The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph.
In the lot of Benjamin nothing occurs particularly deserving of notice, unless that a small tribe takes precedence of the others. I admit, indeed, that its limits were narrowed in proportion to the fewness of its numbers, because it obtained only twenty-six cities; but still an honor was bestowed upon it in the mere circumstance of its receiving its inheritance before more distinguished tribes.
Benjamin lay between Judah and Joseph by God's wise ordering: little Benjamin needed Joseph's strength nearby, yet the Lord Himself covered him all the day long. This position later bound Benjamin to Judah in loyalty to David's throne and Jerusalem's temple, as Providence had appointed.
AI summary
Commenting on Joshua 18:11-28
And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families,.... This was the first lot of the seven that came up; it was but a small lot, and therefore called "little Benjamin", Psa 68:27; but the land was very pleasant and fruitful.