여호수아 17:7-11 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:7

Coast . Rather, border. Asher . This has been supposed not to be the tribe of Asher, for this was on the north, but a city which has been identified with the modern Yasir, about five hours' distance from Nablous, or Neapolis, on the road to Beisan,or Beth-shean, where, says Delitzsch, there are "magnificent ruins" now to be seen. See, however, note Joshua 17:10 . Michmethah (see Joshua 16:6 ). This place has not been identified. All we know is that it is opposite ( עַל־פְנֵי ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:9

Southward of the brook. It would seem as if some words had fallen away here also. The LXX . adds Jariel, translates אלה (these) by terebinth, and omits the word "cities." The cities southward of the brook belonged of course to Ephraim. But what is meant here is that Ephraim had cities north of the brook. That the border of Manasseh lay to the northward of the brook is asserted twice over in the latter part of this and the next verse. These cities of Ephraim are among (literally, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:10

And they met together. Rather, they ( i.e; the Manassites) impinged (this is the very same word as the Hebrew יִפְגְעוּ ), i.e; "touched upon." There has been great discussion concerning this passage. The literal meaning is clearly that Manasseh was bordered by Asher on the north, and Issachar on the east. The idea of an Asher-ham-Michmethah must be given up if we take this rendering of the Hebrew. Its only justification is the fact that if Michmethah be at once the northern... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:11

And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher (see Joshua 16:9 ). Beth-shean. Afterwards called Scythopolis, now Beisan. It was a "noble city" in the days of Eusebius and Jerome. Many travellers have remarked on its splendid situation, "in this vast area of plain and mountains, in the midst of abundant waters and exuberant fertility" (Robinson, 'Later Bibl. Res.' sec. 7). "Just beyond, and separated by a narrow ridge, is another stream, also perennial, and on the peninsular formed by these... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:7

Asher - Not the tribe so called, but a place somewhere toward the eastern end of the boundary line here drawn: perhaps “Teyasir,” on the road from Sichem to Beth-shean. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:9

These cities ... - The text is possibly corrupt. The intention seems to be to state that the cities lying south of the river, though within the limits of Manasseh, were in fact made over to Ephraim, and were among the “separate cities” Joshua 16:9. On the contrary, the north bank of the river, both land and towns, belonged to Manasseh exclusively. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:10

Southward - i. e. of the river Kanah.Render, “they (i. e. the two kindred tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the northern border being treated here as common to the two) reached unto Asher.” (See the map.) The northern border is only indicated in general terms, perhaps because the Israelites were not yet completely masters of this part of the country, and so had not precisely determined it. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:11

Perhaps Beth-shean (in Issachar) and the other five towns (in Asher) were given to the Manassites in compensation for towns in the Manassite territory allotted to the Ephraimites. (See Joshua 17:9. Compare Joshua 21:9.) To the wall of Beth-shean, or Bethshah (“Beisan,” about 5 miles west of the Jordan), the bodies of Saul and his sons were fastened by the Philistines after the battle on Mount Gilboa. After the exile it received the Greek name of Scythopolis, perhaps because it was principally... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 17:9

Joshua 17:9. The coast of Manasseh was on the north side By the coast of Manasseh is meant the cities inhabited by the Manassites; which were all on the north side of this river; as all those on the south side of it, though in the territory allotted to the Manassites: were inhabited by the children of Ephraim. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 17:10

Joshua 17:10. The sea is his border Manasseh’s, whose portion is here described, and whose name was last mentioned. In Asher That is, upon the tribe of Asher; for though Zebulun came between Asher and them for the greatest part of their land; yet it seems there were some necks of land, both of Ephraim’s and of Manasseh’s, which jutted out farther than the rest, and touched the borders of Asher. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 17:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 17:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 17:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 17:10

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