Context 2It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at Ataroth. 3It went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of lower Beth-horon even to Gezer, and it ended at the sea. 4The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. 5Now this was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon. 6Then the border went westward at Michmethath on the north, and the border turned about eastward to Taanath-shiloh and continued beyond it to the east of Janoah. 7It went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan. 8From Tappuah the border continued westward to the brook of Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families, 9together with the cities which were set apart for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 10But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers. Parallel Verses American Standard Versionand it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth; Douay-Rheims Bible And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth, Darby Bible Translation And the border went from Bethel to Luz, and passed to the border of the Archites to Ataroth, English Revised Version and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth; Webster's Bible Translation And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along to the borders of Archi to Ataroth, World English Bible It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth; Young's Literal Translation and hath gone out from Beth-El to Luz, and passed over unto the border of Archi to Ataroth, Library Beth-El. Beth-Aven. Josephus thus describes the land of Benjamin; "The Benjamites' portion of land was from the river Jordan to the sea, in length: in breadth, it was bounded by Jerusalem and Beth-el." Let these last words be marked, "The breadth of the land of Benjamin was bounded by Jerusalem and Beth-el." May we not justly conclude, from these words, that Jerusalem and Beth-el were opposite, as it were, in a right line? But if you look upon the maps, there are some that separate these by a very large tract of land, … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The Country of Jericho, and the Situation of the City. Joshua Links Joshua 16:2 NIV • Joshua 16:2 NLT • Joshua 16:2 ESV • Joshua 16:2 NASB • Joshua 16:2 KJV • Joshua 16:2 Bible Apps • Joshua 16:2 Parallel • Bible Hub |