Joshua 13:3 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

from Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites;

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Sihor is derived from a root signifying “to be black,” and is suitable enough as a designation for the Nile (Isaiah 23:3). Here it most…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

(Joshua 13:1–14).

(b) According to its boundaries.

Joshua was old and stricken in years. —Rather, he…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

From Sihor, which is before Egypt. Which Jarchi and Kimchi interpret of the river Nile, and so that river is called ([Ref…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

This chapter begins the account of dividing the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel by lot, a narrative showing the fulfillment of the promis…