Joshua 15

¹Joshua 15:1. Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:²Joshua 15:2. Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,³Joshua 15:3. proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.⁴Joshua 15:4. It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.⁵Joshua 15:5. The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,⁶Joshua 15:6. went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.⁷Joshua 15:7. Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.⁸Joshua 15:8. From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.⁹Joshua 15:9. From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).¹⁰Joshua 15:10. The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.¹¹Joshua 15:11. Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.¹²Joshua 15:12. And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.

¹³Joshua 15:13. According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)¹⁴Joshua 15:14. And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.¹⁵Joshua 15:15. From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).¹⁶Joshua 15:16. And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”¹⁷Joshua 15:17. So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.¹⁸Joshua 15:18. One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”¹⁹Joshua 15:19. “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

²⁰Joshua 15:20. This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.²¹Joshua 15:21. These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,²²Joshua 15:22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,²³Joshua 15:23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,²⁴Joshua 15:24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,²⁵Joshua 15:25. Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),²⁶Joshua 15:26. Amam, Shema, Moladah,²⁷Joshua 15:27. Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,²⁸Joshua 15:28. Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,²⁹Joshua 15:29. Baalah, Iim, Ezem,³⁰Joshua 15:30. Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,³¹Joshua 15:31. Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,³²Joshua 15:32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.³³Joshua 15:33. These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,³⁴Joshua 15:34. Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,³⁵Joshua 15:35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,³⁶Joshua 15:36. Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.³⁷Joshua 15:37. Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,³⁸Joshua 15:38. Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,³⁹Joshua 15:39. Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,⁴⁰Joshua 15:40. Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,⁴¹Joshua 15:41. Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.⁴²Joshua 15:42. Libnah, Ether, Ashan,⁴³Joshua 15:43. Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,⁴⁴Joshua 15:44. Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.⁴⁵Joshua 15:45. Ekron, with its towns and villages;⁴⁶Joshua 15:46. from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;⁴⁷Joshua 15:47. Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.⁴⁸Joshua 15:48. These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,⁴⁹Joshua 15:49. Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),⁵⁰Joshua 15:50. Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,⁵¹Joshua 15:51. Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.⁵²Joshua 15:52. Arab, Dumah, Eshan,⁵³Joshua 15:53. Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,⁵⁴Joshua 15:54. Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.⁵⁵Joshua 15:55. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,⁵⁶Joshua 15:56. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,⁵⁷Joshua 15:57. Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.⁵⁸Joshua 15:58. Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,⁵⁹Joshua 15:59. Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.⁶⁰Joshua 15:60. Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.⁶¹Joshua 15:61. These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,⁶²Joshua 15:62. Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.⁶³Joshua 15:63. But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.