Joshua 15 - New International Version (NIV)

Allotment for Judah^(A)

15 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom,^(B) to the Desert of Zin^(C) in the extreme south.^(D)

² Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,^{(E) 3} crossed south of Scorpion Pass,^(F) continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea.^(G) Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. ⁴ It then passed along to Azmon^(H) and joined the Wadi of Egypt,^(I) ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their^[a] southern boundary.

⁵ The eastern boundary^(J) is the Dead Sea^(K) as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary^(L) started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, ⁶ went up to Beth Hoglah^(M) and continued north of Beth Arabah^(N) to the Stone of Bohan^(O) son of Reuben. ⁷ The boundary then went up to Debir^(P) from the Valley of Achor^(Q) and turned north to Gilgal,^(R) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh^(S) and came out at En Rogel.^{(T) 8} Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom^(U) along the southern slope of the Jebusite^(V) city (that is, Jerusalem^(W)). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley^(X) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.^{(Y) 9} From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,^(Z) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah^(AA) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).^{(AB) 10} Then it curved westward from Baalah^(AC) to Mount Seir,^(AD) ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh^(AE) and crossed to Timnah.^{(AF) 11} It went to the northern slope of Ekron,^(AG) turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah^(AH) and reached Jabneel.^(AI) The boundary ended at the sea.

¹² The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(AJ)

These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.

¹³ In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb^(AK) son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba^(AL), that is, Hebron.^(AM) (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)^{(AN) 14} From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites^(AO)—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai,^(AP) the sons of Anak.^{(AQ) 15} From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). ¹⁶ And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah^(AR) in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” ¹⁷ Othniel^(AS) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

¹⁸ One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him^[b] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

¹⁹ She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev,^(AT) give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.^(AU)

²⁰ This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans:

²¹ The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev^(AV) toward the boundary of Edom were:

Kabzeel,^(AW) Eder,^(AX) Jagur, ²² Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ²³ Kedesh,^(AY) Hazor,^(AZ) Ithnan, ²⁴ Ziph,^(BA) Telem, Bealoth, ²⁵ Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),^{(BB) 26} Amam, Shema, Moladah,^{(BC) 27} Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, ²⁸ Hazar Shual,^(BD) Beersheba,^(BE) Biziothiah, ²⁹ Baalah,^(BF) Iyim, Ezem,^{(BG) 30} Eltolad,^(BH) Kesil, Hormah,^{(BI) 31} Ziklag,^(BJ) Madmannah,^(BK) Sansannah, ³² Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain^(BL) and Rimmon^(BM)—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.

³³ In the western foothills:

Eshtaol,^(BN) Zorah,^(BO) Ashnah,^{(BP) 34} Zanoah,^(BQ) En Gannim,^(BR) Tappuah,^(BS) Enam, ³⁵ Jarmuth,^(BT) Adullam,^(BU) Sokoh,^(BV) Azekah,^{(BW) 36} Shaaraim,^(BX) Adithaim and Gederah^(BY) (or Gederothaim)^[c]—fourteen towns and their villages.

³⁷ Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, ³⁸ Dilean, Mizpah,^(BZ) Joktheel,^{(CA) 39} Lachish,^(CB) Bozkath,^(CC) Eglon,^{(CD) 40} Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, ⁴¹ Gederoth,^(CE) Beth Dagon,^(CF) Naamah and Makkedah^(CG)—sixteen towns and their villages.

⁴² Libnah,^(CH) Ether, Ashan,^{(CI) 43} Iphtah, Ashnah,^(CJ) Nezib, ⁴⁴ Keilah,^(CK) Akzib^(CL) and Mareshah^(CM)—nine towns and their villages.

⁴⁵ Ekron,^(CN) with its surrounding settlements and villages; ⁴⁶ west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod,^(CO) together with their villages; ⁴⁷ Ashdod,^(CP) its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt^(CQ) and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(CR)

⁴⁸ In the hill country:

Shamir,^(CS) Jattir,^(CT) Sokoh,^{(CU) 49} Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir^(CV)), ⁵⁰ Anab,^(CW) Eshtemoh,^(CX) Anim, ⁵¹ Goshen,^(CY) Holon^(CZ) and Giloh^(DA)—eleven towns and their villages.

⁵² Arab, Dumah,^(DB) Eshan, ⁵³ Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, ⁵⁴ Humtah, Kiriath Arba^(DC) (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

⁵⁵ Maon,^(DD) Carmel,^(DE) Ziph,^(DF) Juttah,^{(DG) 56} Jezreel,^(DH) Jokdeam, Zanoah,^{(DI) 57} Kain, Gibeah^(DJ) and Timnah^(DK)—ten towns and their villages.

⁵⁸ Halhul, Beth Zur,^(DL) Gedor,^{(DM) 59} Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.^[d]

⁶⁰ Kiriath Baal^(DN) (that is, Kiriath Jearim^(DO)) and Rabbah^(DP)—two towns and their villages.

⁶¹ In the wilderness:^(DQ)

Beth Arabah,^(DR) Middin, Sekakah, ⁶² Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi^(DS)—six towns and their villages.

⁶³ Judah could not^(DT) dislodge the Jebusites^(DU), who were living in Jerusalem;^(DV) to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.^(DW)

Footnotes

1. Joshua 15:4 Septuagint; Hebrew your
2. Joshua 15:18 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts (see also note at Judges 1:14) Othniel, he urged her
3. Joshua 15:36 Or Gederah and Gederothaim
4. Joshua 15:59 The Septuagint adds another district of eleven towns, including Tekoa and Ephrathah (Bethlehem).

Cross references

1. Joshua 15:1 : 15:15-19pp — Jdg 1:11-15
2. Joshua 15:1 : Nu 34:3
3. Joshua 15:1 : S Nu 13:21
4. Joshua 15:1 : Jos 18:5
5. Joshua 15:2 : S Ge 14:3
6. Joshua 15:3 : S Nu 34:4
7. Joshua 15:3 : S Dt 1:2
8. Joshua 15:4 : Nu 34:4
9. Joshua 15:4 : S Ge 15:18
10. Joshua 15:5 : Nu 34:10
11. Joshua 15:5 : S Ge 14:3
12. Joshua 15:5 : Jos 18:15-19
13. Joshua 15:6 : Jos 18:19, 21
14. Joshua 15:6 : ver 61; Jos 18:18
15. Joshua 15:6 : Jos 18:17
16. Joshua 15:7 : S Jos 10:3
17. Joshua 15:7 : S Jos 7:24
18. Joshua 15:7 : S Dt 11:30
19. Joshua 15:7 : Jos 18:17
20. Joshua 15:7 : Jos 18:16; 2Sa 17:17; 1Ki 1:9
21. Joshua 15:8 : 2Ch 28:3; Jer 19:6
22. Joshua 15:8 : ver 63; Jos 18:16, 28; Jdg 1:21; 19:10; 2Sa 5:6; 1Ch 11:4; Ezr 9:1
23. Joshua 15:8 : S Jos 10:1
24. Joshua 15:8 : 2Ki 23:10; Jer 7:31; 19:2
25. Joshua 15:8 : 2Sa 5:18, 22; 1Ch 14:9; Isa 17:5
26. Joshua 15:9 : Jos 18:15
27. Joshua 15:9 : ver 10, 11, 29; 2Sa 6:2; 1Ch 13:6
28. Joshua 15:9 : S Jos 9:17
29. Joshua 15:10 : S ver 9
30. Joshua 15:10 : S Nu 24:18
31. Joshua 15:10 : Jos 19:22, 38; 21:16; Jdg 1:33; 1Sa 6:9; 1Ki 4:9; 2Ki 14:11
32. Joshua 15:10 : S Ge 38:12
33. Joshua 15:11 : S Jos 13:3
34. Joshua 15:11 : S ver 9
35. Joshua 15:11 : Jos 19:33
36. Joshua 15:12 : S Nu 34:6
37. Joshua 15:13 : 1Sa 25:3; 30:14
38. Joshua 15:13 : S Ge 23:2
39. Joshua 15:13 : S Jos 10:36; 21:12; 1Ch 6:56
40. Joshua 15:13 : S Nu 13:22
41. Joshua 15:14 : S Nu 13:33
42. Joshua 15:14 : S Nu 13:22
43. Joshua 15:14 : Jdg 1:10, 20
44. Joshua 15:16 : 1Ch 2:49
45. Joshua 15:17 : Jdg 3:9, 11; 1Ch 4:13; 27:15
46. Joshua 15:19 : S Jos 10:40
47. Joshua 15:19 : Ge 36:24
48. Joshua 15:21 : S Jos 10:40
49. Joshua 15:21 : 2Sa 23:20; 1Ch 11:22
50. Joshua 15:21 : Ge 35:21
51. Joshua 15:23 : S Jos 12:22
52. Joshua 15:23 : S Jos 11:1
53. Joshua 15:24 : ver 55; 1Sa 23:14; 2Ch 11:8
54. Joshua 15:25 : S Jos 11:1
55. Joshua 15:26 : Jos 19:2; 1Ch 4:28; Ne 11:26
56. Joshua 15:28 : Jos 19:3; 1Ch 4:28
57. Joshua 15:28 : S Ge 21:14
58. Joshua 15:29 : S ver 9
59. Joshua 15:29 : Jos 19:3; 1Ch 4:29
60. Joshua 15:30 : Jos 19:4
61. Joshua 15:30 : S Nu 14:45
62. Joshua 15:31 : Jos 19:5; 1Sa 27:6; 1Ch 4:30; 12:1; Ne 11:28
63. Joshua 15:31 : 1Ch 2:49
64. Joshua 15:32 : S Nu 34:11
65. Joshua 15:32 : Jos 19:7; Jdg 20:45; 21:13; Zec 14:10
66. Joshua 15:33 : Jos 19:41; Jdg 13:25; 16:31; 18:2
67. Joshua 15:33 : Jdg 13:2; 18:11; 2Ch 11:10; Ne 11:29
68. Joshua 15:33 : ver 43
69. Joshua 15:34 : ver 56; 1Ch 4:18; Ne 3:13; 11:30
70. Joshua 15:34 : Jos 19:21; 21:29
71. Joshua 15:34 : S Jos 12:17
72. Joshua 15:35 : S Jos 10:3
73. Joshua 15:35 : S Ge 38:1
74. Joshua 15:35 : ver 48; 1Ki 4:10
75. Joshua 15:35 : S Jos 10:10
76. Joshua 15:36 : 1Sa 17:52; 1Ch 4:31
77. Joshua 15:36 : 1Ch 12:4
78. Joshua 15:38 : S Jos 11:3
79. Joshua 15:38 : 2Ki 14:7
80. Joshua 15:39 : S Jos 10:3
81. Joshua 15:39 : 2Ki 22:1
82. Joshua 15:39 : S Jos 10:3
83. Joshua 15:41 : 2Ch 28:18
84. Joshua 15:41 : Jos 19:27
85. Joshua 15:41 : S Jos 10:10
86. Joshua 15:42 : S Nu 33:20
87. Joshua 15:42 : Jos 19:7; 1Sa 30:30; 1Ch 4:32; 6:59
88. Joshua 15:43 : ver 33
89. Joshua 15:44 : 1Sa 23:1-2, 1; 1Ch 4:19; Ne 3:17, 18
90. Joshua 15:44 : Jos 19:29; Jdg 1:31; Mic 1:14
91. Joshua 15:44 : Mic 1:15
92. Joshua 15:45 : S Jos 13:3
93. Joshua 15:46 : Jos 11:22
94. Joshua 15:47 : S Jos 11:22
95. Joshua 15:47 : S Ge 15:18
96. Joshua 15:47 : S Nu 34:6
97. Joshua 15:48 : Jdg 10:1
98. Joshua 15:48 : Jos 21:14; 1Sa 30:27; 1Ch 6:57
99. Joshua 15:48 : S ver 35
100. Joshua 15:49 : S Jos 10:3
101. Joshua 15:50 : Jos 11:21
102. Joshua 15:50 : Jos 21:14; 1Sa 30:28
103. Joshua 15:51 : S Jos 10:41
104. Joshua 15:51 : Jos 21:15; Jer 48:21
105. Joshua 15:51 : 2Sa 15:12
106. Joshua 15:52 : S Ge 25:14
107. Joshua 15:54 : S Ge 35:27
108. Joshua 15:55 : Jdg 10:12; 1Sa 23:24, 25; 25:1, 2; 1Ch 2:45
109. Joshua 15:55 : S Jos 12:22
110. Joshua 15:55 : S ver 24
111. Joshua 15:55 : Jos 21:16
112. Joshua 15:56 : Jos 17:16; 19:18; Jdg 6:33; 1Sa 25:43; 1Ki 18:45; 1Ch 3:1; Hos 1:5
113. Joshua 15:56 : S ver 34
114. Joshua 15:57 : Jos 18:28; 24:33; Jdg 19:12; 20:4; 2Sa 23:29; 1Ch 11:31
115. Joshua 15:57 : S Ge 38:12
116. Joshua 15:58 : 1Ch 2:45; 2Ch 11:7; Ne 3:16
117. Joshua 15:58 : 1Ch 4:39; 12:7
118. Joshua 15:60 : ver 9
119. Joshua 15:60 : S Jos 9:17
120. Joshua 15:60 : S Dt 3:11
121. Joshua 15:61 : S Jos 8:15
122. Joshua 15:61 : S ver 6
123. Joshua 15:62 : 1Sa 23:29; 24:1; Eze 47:10
124. Joshua 15:63 : Jos 16:10; 17:12; Jdg 1:21; 1Ki 9:21
125. Joshua 15:63 : S ver 8
126. Joshua 15:63 : S Jos 10:1
127. Joshua 15:63 : Eze 48:7