And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. (Joshua 18:14)
Literally, “side of the sea,” that is, the border continued on the western side. In Hebrew the word for “sea” is often used for “west” from the point of view of the Mediterranean lying to the west (see Ex. 27:12; 38:12). With this literal interpretation the LXX and Syriac both agree.
Kirjath-baal.
The Israelites changed the name to Kirjath-jearim, “city of forests,” to blot out the remembrance of Baal (see Joshua 15:9; Num. 32:38). The west boundary of Benjamin extended to this city on the border of Judah. From there it turned eastward and touched the northern boundary of Judah, as described in ch. 15:5-9. Somewhere along the borders of Benjamin lay the hallowed spot where Rachel was buried (Gen. 35:16, 19), but the exact site of her tomb is unknown (see Additional Note to 1 Sam. 1).