Joshua 16:7

went down The border "went down" because it descended along the slopes in the direction of the Jordan valley.

to Ataroth which place, it is thought, is to be sought somewhere in this valley, "at the point where the border makes an angle in turning southward."

and to Naarath Eusebius and Jerome mention it as well known to them. It is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:28, and was, it is thought, about five miles north of Jericho.

came to Jericho i.e. to the region in the neighbourhood of Jericho (which belonged to Benjamin), where the eastern border formed an angle with the southern.