Judges 1:36

36 The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass to Sela and beyond.

Judges 1:36 in Other Translations

36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

36 And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

36 The boundary of the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass to Sela and continued upward from there.

36 The Amorite border extended from Scorpions' Pass and Sela upward.

36 And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

36 The territory of the Amorites extended from the Akrabbim Pass--from Selah northward.

36 The territory of the Amorites extended from the ascent of Akrabbim, that is from Sela upward.

36 The border of the Amorites started at Scorpion Pass. It went to Sela and even past it.

Judges 1:36 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:36

And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to
Akrabbim Of which (See Gill on Numbers 34:4) and (See Gill on Joshua 15:3):

from the rock, and upwards;
even from the city Petra in Idumea, and beyond that; and there was a country near Idumea, called Acrabatane, from this mountain Akrabbim,

``Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea at Arabattine, because they besieged Gael: and he gave them a great overthrow, and abated their courage, and took their spoils.'' (1 Maccabees 5:3)

such was the extent of these people, that their coast reached from the places, mentioned to the mountains where the above cities of Dan were; they were the most powerful people among the Canaanites, and lay on both sides of Jordan, and were very troublesome to Israel, yet were at length destroyed, ( Amos 2:9 ) .

Judges 1:36 In-Context

34 The Amorites confined the Danites to the hill country, not allowing them to come down into the plain.

35 And the Amorites were determined also to hold out in Mount Heres, Aijalon and Shaalbim, but when the power of the tribes of Joseph increased, they too were pressed into forced labor.

36 The boundary of the Amorites was from Scorpion Pass to Sela and beyond.

Cross References

• 1. Joshua 15:3
• 2. 2 Kings 14:7; Isaiah 16:1; Isaiah 42:11
• 3. Psalms 106:34