约书亚记 18:16

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

又下到欣嫩子谷前面的山邊，就是利乏音谷北面的山；再下到欣嫩谷，去到耶布斯人的南邊，又下去隱．羅結；

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
又 下 到 欣 嫩 子 谷 对 面 山 的 尽 边 ， 就 是 利 乏 音 谷 北 边 的 山 ； 又 下 到 欣 嫩 谷 ， 贴 近 耶 布 斯 的 南 边 ； 又 下 到 隐 罗 结 ；

Contextual Overview

¹¹ The first part of the land was given to the tribe of Benjamin. Each family group received some land between the land of Judah and the land of Joseph. This is the land chosen for Benjamin: ¹² The northern border started at the Jordan River and went along the northern edge of Jericho, and then it went west into the mountains. That boundary continued until it was just east of Beth Aven. ¹³ From there it went south to Luz (also called Bethel) and then down to Ataroth Addar, which is on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon. ¹⁴ At the hill to the south of Beth Horon, the border turned and went south near the western side of the hill. It went to Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), a town where people of Judah lived. This was the western border. ¹⁵ The southern border started near Kiriath Jearim and went west to the waters of Nephtoah. ¹⁶ Then it went down to the bottom of the hill, which was near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, on the north side of the Valley of Rephaim. The border continued down the Hinnom Valley just south of the Jebusite city to En Rogel. ¹⁷ There it turned north and went to En Shemesh. It continued to Geliloth near the Adummim Pass. Then it went down to the great Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. ¹⁸ The border continued to the northern part of Beth Arabah and went down into the Jordan Valley. ¹⁹ From there it went to the northern part of Beth Hoglah and ended at the north shore of the Dead Sea, where the Jordan River flows into the sea. This was the southern border. ²⁰ The Jordan River was the border on the eastern side. So this was the land given to the family groups of Benjamin with the borders on all sides.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the valley of the son: Joshua 15:8, 2 Kings 23:10, 2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 33:6, Isaiah 30:33, Jeremiah 7:31, Jeremiah 7:32, Jeremiah 19:2, Jeremiah 19:6, Jeremiah 19:11, Jeremiah 32:35

the valley of the giants: See note on Joshua 15:8. Joshua 18:16, 1 Chronicles 14:9

Jebusi: Mount zion, south of Jerusalem; for Jebusi or Jebus was the ancient name of that city. Joshua 18:28, Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:8, Judges 1:21, Judges 19:10

Enrogel: Joshua 15:7, 2 Samuel 17:17, 1 Kings 1:9

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 11:30 - the valley Isaiah 17:5 - the valley

Cross-References

Acts 15:3
The church helped them leave on the trip, and they went through the countries of Phoenicia and Samaria, telling all about how the other nations had turned to God. This made all the believers very happy.

Acts 21:5
When we finished our visit, we left and continued our trip. All the followers, even the women and children, came outside the city with us. After we all knelt on the beach and prayed,

Romans 15:24
I hope to visit you on my way to Spain. After I enjoy being with you for a while, I hope you can help me on my trip.

3 John 1:6
They told the church about your love. Please help them to continue their trip in a way worthy of God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the border came down,.... In the description of the border of Judah, hereabout, it is said to go up, Joshua 15:5; because there, as Jarchi observes, the measure was from east to west, but here from west to east:

to the end of the mountain that [lieth] before the valley of the son of Hinnom; this south border of Benjamin is the same with the north border of Judah; and the same places are mentioned in the description of the one as of the other, see Joshua 15:8. The mountain is Mount Moriah,

[and] which [is] in the valley of the giants on the north; on the north of the valley of Rephaim:

and descended to the valley of Hinnom; the border from the end of Mount Moriah to that valley:

to the side of Jebusi on the south; to the south side of Jerusalem, having that city on the south;

and descended to Enrogel; of which Joshua 15:8- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Joshua 18:14

And compassed the corner ... - Render “and turned on the west side southward.” The meaning is, that at lower Beth-horon the northern boundary-line of Benjamin curved round and ran southward - Beth-horon being its extreme westerly point.

Joshua 18:21

The “Valley of Keziz,” or “Emek-Keziz,” is perhaps the “Wady el Kaziz,” at no great distance east of Jerusalem.

Joshua 18:22

Zemaraim, i. e. “two wooded hills,” is supposed to be the ruins called “Es-Sumrah,” on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho.

Joshua 18:23

Ophrah (Joshua 15:9 note), to be distinguished here and in 1 Samuel 13:17 from the Ophrah of Judges 6:11, is probably the Ephrain of 2 Chronicles 13:19, and the Ephraim of John 11:54. It is conjecturally identified with “Et-Taiyibeh,” on the road from Jerusalem to Bethel.

Joshua 18:24

Gaba - This name, like Gibeah, Gibeon, etc. Joshua 9:3, indicates a town placed on a hill, and occurs repeatedly in various forms in the topography of Palestine. Gaba is the Gibeah (if 1 Samuel 13:15-16; 1 Samuel 14:5, where the Hebrew has גבע Geba‛, which is undoubtedly the correct reading throughout. The city was one of those assigned to the Levites Joshua 21:17, and lay on the northern border of Judah. It is identified with the modern “Jeba,” lying on the side of a deep ravine opposite to Michmash (“Mukhmas”). The famous “Gibeah of Saul,” or “Giheah of Benjamin” (the Gibeath of Joshua 18:28) lay at no great distance southwest of Geba, on the high road from Jerusalem to Bethel, and is probably to be looked for in the lofty and isolated “Tulcil-el-Ful.”

Joshua 18:25

Ramah - i. e. “lofty;” probably the native town and abode of Samuel 1Sa 1:19; 1 Samuel 25:1. Its exact site is uncertain.

Joshua 18:26

Mizpeh - See Joshua 11:3. Not the Mizpeh of Joshua 15:38, but the place where Samuel judged the people and called them together for the election of a king 1 Samuel 7:5-16; 1 Samuel 10:17. In the Chaldaean times it was the residence of Gedaliah 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:14. Its site is identified with “Neby Samwil,” about five miles northwest of Jerusalem.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 18:16. To the side of Jebusi — The mountain of Zion, that was near Jerusalem; for Jebusi, or Jebus, was the ancient name of this city.