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Selected Verse: Joshua 15:9 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jos 15:9 |
Strong Concordance |
And the border [01366] was drawn [08388] from the top [07218] of the hill [02022] unto the fountain [04599] of the water [04325] of Nephtoah [05318], and went out [03318] to the cities [05892] of mount [02022] Ephron [06085]; and the border [01366] was drawn [08388] to Baalah [01173], which is Kirjathjearim [07157]: |
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King James |
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Nephtoab is probably the modern "Ain Lifta", two miles and a half northwestward of Jerusalem: and Mount Ephron is conjecturally connected with the city Ephrain Ch2 13:19 or Ophrah Jos 18:23. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim - This place was rendered famous in Scripture, in consequence of its being the residence of the ark, for twenty years after it was sent back by the Philistines; see 1 Samuel 5:1-7:2. |
23 And Avim [05761], and Parah [06511], and Ophrah [06084],
19 And Abijah [029] pursued [07291] after [0310] Jeroboam [03379], and took [03920] cities [05892] from him, Bethel [01008] with the towns [01323] thereof, and Jeshanah [03466] with the towns [01323] thereof, and Ephrain [06085] with the towns [01323] thereof.