It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
Parallel translations
- WEB Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.
- KJV And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
- ESV Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam.
- NKJV Their border went toward the west and to Maralah, went to Dabbasheth, and extended along the brook that is east of Jokneam.
- NASB Then their border went up to the west and to Maralah, and it reached Dabbesheth and reached to the brook that is opposite Jokneam.
- NLT From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam.
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Quick answer
Zebulun's border ran west to Maralah and Dabbesheth, reaching the brook before Jokneam. The boundary is traced westward.
Overview
This continues the survey of Zebulun's territory along its western boundary, fixed by towns and a brook. The precise markers root the inheritance in identifiable terrain. As with each tribe, the careful description affirms the concrete reality of the land God granted, fulfilling His promise to settle His people in the inheritance sworn to their fathers.
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- Josh 12:22the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
- 1 Chr 6:68Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
- 1 Kgs 4:12Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
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