; here ended the northern border. <p>(i) Geograph. l. 16. p. 525. <a name="gsb" id="gsb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gsb/joshua/18.htm">Geneva Study Bible</a></div><span class="cverse2">And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.</span></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="comtype">EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)</div><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/cambridge/joshua/18.htm">Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges</a></div><span class="bld">12</span>. <span class="ital">And their border on the north side</span>] The northern boundary of Benjamin mainly coincided with the southern boundary of Ephraim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="ital">from Jordan</span>] Commencing from the Jordan on the east, their boundary ascended to the mountains west and north-west of Jericho as far as “the wilderness of Beth-aven,” i.e. the bare and rocky heights to the east and north of Michmash. The situation of Beth-aven has been already described, above, ch. <a href="/joshua/7-2.htm" title="And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.">Joshua 7:2</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Joshua 18:12<a name="kad" id="kad"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/kad/joshua/18.htm">Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament</a></div>The northern boundary ("the boundary towards the north side") therefore coincided with the southern boundary of Ephraim as far as Lower Beth-horon, and has already been commented upon in the exposition of <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/16-1.htm">Joshua 16:1-3</a>. The western boundary follows in <a href="/joshua/18-14.htm">Joshua 18:14</a>. At Beth-horon the boundary curved round and turned southwards on the western side, namely from the mountain before (in front of) Beth-horon southwards; and "the going out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim," the town of the Judaeans mentioned in <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/15-60.htm">Joshua 15:60</a>, the present Kureyet el Enab (see at <a href="/joshua/9-17.htm">Joshua 9:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 Interlinear</a><br /><a href="/texts/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 Parallel Texts</a><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/niv/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://bibleapps.com/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 Parallel</a><br /><a href="http://bibliaparalela.com/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="http://holybible.com.cn/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="http://saintebible.com/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="http://bibeltext.com/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="../joshua/18-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joshua 18:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joshua 18:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../joshua/18-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joshua 18:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joshua 18:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>