The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and it ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.
Parallel translations
- WEB The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib;
- KJV And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
- BSB The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
- NKJV And the border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.
- NLT Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea. The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib,
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Quick answer
The border turns to Ramah, the fortified city of Tyre, and ends at the sea near Achzib. Asher's line touches some of the strongest coastal cities.
Overview
Tyre and Achzib lay in heavily fortified Phoenician territory, and Israel would not fully subdue them. The verse records the boundary God set while honestly reflecting the limits of Israel's later conquest (Judges 1:31). Scripture's candor about unfinished obedience guards against triumphalism and magnifies the grace of the God who keeps working with an imperfect people.
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- Judg 1:31Asher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
- 2 Sam 5:11Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
- Mic 1:14Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.
- Gen 38:5She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
- Isa 23:1–18The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
- Ezek 26:1–21In the eleventh year, in the first of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
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