Judges 2:9 (KJV)

Passage

And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

Nearby Context

Judges 2:7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

Judges 2:8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

Judges 2:9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

Judges 2:10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

Judges 2:11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "buried", "border", "inheritance", "timnathheres", "mount", "ephraim", "north", and "side". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "buried" and "border", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And Joshua the son of Nun the..." into verse 10's "And also all that generation were gathered...", so "buried" and "border" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "buried" and "border" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.