Judges 2:9

9 He was buried at Timnath Heres within the territory he had inherited. This was in the mountains of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.

Judges 2:9 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 2:9

And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in
Timnathheres
In ( Joshua 24:30 ) ; it is called Timnathserah, the letters of "serah" being here inverted, make "heres", which sometimes is used for the sun, ( Job 9:7 ) ; and therefore some observe, that the whole name signifies the figure of the sun, which the Jews say was put on his monument, in commemoration of the miracle of the sun standing still at his request, and had this inscription on it,

``this is he that caused the sun to stand still;''

but this is not very probable, since it might have had a tendency to idolatry, the sun being what was the first object of idolatrous worship among the Heathens, and had the greatest show of reason for it:

in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash;
(See Gill on Joshua 24:30).

Judges 2:9 In-Context

7 The people served the LORD throughout Joshua's lifetime and throughout the lifetimes of the leaders who had outlived him and who had seen all the spectacular works the LORD had done for Israel.

8 The LORD's servant Joshua, son of Nun, died at the age of 110.

9 He was buried at Timnath Heres within the territory he had inherited. This was in the mountains of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash.

10 That whole generation had joined their ancestors in death. So another generation grew up after them. They had no personal experience with the LORD or with what he had done for Israel.

11 The people of Israel did what the LORD considered evil. They began to serve other gods--the Baals.