John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 15:11
And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward ,.... Which was one of the principalities of the Philistines; and which, though it fell to the lot of Judah, Joshua 15:45 , was not possessed by them: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to Mount Baalah ; of which places we have no account elsewhere: and went unto Jabneel ; which Masius makes no doubt was one of the Jamnias, and particularly that which was a seaport; which Strabo says F1 Geograph. l. 16.... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 15:1-12
Judah and Joseph were the two sons of Jacob on whom Reuben's forfeited birth-right devolved. Judah had the dominion entailed on him, and Joseph the double portion, and therefore these two tribes were first seated, Judah in the southern part of the land of Canaan and Joseph in the northern part, and on them the other seven did attend, and had their respective lots as appurtenances to these two; the lots of Benjamin, Simeon, and Dan, were appendant to Judah, and those of Issachar and Zebulun,... read more