NASB — Joshua 15 — KJV

Territory of Judah

1 Now athe lot° for the tribe° of the sons° of Judah° according to their families° Ireached° the bborder° of Edom°, southward° to the cwilderness° of Zin° at the extreme° south°. 2 Their south° border° was from the lower end° of the Salt° Sea°, from the bay° that turns° to the south°. 3 Then it proceeded° southward° to the ascent° of Akrabbim° and continued° to Zin°, then went° up by the south° of Kadesh-barnea° and continued° to Hezron°, and went° up to Addar° and turned° about° to Karka°. 4 It acontinued° to Azmon° and proceeded° to the Ibbrook° of Egypt°, and the IIborder° ended°° at the sea°. This° shall be your south° border°. 5 The aeast° border° [was] the Salt° Sea°, as far° as the Imouth° of the Jordan°. And the bborder° of the north° side° was from the bay° of the sea° at the Imouth° of the Jordan°. 6 Then the border° went° up to Beth-hoglah°, and continued° on the north° of Beth-arabah°, and the border° went° up to the stone° of Bohan° the son° of Reuben°. 7 The border° went° up to Debir° from athe valley° of Achor°, and turned° northward° toward° Gilgal° which° is opposite° the ascent° of Adummim°, which° is on the south° of the valley°; and the border° continued° to the waters° of En-shemesh° and Iit ended°° at En-rogel°. 8 Then the border° went° up the valley° of Ben-hinnom°° to the slope° of the aJebusite° on the south° (that is, Jerusalem°); and the border° went° up to the top° of the mountain° which° is before°° the valley° of Hinnom° to the west°, which° is at the end° of the valley° of Rephaim° toward the north°. 9 From the top° of the mountain° the border° curved° to the spring° of the waters° of Nephtoah° and proceeded° to the cities° of Mount° Ephron°, then the border° curved° to aBaalah° (that is, bKiriath-jearim°). 10 The border° turned° about° from Baalah° westward° to Mount° Seir°, and continued° to the slope° of Mount° Jearim° on the north° (that is, Chesalon°), and went° down° to Beth-shemesh° and continued° through° aTimnah°. 11 The border° proceeded° to the side° of Ekron° northward°. Then the border° curved° to Shikkeron° and continued° to Mount° Baalah° and proceeded° to Jabneel°, and the Iborder° ended°° at the sea°. 12 The west° border° [was] aat the Great° Sea°, even [its] Icoastline°. This° is the border° around° the sons° of Judah° according to their families°.

[1] ILit was to aNu 34:3, 4 bNu 20:16 cDt 32:51
[4] IOr wadi IILit goings out of the border were aNu 34:5 bGn 15:18; 1K 8:65
[5] ILit end aNu 34:3, 10-12 bJsh 18:15-19
[7] ILit the goings out of it were aJsh 7:24
[8] aJsh 15:63
[9] a1Ch 13:6 bJg 18:12
[10] aGn 38:13; Jg 14:1
[11] ILit goings out...were
[12] ILit border aNu 34:6

13 ¶ Now ahe gave° to Caleb° the son° of Jephunneh° a portion° bamong° the sons° of Judah°, according° to the Icommand° of the LORD° to Joshua°, [namely], IIKiriath-arba°, [Arba being] the father° of Anak° (that is, Hebron°). 14 aCaleb° Idrove° out from there° the three° bsons° of Anak°: Sheshai° and Ahiman° and Talmai°, the children° of Anak°. 15 Then ahe went° up from there° against° the inhabitants° of Debir°; now the name° of Debir° formerly° was Kiriath-sepher°. 16 And Caleb° said°, “The one who° Iattacks° Kiriath-sepher° and captures° it, III will give° him Achsah° my daughter° as a wife°.” 17 aOthniel° the son° of Kenaz°, the brother° of Caleb°, captured° it; so he gave° him Achsah° his daughter° as a wife°. 18 aIt came° about that when she came° [to him], she persuaded° him to ask° her father° for a field°. So she alighted° from the donkey°, and Caleb° said° to her, “What° do you want?” 19 Then she said°, “Give° me a blessing°; since° you have given° me the land° of the INegev°, give° me also springs° of water°.” So he gave° her the upper° springs° and the lower° springs°.

[13] ILit mouth III.e. the city of Arba aJsh 14:13-15 bNu 13:6
[14] IOr dispossessed aJsh 11:21, 22 bNu 13:33; Dt 9:2
[15] aJsh 10:38
[16] ILit smites IILit and I
[17] aJg 1:13; 3:9
[18] aJg 1:14
[19] II.e. South country

20 ¶ This° is the inheritance° of the tribe° of the sons° of Judah° according to their families°.

21 ¶ Now the cities° at the extremity° of the tribe° of the sons° of Judah° toward° the border° of Edom° in the south° were Kabzeel° and aEder° and Jagur°, 22 and Kinah° and Dimonah° and Adadah°, 23 and Kedesh° and Hazor° and Ithnan°, 24 Ziph° and Telem° and Bealoth°, 25 and Hazor-hadattah° and Kerioth-hezron°° (that is, Hazor°), 26 Amam° and Shema° and Moladah°, 27 and Hazar-gaddah° and Heshmon° and Beth-pelet°, 28 and Hazar-shual° and aBeersheba° and Biziothiah°, 29 Baalah° and Iim° and Ezem°, 30 and Eltolad° and Chesil° and Hormah°, 31 and aZiklag° and Madmannah° and Sansannah°, 32 and Lebaoth° and Shilhim° and Ain° and Rimmon°; in all°, twenty-nine°° cities° with their villages°.

[21] aGn 35:21
[28] aGn 21:31
[31] a1S 27:6; 30:1

33 ¶ In the lowland°: aEshtaol° and Zorah° and Ashnah°, 34 and Zanoah° and En-gannim°, Tappuah° and Enam°, 35 Jarmuth° and aAdullam°, Socoh° and Azekah°, 36 and Shaaraim° and Adithaim° and Gederah° and Gederothaim°; fourteen°° cities° with their villages°.

[33] aJg 13:25; 16:31
[35] a1S 22:1

37 ¶ Zenan° and Hadashah° and Migdal-gad°, 38 and Dilean° and Mizpeh° and Joktheel°, 39 aLachish° and Bozkath° and Eglon°, 40 and Cabbon° and Lahmas° and Chitlish°, 41 and Gederoth°, Beth-dagon° and Naamah° and Makkedah°; sixteen°° cities° with their villages°.

[39] aJsh 10:3; 2K 14:19

42 ¶ Libnah° and Ether° and Ashan°, 43 and Iphtah° and Ashnah° and Nezib°, 44 and Keilah° and Achzib° and Mareshah°; nine° cities° with their villages°.

45 ¶ Ekron°, with its towns° and its villages°; 46 from Ekron° even to the sea°, all° that were by the Iside° of Ashdod°, with their villages°.

[46] ILit hand

47 ¶ Ashdod°, its towns° and its villages°; Gaza°, its towns° and its villages°; as far° as athe Ibrook° of Egypt° and the Great° Sea°, even [its] IIcoastline°.

[47] IOr wadi IILit border aJsh 15:4

48 ¶ In the hill° country°: Shamir° and Jattir° and Socoh°, 49 and Dannah° and Kiriath-sannah° (that is, Debir°), 50 and Anab° and Eshtemoh° and Anim°, 51 and Goshen° and Holon° and Giloh°; eleven°° cities° with their villages°.

52 ¶ Arab° and Dumah° and Eshan°, 53 and Janum° and Beth-tappuah° and Aphekah°, 54 and Humtah° and Kiriath-arba° (that is, Hebron°), and Zior°; nine° cities° with their villages°.

55 ¶ Maon°, Carmel° and Ziph° and Juttah°, 56 and Jezreel° and Jokdeam° and Zanoah°, 57 Kain°, Gibeah° and Timnah°; ten° cities° with their villages°.

58 ¶ Halhul°, Beth-zur° and Gedor°, 59 and Maarath° and Beth-anoth° and Eltekon°; six° cities° with their villages°.

60 ¶ Kiriath-baal° (that is, Kiriath-jearim°), and Rabbah°; two° cities° with their villages°.

61 ¶ In the wilderness°: Beth-arabah°, Middin° and Secacah°, 62 and Nibshan° and the City° of Salt° and Engedi°; six° cities° with their villages°.

63 ¶ Now as for the aJebusites°, the inhabitants° of Jerusalem°, the sons° of Judah° could° not Idrive° them out; so the Jebusites° live° with the sons° of Judah° at Jerusalem° until° this° day°.

[63] IOr dispossess them aJg 1:21; 2S 5:6; 1Ch 11:4


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The borders of the lot of Judah.

1 ¶ [This] then was² the lotº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Judahº by their families;º [even] to² the borderº of Edomº the wildernessº of Zinº southwardº [was] the uttermost partº² of the south coast.º 2 And their southº borderº was² from the shoreº² of the saltº sea,º from² the bayº that lookethºª southward:º 3 And it went outºª to² the south sideº² to Maalehacrabbim,º and passed¹ª along² to Zin,º and ascended upºª on the south sideº² unto Kadeshbarnea,º and passed¹ª along² to Hezron,º and went upºª to Adar,º and fetched a compassºª to Karkaa:º 4 [From thence] it passed¹ª toward² Azmon,º and went outºª unto the riverº of Egypt;º and the goings outº of that coastº were² at the sea:º this² shall be² your southº coast.º 5 And the eastº borderº [was] the saltº sea,º [even] unto² the endº of Jordan.º And [their] borderº in the northº quarterº [was] from the bayº² of the seaº at the uttermost partº² of Jordan:º 6 And the borderº went upºª to Bethhogla,º and passed¹ª along² by the northº² of Betharabah;º and the borderº went upºª to the stoneº of Bohanº the sonº of Reuben:º 7 And the borderº went upºª toward Debirº from the valleyº² of Achor,º and so northward,º lookingºª toward² Gilgal,º that² [is] beforeº the going upº to Adummim,º which² [is] on the south sideº² of the river:º and the borderº passedºª toward² the watersº of Enshemesh,º and the goings outº thereof were² at² Enrogel:º 8 And the borderº went upºª by the valleyº of the sonº of Hinnomº unto² the southº² sideº of the Jebusite;º the same² [is] Jerusalem:º and the borderº went upºª to² the topº of the mountainº that² [lieth] before¹² the valleyº of Hinnomº westward,º which² [is] at the endº of the valleyº of the giantsº northward:º 9 And the borderº was drawnºª from the topº² of the hillº unto² the fountainº of the waterº of Nephtoah,º and went outºª to² the citiesº of mountº Ephron;º and the borderº was drawnºª to Baalah,º which² [is] Kirjathjearim:º 10 And the borderº compassedºª from Baalahº² westwardº unto² mountº Seir,º and passed¹ª along² unto² the sideº of mountº Jearim,º which² [is] Chesalon,º on the north side,º² and went downºª to Bethshemesh,º and passed onºª to Timnah:º 11 And the borderº went outºª unto² the sideº of Ekronº northward:º and the borderº was drawnºª to Shicron,º and passed alongºª to mountº Baalah,º and went outºª unto Jabneel;º and the goings outº of the borderº were² at the sea.º 12 And the westº borderº [was] to the greatº sea,º and the coastº [thereof]. This² [is] the coastº of the childrenº of Judahº round aboutº according to their families.º

[1] Nu 26:55; 33:36; 34:3; Jsh 14:2; Ezk 47:19.
[2] Gn 14:3; Nu 34:3; Jsh 3:16; Is 11:15; Ezk 47:8, 18.
[3] Gn 14:7; Nu 20:1; 32:8; 34:4; Jg 1:36.
[4] Ex 23:31; Nu 34:5; Jsh 13:3.
[5] Nu 34:12.
[6] Gn 50:10; Jsh 18:17, 19.
[7] Jsh 4:19; 5:9; 7:26; 10:38, 43; 15:15; 18:17; 2S 17:17; 1K 1:9; Is 65:10; Ho 2:5.
[8] Jsh 15:63; 18:16, 28; Jg 1:8, 21; 19:10; 2S 5:18, 22; 2K 23:10; 2Ch 28:3; Is 17:5; Jr 7:31; 19:2, 6, 14.
[9] Jsh 9:17; 18:15; Jg 18:12; 2S 6:2; 1Ch 13:6.
[10] Gn 38:13; Jsh 15:57; Jg 14:1, 5; 1S 6:12.
[11] Jsh 15:45; 19:43, 44; 1S 5:10; 7:14; 2K 1:2, 6, 16.
[12] Nu 34:6; Dt 11:24; Jsh 15:47; Ezk 47:20.

Caleb's portion and conquest.

13 ¶ And unto Calebº the sonº of Jephunnehº he gaveºª a partº amongº the childrenº of Judah,º accordingº to the commandmentº of the LORDº to Joshua,º [even]² the cityº of Arbaºª¹ the fatherº of Anak,º which² [city is] Hebron.º 14 And Calebº droveºª thence²²² the threeº sonsº of Anak,º² Sheshai,º and Ahiman,º and Talmai,º the childrenº of Anak.º 15 And he went upºª thence²² to² the inhabitantsºª of Debir:º and the nameº of Debirº beforeº [was] Kirjathsepher.º

[13] Nu 13:30; 14:23; Dt 1:34; Jsh 14:6, 15.
[14] Nu 13:22; Jsh 10:36; 11:21; Jg 1:10, 20.
[15] Jsh 10:3, 38; Jg 1:11.

Othniel, for his valour, hath Achsah, Caleb's daughter, to wife.

16 ¶ And Calebº said,ºª He that² smitethºª² Kirjathsepher,º and takethºª it, to him will I giveºª² Achsahº my daughterº to wife.º 17 And Othnielº the sonº of Kenaz,º the brotherº of Caleb,º tookºª it: and he gaveºª him² Achsahº his daughterº to wife.º

[16] Jg 1:6, 12.
[17] Nu 32:12; Jsh 14:6; Jg 1:13; 3:9, 11; 1Ch 2:49.

She obtaineth a blessing of her father.

18 And it came to pass,² as she cameºª [unto him], that she movedºª him to askºª of²² her fatherº a field:º and she lighted² off¹ª²² [her] ass;º and Calebº saidºª unto her, What² wouldest thou? 19 Who answered,ºª Giveºª me a blessing;º for² thou hast givenºª me a southº land;º giveºª me also springsº of water.º And he gaveºª her² the upperº springs,º and the netherº springs.º 20 This² [is] the inheritanceº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Judahº according to their families.º

[18] Gn 24:64; 1S 25:23.
[19] Gn 33:11; Dt 33:7; Jg 1:14; 1S 25:27; 2Co 9:5.
[20] Gn 49:8; Dt 33:7.

The cities of Judah.

21 And the uttermostº² citiesº of the tribeº of the childrenº of Judahº toward² the coastº of Edomº southwardº were² Kabzeel,º and Eder,º and Jagur,º 22 And Kinah,º and Dimonah,º and Adadah,º 23 And Kedesh,º and Hazor,º and Ithnan,º 24 Ziph,º and Telem,º and Bealoth,º 25 And Hazor,º Hadattah,º and Kerioth,º [and] Hezron,º which² [is] Hazor,º 26 Amam,º and Shema,º and Moladah,º 27 And Hazargaddah,º and Heshmon,º and Bethpalet,º 28 And Hazarshual,º and Beersheba,º and Bizjothjah,º 29 Baalah,º and Iim,º and Azem,º 30 And Eltolad,º and Chesil,º and Hormah,º 31 And Ziklag,º and Madmannah,º and Sansannah,º 32 And Lebaoth,º and Shilhim,º and Ain,º and Rimmon:º all² the citiesº [are] twentyº and nine,º with their villages:º 33 [And] in the valley,º Eshtaol,º and Zoreah,º and Ashnah,º 34 And Zanoah,º and Engannim,º Tappuah,º and Enam,º 35 Jarmuth,º and Adullam,º Socoh,º and Azekah,º 36 And Sharaim,º and Adithaim,º and Gederah,º and Gederothaim;º fourteenºº citiesº with their villages:º 37 Zenan,º and Hadashah,º and Migdalgad,º 38 And Dilean,º and Mizpeh,º and Joktheel,º 39 Lachish,º and Bozkath,º and Eglon,º 40 And Cabbon,º and Lahmam,º and Kithlish,º 41 And Gederoth,º Bethdagon,º and Naamah,º and Makkedah;º sixteenºº citiesº with their villages:º 42 Libnah,º and Ether,º and Ashan,º 43 And Jiphtah,º and Ashnah,º and Nezib,º 44 And Keilah,º and Achzib,º and Mareshah;º nineº citiesº with their villages:º 45 Ekron,º with her townsº and her villages:º 46 From Ekronº² even unto the sea,º all² that² [lay] nearº² Ashdod,º with their villages:º 47 Ashdodº with her townsº and her villages,º Gazaº with her townsº and her villages,º unto² the riverº of Egypt,º and the greatºª¹ sea,º and the borderº [thereof]:

[21] Gn 35:21; Ne 11:25.
[23] Nu 33:37; Dt 1:19; Jsh 12:22.
[24] 1S 15:4; 23:14, 19, 24; Ps 54:1.
[25] Jsh 15:25, 28.
[26] 1Ch 4:28.
[27] Ne 11:26.
[28] Gn 21:14, 31; 26:33; Jsh 19:2, 3; 1Ch 4:28.
[29] Jsh 15:9; 19:3; 1Ch 4:29.
[30] Nu 14:45; Dt 1:44; Jsh 19:4; Jg 1:17.
[31] Jsh 19:5; 1S 27:6; 30:1; 1Ch 12:1.
[32] Nu 34:11; Ne 11:29.
[33] Nu 13:23; Jsh 19:41; Jg 13:25; 16:31.
[34] Jsh 12:17; 15:53.
[35] Jsh 10:3, 10, 23; 12:11, 15; 15:48; 1S 17:1; 22:1; 1Ch 4:18; Ne 11:29; Mi 1:15.
[36] 1S 17:52.
[38] Gn 31:48; Jg 20:1; 21:5; 1S 7:5, 16; 10:17; 2K 14:7.
[39] Jsh 10:3, 31; 12:11, 12; 2K 18:14, 17; 19:8; 22:1.
[41] Jsh 10:21, 28; 12:16.
[42] Jsh 10:29; 12:15; 19:7; 2K 8:22.
[44] Gn 38:5; 1S 23:1; Mi 1:14, 15.
[45] Jsh 13:3; 1S 5:10; 6:17; Am 1:8; Zp 2:4; Zc 9:5.
[46] 1S 5:1, 6; 2Ch 26:6; Ne 13:23; Is 20:1; Am 1:8.
[47] Ex 23:31; Nu 34:5; Jsh 13:3; 15:4; Jg 16:1; Jr 47:1, 5; Am 1:6; Zp 2:4; Ac 8:26.

48 ¶ And in the mountains,º Shamir,º and Jattir,º and Socoh,º 49 And Dannah,º and Kirjathsannah,º which² [is] Debir,º 50 And Anab,º and Eshtemoh,º and Anim,º 51 And Goshen,º and Holon,º and Giloh;º elevenºº citiesº with their villages:º 52 Arab,º and Dumah,º and Eshean,º 53 And Janum,º and Bethtappuah,º and Aphekah,º 54 And Humtah,º and Kirjatharba,º which² [is] Hebron,º and Zior;º nineº citiesº with their villages:º 55 Maon,º Carmel,º and Ziph,º and Juttah,º 56 And Jezreel,º and Jokdeam,º and Zanoah,º 57 Cain,º Gibeah,º and Timnah;º tenº citiesº with their villages:º 58 Halhul,º Bethzur,º and Gedor,º 59 And Maarath,º and Bethanoth,º and Eltekon;º sixº citiesº with their villages:º 60 Kirjathbaal,º which² [is] Kirjathjearim,º and Rabbah;º twoº citiesº with their villages:º 61 In the wilderness,º Betharabah,º Middin,º and Secacah,º 62 And Nibshan,º and the city² of Salt,º and Engedi;º sixº citiesº with their villages.º

[48] Jsh 21:14.
[49] Jsh 15:15; Jg 1:11.
[51] Jsh 10:41; 11:16; 2S 15:12.
[52] Is 21:11.
[53] Jsh 15:53.
[54] Gn 23:2; Jsh 14:15; 15:13.
[55] Jsh 15:24; 1S 23:14, 25; 25:2, 7; 26:1; 1K 18:42; 2Ch 26:10; Is 35:2.
[57] Gn 38:12; Jsh 15:10; Jr 14:1.
[58] 1Ch 4:39.
[60] Jsh 18:14; 1S 7:1.
[61] Jsh 15:6; 18:18.
[62] 1S 23:29; 2Ch 20:2.

The Jebusites not conquered.

63 ¶ As for the Jebusitesº the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º the childrenº of Judahº couldºªªª not² drive them out:ºª but the Jebusitesº dwellºª with² the childrenº of Judahº at Jerusalemº unto² this² day.º

[63] Jg 1:8, 21; 2S 5:6; 1Ch 11:4; Ro 7:14.


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