And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
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.
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Commenting on Joshua 18:11-28
And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward,.... The same with Betharabah, Jos 15:6; and so it is called here in the Greek version: and went down unto Arabah; the same as before, and included it, for it is mentioned among the cities of this tribe, Jos 18:22.
The southern boundary of Benjamin runs from Kiriath-jearim westward to the Waters of Nephtoah, exactly the same line as Judah's northern border in chapter 15, only traced in the opposite direction. The text names the boundary itself as the subject of the verb: the border goes out, terminates, and completes its course.
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Commenting on Joshua 18:15-19