John Gill Commentary Joshua 15:41

"and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages." — Joshua 15:41 (ASV)

And Gederoth
Gederoth is reckoned among the cities of the low country, and south of Judah, (2 Chronicles 28:18) ;

and Bethdagon ;
in it very probably was a temple of Dagon, which was a principal deity of the Philistines, (1 Samuel 5:2) ; Jerom says ^F24 in his time was shown a large village called Capherdagon, between Diospolis and Jamnia; of Naamah, the same writer says nothing, only that it was a city of the tribe of Judah;

and Makkedah ;
see (Joshua 10:10) ; it was a royal city, (Joshua 12:16) ;

sixteen cities with their villages ;
and is the exact number of them, as before enumerated.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F24: De loc. Heb. fol. 89. F.