Joshua 15
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Chapter 15
Land for Judah's tribe
1This is the land that Joshua gave to the tribe of Judah, clan by clan. Their land went south along the border of Edom, as far as the wilderness of Zin in the Negev.
2The south border of Judah's land was from the south end of the Salt Sea. 3It went across the south side of the Scorpion Hill, to Zin. From the south it went up to Kadesh-Barnea, as far as Hebron. Their border continued past Addar, and it turned towards Karka. 4Then it went to Azmon and it continued to the Stream of Egypt. It finished at the sea. That was the south border of Judah's land.
5Judah's east border went from the Salt Sea as far as the end of the Jordan River.
Their north border started from the end of the Jordan at the Salt Sea. 6From there it went to Beth Hoglah. Then it went north of Beth Arabah to the stone of Bohan. (Bohan was a son of Reuben.) 7The border went from the valley of Achor to Debir. #15:7 Achan and his family had died in the valley of Achor. They had taken things from Jericho. But God had said that they must destroy those things (Joshua 7:24). So the valley was called ‘Trouble Valley’. Then it went north to Gilgal. Gilgal is opposite the Adummim hill, on the south side of the valley. Then it reached the springs of En Shemesh to En Rogel. 8From there it went through the valley of Hinnom to the south side of a hill beside the Jebusite city of Jerusalem. Judah's border then continued to the top of the hill on the west side of the Hinnom valley. This was at the north end of the valley of the Rephaites. 9From there it went to the springs of Nephtoah and onto the cities near Mount Ephron. It went towards Baalah (also called Kiriath-Jearim). 10It went round Baalah towards the hills of Edom. It went north of Jearim mountain (also called Kesalon) down to Beth Shemesh, and it continued on past Timnah. 11Then it went out to the hills north of Ekron, and on towards Shikkeron. It went past Baalah mountain, as far as Jabneel. Judah's north border ended at the sea.
12The west border of Judah's land was the Mediterranean Sea.
Those were the borders of the land which Judah's tribe and its clans received.
Caleb takes the cities of Hebron and Debir #15:13 See Judges 1:10-15
13The Lord had told Joshua to give Kiriath Arba to Caleb, Jephunneh's son. That was the part of Judah's land that Caleb received. Arba was the father of Anak. Kiriath Arba was now called Hebron. 14Caleb chased out the three sons of Anak from Hebron. Their names were Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai. 15From there he went to attack the people of Debir. (Debir had been called Kiriath Sepher). 16Caleb said, ‘If a brave man attacks and takes Kiriath Sepher, he can marry my daughter, Acsah.’ 17Othniel attacked the city and he took it. He was the son of Caleb's brother, Kenaz. So Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to Othniel, to be his wife.
18After this, Acsah told Othniel that they should ask her father to give them some land. She went to see her father, Caleb. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, ‘What would you like me to do for you?’
19She said, ‘Please be kind and give me a special gift. You have given me some land in the Negev desert. Now please give me a place with springs so that I have water for the land.’ So Caleb gave her some land with springs, on high land and on low land.
Judah's towns
20This is the land that Joshua gave to the clans of Judah's tribe.
21These towns were in the south of Judah's land, near the border of Edom:
Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth. 25Also Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet. 28Also Hazar-Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 29Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 30Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon.
That is 29 towns with their villages.
33These towns were in the low hills in the west:
Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh and Azekah. 36Also he gave them Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah, (or Gederothaim).
There were 14 towns and villages.
37He gave them Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40Cabbon, Lahmas, and Kitlish. 41Also he gave them Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah.
There were 16 towns and their villages.
42He also gave them Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44Keilah, Aczib and Mareshah.
There were nine towns with their villages.
45He also gave them Ekron with the houses and villages that belonged to it. 46And he gave them all those towns west of Ekron, near to Ashdod with their villages. 47And he gave them Ashdod and Gaza with their houses and villages. They had the land as far as the Stream of Egypt, and to the Mediterranean Sea.
48These towns were in the hill country:
Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), 50and Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51Goshen, Holon and Giloh.
There were 11 towns and their villages.
52He also gave them Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 54Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior.
There were nine towns and their villages.
55Also Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57Kain, Gibeah and Timnah.
There were ten towns and their villages.
58And he gave them Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, 59Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon.
There were six towns and their villages.
60And Kiriath Baal, (that is, Kiriath-Jearim) and Rabbah.
There were two towns and their villages.
61These towns were in the desert:
Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62Nibshan, Salt city, and En Gedi.
There were six towns and their villages.
63But the men of Judah's tribe could not chase the Jebusites out of Jerusalem. As a result, the Jebusites still live there, together with the people of Judah.
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