Yosua 15:46

15:46 from Ekron westward, all those in the vicinity of Ashdod and their towns;

Yosua 15:2

15:2 Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea, ¹ 

Yosua 1:6

1:6 Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them. ² 

Nehemia 13:23-24

13:23 Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 13:24 Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod (or the language of one of the other peoples mentioned ³ ) and were unable to speak the language of Judah.

¹ tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”

sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (also in v. 5).

² tn Heb “For you will cause these people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give to them.” The pronoun “them” at the end of the verse refers to either the people or to the fathers.

³ tn Heb “people and people.”