And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
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Interpretation
Joshua waited till all the tribes were settled, before he asked any provision for himself. He was content to be unfixed, till he saw them all placed, and herein is an example to all in public places, to prefer the common welfare before private advantage.
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This thought runs through Joshua 19:17-21.
Glossary
- Chesulloth Place
- Fertile places; the loins, a town of Issachar, on the slopes of some mountain between Jezreel and Shunem ( Josh. 19:18 ). Modern identification: Iksal.
- Jezreel Place
- God scatters. (1. ) A town of Issachar ( Josh. 19:18 ), where the kings of Israel often resided ( 1 Kings 18:45 ; 21:1 ; 2 Kings 9:30 ). Modern identification: Tel Yizre’el.
- Shunem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Sulam.