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.

[15:2]  ¹ tn Heb “Their southern border was from the end of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that faces to the south.”

[15:2]  sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (also in v. 5).

[1:6]  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.

[13:24]  ³ tn Heb “people and people.”