46 west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages;
46 from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
46 From Ekron, west to the sea, all that bordered Ashdod with its villages;
46 from Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages;
46 From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 15:46
Commentary on Joshua 15:20-63
(Read Joshua 15:20-63)
Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not here find Bethlehem, afterwards the city of David, and ennobled by the birth of our Lord Jesus in it. That city, which, at the best, was but little among the thousands of Judah, Micah 5:2, except that it was thus honoured, was now so little as not to be accounted one of the cities.