La'', on the North-eaſt, yet he, ſhould poſſeſs the riches of the Weſt and Suth, Devte. 33: 23; i» ec; of thoſe Tribes which were at great dift:nce from him Weſtward and Southward ; and this he ſhou!d do by way of Commerce with them by their famovs River Jordan, which he'did not cnly touch in a {mall party as ſome of the orher Tribes did, but lay all along it fora good ſpace together, even from the very Fountain unto the S:a of Geneſarethe Some think that this is verified by that Rovalty of this Rivery which they ſuppoſe God gave to the Tribe of Judah, which extended as far as Naprhalie 5 And the fenced cities are Ziddim,Zer, and Ham-
math c, Rakkath and Cinnereth «,
: Or Hamath, of which ſee Numb. 34. 8. 1 Kings 8. 6s. 2 King. 23. 33- 4 Whence the Like of Cinnereth or Geneſareth received its Name.
36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
: 27 And Cedeſh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
38 And Iron,and Migdal-el, Horem,and Beth-anath, and Beth-ſhemeſh: nineteen cities e with their villages.
e See On V. IF. 223 30. |» 39 This zs the Inheritance of the Tribe of the chil-
dren of Naphtali, according to their families; the cities and their villages.
o © 4d the ſeventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan, according to their families»
1 And the coaſt of their inhepitance f was Zorah, and Eſtato), and. Ir-ſhemeſh. f Which is here deſcribed onely by its Cities, not by its Borders, which are in part the ſame with Judah's, and their Taheritance 14
in good part taken out of Judah's too Jarge portion; as appears from divers of the Cities mentioned, which are alſo reckoned as in
Judah's portion.
42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
44 AndEltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, lor, over 46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border || againſt, before || Japho. | 0r,Jo® 47 And the coaſt of the children of Dan went out Ls 9236. #00 little for them g, therefore the children of Dan went
up to fight againſt Leſhem hb, and took it, and ſmore it
with the edge of the ſword, and poſſeſſed it, and dwelt
+ Judg: therein, and called Leſhem + Dan, after the name of 18: 29. Dan their father.
g Heb: Went our from them, to wit, out of their hands or poſſeſti-
pn; for ſo this Hebrew Word is uſed conceraing thoſe Lands, which
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. c / Chap. XN, in the year of the Jubilee are ſaid to go 7, Lev:t, 25. 28, 15, 31, 3} ; 7. e. out of the hands of the preſent Pcfleflor,to the firſt and ancient Owners And fo peradventure this may !ignitie, that many of the Danites were forced by their powerful Neighbours the Ph;//f/n:25 to relinquiſh their Coaſt, and their alloted Habititions : which Put them upon the following courſe. þ This was done after 7ofhun's deathzas appears from Judg. 18. and ſeems to be here inferre3,partly that all the chicf places where the Danizes dwelt ( tho' far diitant, ) might be mentioned together ; and partlygto give an acconar of this ſtrange accident,why they removed from their appointed Pur:ion to lo remore a place; which may be this, That being much moleſted and terrified by their bad Neighbourgthey thought firt - go te ſome place remote from them, which alto they were in a manner cons trained to do, becauſe otherwiſe they muſt have taken fome part of the Portions of other Tribes, whereas now going to ihe very ur. mot Northern point of the Lands they rook that which did nor be- long to, or at leaſt, was not in the poſſeſſion of any other Tribe. | See more on Jud. 18.
48 This zs the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan, 2ccording to their families; theſs cities with their villages.
49 4 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coaſts,the children of Iſrae! gave 5 an inheritance to Joſhua the ſon of Nun among them. |
i 7. e. They are ſaid to give it,becauſe the whole Land was given to Joſhua, and El-azor and the Princes, as joint Truſtees, acting in the name, and for the good of the People: {o that even Joſhua could take nothing without their gift.
59 According to the word of the LORD K&, they gave him the city which he asked,eves * Timnath-Serah / in x
mout Ephraim,and he built : the city,and dwelt therein.
k As God promiſed, or commanded ; either, firſt, formerly, as may be gathered from Jef. 14 6. Where we read, That the Lord ſaid ſomething unto Moſes concerning me Caleb, and thee Joſhua ; tho? only what is ſaid to Caleb be there expreſſed, the other nor being to his purpoſe there : for 79bua having ſhewed the ſame courage and faithfulneſs which Caltb did,did doubtleſs receive equal encourage- ment and comfort from God at that time. Or, Secondly, now at this time by Eleazar. I Calle! Tinmath-heres, Fudg. 2. 9.9 1, e. Res paired and enJargedit, in which ſenſe Nebuchaanezzar is ſaid to have bult Babylom, Dan. 4+ 3o.
51 * Theſe are the inheritances which Eleazar the prieſt, and Joſhua the ſon of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Ifrael, divided for an inheritance by Jot,in Shiloh before the LORD,atthe door of the tabernacle of the congregation: ſo they made an end of dividing the countrey.
CHAP AX God commanas ſix: Cities of Refuge for thoſe, who unawares ſhould tay man, y==4. The right uſe of them, 5, 6' The Iſraclites appoint hereunto three
Cites 01 this, and three on the other ſide of Jordan, 7 -— 9g.
He LORD alfo ſpake unto Joſhua, ſaying,
- 2 dpeak tothe children of Iſrael, ſaying, * Ap- pPoInt out @ for you cities of refuge, whereof I fpake un- ro you by the hand of Moſes.
_ # The Poſſcſſions being now divided among you, do tome of them for the uſe which I have commanded.
3 Thar the ſlayer that killeth ay perſon unawares, and unwittingly b, may flee thither: and they ſhal be your refuge from the avenger of blood c.
. 6 Heb. Through Ignorance, or Errour, or MiRake, and without Know- ledge. The ſame rhings twice repeated to cut off all the claims and expectations that wittu! Murdere:s might have of ProteQion here : 2nd God having declared, That ſuch thould be taken even from his Altar, that they might be killed, Exod. 21. 14. and accordingly Joab was by Solomon's Order killed even at the Altar, 1 Kings 2, 28