And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel,
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
The border descends here because the measurement runs west to east, unlike Judah's description which goes east to west and so ascends. Benjamin's south border is Judah's north border; Mount Moriah sits above the Valley of Rephaim on the north, and the line drops from there through Hinnom to En-rogel, passing south of Jerusalem itself.
AI summary
To the side of Jebusi - The mountain of Zion, that was near Jerusalem; for Jebusi, or Jebus, was the ancient name of this city.