Joshua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ¹  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ² ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Joshua 10:10

10:10 The Lord routed ³  them before Israel. Israel ⁴  thoroughly defeated them ⁵  at Gibeon. They chased them up the road to the pass ⁶  of Beth Horon and struck them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

Joshua 12:3

12:3 His kingdom included ⁷  the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth ⁸  to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), ⁹  including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

Joshua 15:10

15:10 It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

Joshua 16:5

16:5 The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: ¹⁰  The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.

Joshua 17:11

17:11 Within Issachar’s and Asher’s territory Manasseh was assigned Beth Shean, Ibleam, the residents of Dor, En Dor, the residents of Taanach, the residents of Megiddo, ¹¹  the three of Napheth, ¹²  and the towns surrounding all these cities. ¹³ 

Joshua 18:12-14

18:12 Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho ¹⁴  on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the desert of Beth Aven. 18:13 It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), ¹⁵  and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon. 18:14 It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe ¹⁶  of Judah. This is the western border. ¹⁷ 

Joshua 18:19

18:19 It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea ¹⁸  at the mouth of the Jordan River. ¹⁹  This was the southern border.

Joshua 19:27

19:27 It turned eastward toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El to the north, as well as the Valley of Emek and Neiel, and extended to Cabul on the north ²⁰ 

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¹ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

² map For the location of Bethel see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

³ tn Or “caused to panic.”

⁴ tn Heb “he.” The referent is probably Israel (mentioned at the end of the previous sentence in the verse; cf. NIV, NRSV), but it is also possible that the Lord should be understood as the referent (cf. NASB “and He slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon”), or even Joshua (cf. NEB “and Joshua defeated them utterly in Gibeon”).

⁵ tn Heb “struck them down with a great striking down.”

⁶ tn Or “ascent.”

⁷ tn The words “his kingdom included” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁸ sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2.

⁹ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.

¹⁰ tn Heb “The territory of the sons of Ephraim was for their clans.”

¹¹ map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.

¹² tn Or “the third [is] Napheth”; or “Napheth-dor.” The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain.

¹³ tn Heb “Beth Shean and its surrounding towns, Ibleam and its surrounding towns, the residents of Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of En Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of Taanach and its surrounding towns, the residents of Megiddo and its surrounding towns, three of Nepheth.”

¹⁴ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

¹⁵ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

¹⁶ tn Heb “sons,” here referring to the tribe.

¹⁷ tn Or “side.”

¹⁸ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea.

¹⁹ tn Heb “to the tongue of the Salt Sea to the north, to the end of the Jordan to the south.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (also in the following verse).

²⁰ tn Heb “left.”