After this, a war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, , and the Philistines were subdued.
Joshua 16:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised It then descended westwards to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And it went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the outskirts of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and ended at the sea. American Standard Version (1901) and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. Common English Bible It goes down westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and as far as Gezer. It ends at the sea. Catholic Public Domain Version And it descends to the west, beside the border of Japhleti, as far as the borders of lower Beth-horon, and to Gezer. And the last parts of its regions are by the great sea. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And goeth down westward, by the border of Jephleti, unto the borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gazer. And the countries of it are ended by the great sea. |
After this, a war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, , and the Philistines were subdued.
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah,
Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its surrounding villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages,
He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon #– #fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars #– #
Your western border will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your western border.
At that time King Horam of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
From there the border went towards Luz, to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel); it then went down by Ataroth-addar, over the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
The next division headed towards the Beth-horon road, and the last division headed down the border road that looks out over the Zeboim Valley towards the wilderness.