Joshua 15 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

The Allotment for Judah

Jos 15:1The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south.

Jos 15:2

Jos 15:2And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.

Jos 15:3

Jos 15:3It goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka,

Jos 15:4

Jos 15:4passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.

Jos 15:5

Jos 15:5And the east boundary is the Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

Jos 15:6

Jos 15:6And the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

Jos 15:7

Jos 15:7And the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of En-shemesh and ends at En-rogel.

Jos 15:8

Jos 15:8Then the boundary goes up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem). And the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

Jos 15:9

Jos 15:9Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

Jos 15:10

Jos 15:10And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh and passes along by Timnah.

Jos 15:11

Jos 15:11The boundary goes out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount Baalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea.

Jos 15:12

Jos 15:12And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.

(Jdg 1:11–15)

Jos 15:13

Jos 15:13According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).

Jos 15:14

Jos 15:14And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.

Jos 15:15

Jos 15:15And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.

Jos 15:16

Jos 15:16And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

Jos 15:17

Jos 15:17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

Jos 15:18

Jos 15:18When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she got off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

Jos 15:19

Jos 15:19She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Jos 15:20

Jos 15:20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans.

Jos 15:21

Jos 15:21The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

Jos 15:22

Jos 15:22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

Jos 15:23

Jos 15:23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

Jos 15:24

Jos 15:24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

Jos 15:25

Jos 15:25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),

Jos 15:26

Jos 15:26Amam, Shema, Moladah,

Jos 15:27

Jos 15:27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,

Jos 15:28

Jos 15:28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

Jos 15:29

Jos 15:29Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

Jos 15:30

Jos 15:30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

Jos 15:31

Jos 15:31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

Jos 15:32

Jos 15:32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages.

Jos 15:33

Jos 15:33And in the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

Jos 15:34

Jos 15:34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

Jos 15:35

Jos 15:35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

Jos 15:36

Jos 15:36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.

Jos 15:37

Jos 15:37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

Jos 15:38

Jos 15:38Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

Jos 15:39

Jos 15:39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

Jos 15:40

Jos 15:40Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,

Jos 15:41

Jos 15:41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.

Jos 15:42

Jos 15:42Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

Jos 15:43

Jos 15:43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

Jos 15:44

Jos 15:44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.

Jos 15:45

Jos 15:45Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

Jos 15:46

Jos 15:46from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

Jos 15:47

Jos 15:47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastline.

Jos 15:48

Jos 15:48And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Jos 15:49

Jos 15:49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

Jos 15:50

Jos 15:50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

Jos 15:51

Jos 15:51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.

Jos 15:52

Jos 15:52Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

Jos 15:53

Jos 15:53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

Jos 15:54

Jos 15:54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages.

Jos 15:55

Jos 15:55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Jos 15:56

Jos 15:56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

Jos 15:57

Jos 15:57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.

Jos 15:58

Jos 15:58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

Jos 15:59

Jos 15:59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.

Jos 15:60

Jos 15:60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.

Jos 15:61

Jos 15:61In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,

Jos 15:62

Jos 15:62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages.

Jos 15:63

Jos 15:63But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

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