Ekron, with her towns and her villages. One of the five principalities of the Philistines, which with two more next mentioned, though they fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, were never possessed by them; for which reason perhaps Gath and Ascalon are not mentioned, and these are put for the rest; see Joshua 13:3 . read more
From Ekron even unto the sea ,.... The Mediterranean sea, or the west, as the Targum: all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages ; this is the Azotus of the New Testament, Acts 8:40 , another of the principalities of the Philistines, of which and Ekron See Gill on Amos 1:8 and See Gill on Zephaniah 2:4 . read more
Ashdod with her towns and, her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages ,.... Gaza was another of the principalities of the Philistines, of which See Gill on Amos 1:7 ; See Gill on Zephaniah 2:4 ; See Gill on Acts 8:26 ; these, with the two other principalities not mentioned, Gath and Ashkelon, were in the western border of the tribe of Judah, which reached from Ekron, the first that is mentioned: unto the river of Egypt ; of which see Joshua 15:4 , and the great sea,... read more
Ekron - One of the five Philistine lordships; see the note on Joshua 13:3 . read more
Ashdod - Called also Azotus, Acts 8:40 . Unto the river of Egypt - The Pelusiac branch of the Nile, or Sihor. But see on Joshua 15:4 ; (note). The great sea - The Mediterranean. read more
The inheritance of Judah. This chapter does not suggest much matter for homiletic treatment. The chief points to be noticed are HOMILIES BY J. WAITE read more
Ekron, with her towns and her villages. Literally, her daughters and her farm hamlets (see note on Joshua 13:28 ). These cities of the Philistines had, like Gibeon, daughter cities dependent on them, and must therefore have been, like Gibeon, "great cities as the royal cities" ( Joshua 10:2 ). They do not appear to have come under regal government till later times (cf. 1 Samuel 5:8 , 1 Samuel 5:11 , with 1 Samuel 27:2 ). "Around it (Gezer) and along the sides were distributed a... read more
List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Joshua 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Joshua 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only.Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky and arid, and cannot have been at any time very thickly... read more
The tribe of Judah (14:6-15:63)By far the largest portions of Canaan went to the chief tribes, those of Judah and Joseph (cf. Genesis 49:8-12,Genesis 49:22-26). Judah received almost the whole of southern Canaan, and Joseph received almost the whole of central Canaan.Caleb received his special inheritance within the area given to his tribe, Judah. Here he proved that his expression of faith made forty-five years earlier was not mere words. At that time he and Joshua alone in Israel believed... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 15:20-63
We have here a list of the several cities that fell within the lot of the tribe of Judah, which are mentioned by name, that they might know their own, and both keep it and keep to it, and might neither through cowardice nor sloth lose the possession of what was their own. I. The cities are here named, and numbered in several classes, which they then could account for the reason of better than we can now. Here are, 1. Some that are said to be the uttermost cities towards the coast of Edom,... read more