Judges 1:36

Modern

And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.

Traditional

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

Literal

And the border of the Amorite was from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and upward.

Latin

Fuit autem terminus Amorrhæi ab ascensu Scorpionis, petra, et superiora loca.

Hebrew

English

And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.

Mentions of Joseph's descendants (Judges 1:22, 35) highlight the northern tribes' failures to remove their enemies.

The tribes of Israel did not keep the covenant. Their complacency was rebellion against the Lord, as shown in the rest of the book of Judges.

The first prologue talks about how the tribes did not follow Joshua's farewell instructions (Joshua 23).

Theme notes and profiles

Numbers 34:4
…cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
Joshua 15:2–3
Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

Amorites: Canaanite people group, enemies of Israel

Akrabbim: A pass marking the southern border of Judah Sela: Edomite stronghold captured by King Amaziah of Judah