Joshua 15

Judah’s Inheritance

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: ‡ Num 26:55-56Ezk 47:19Jos 14:2Num 33:36-37Num 34:3-5

2 Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea, ¹ ‡ Ezk 47:8Gen 14:3Isa 11:15Ezk 47:18Jos 3:16Num 34:3 3 proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, ² continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka. ‡ Num 34:4Jdg 1:36Gen 14:7Num 20:1Num 32:8 4 It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. ³ This was their ⁴southern border. ‡ Num 34:5Jos 13:3Exo 23:31Gen 15:18

5 The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. ‡ Num 34:12Jos 18:15-19Num 34:10

The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 6 went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. ‡ Jos 18:17Jos 18:19-21 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. ‡ 1Ki 1:92Sa 17:17Jos 7:26Hos 2:5Isa 65:10Jos 10:38-39Jos 10:43Jos 15:15 +38 From there the border went up the Valley of 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. ‡ Jos 18:16Jos 15:63Jdg 19:10Jos 18:282Ki 23:10Jdg 1:212Ch 28:32Sa 5:18 +79 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). ‡ 1Ch 13:6Jos 18:15Jdg 18:122Sa 6:2Jos 9:17 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. ‡ Jdg 14:11Sa 6:12-21Gen 38:12-13Jdg 14:5Jos 15:57 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. ‡ 1Sa 5:101Sa 7:142Ki 1:162Ki 1:2-32Ki 1:6Jos 15:45Jos 19:43-44

12 And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. ‡ Ezk 47:20Jos 15:47Num 34:6-7Deu 11:24

These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.

Caleb’s Portion and Conquest

(Judges 1:8–26)

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.) ‡ Deu 1:34-36Jos 14:6-15Num 13:30Num 14:23-24 14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. ‡ Jdg 1:10Jdg 1:20Jos 11:21Num 13:22-23Jos 10:36-37Num 13:33

15 From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher). ‡ Jos 10:38Jdg 1:11-13Jos 10:3 16 And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.” ‡ Jdg 1:12-13Jdg 1:6 17 So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage. ‡ Jdg 1:13Jdg 3:9Jdg 3:11Jos 14:61Ch 2:49Num 32:12

18 One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him ⁵to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?” ‡ 1Sa 25:23Gen 24:64

19 “Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” ‡ Jdg 1:14-152Co 9:51Sa 25:27Deu 33:7Gen 33:11

So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

The Cities of Judah

20 This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah. ‡ Deu 33:7Gen 49:8-12 21 These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: ‡ Gen 35:21Neh 11:25

Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, ‡ Deu 1:19Jos 12:22Num 33:37 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, ‡ 1Sa 23:141Sa 23:191Sa 23:241Sa 15:4Psa 54:1 25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, ‡ 1Ch 4:28 27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, ‡ Neh 11:26 28 Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, ‡ Gen 26:331Ch 4:28Gen 21:14Gen 21:31-33Jos 19:2-3 29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, ‡ 1Ch 4:29Jos 15:9-11Jos 19:3 30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, ‡ Jos 19:4Deu 1:44Jdg 1:17Num 14:45 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, ‡ 1Sa 27:61Sa 30:11Ch 12:1Jos 19:5 32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages. ‡ Neh 11:29Num 34:11

33 These were in the foothills: ⁶ ‡ Jdg 13:25Jdg 16:31Num 13:23Jos 19:41

Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, ‡ Jos 12:17Jos 15:53 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, ‡ 1Sa 17:11Sa 22:1Jos 10:31Ch 4:18Jos 10:10Jos 10:23Jos 12:11Jos 12:15 +336 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages. ‡ 1Sa 17:52

37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, 38 Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel, ‡ 2Ki 14:71Sa 10:171Sa 7:161Sa 7:5-6Gen 31:48-49Jdg 20:1Jdg 21:5 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, ‡ Jos 10:32Ki 22:1Jos 10:31-322Ki 14:192Ki 18:142Ki 18:172Ki 19:8Jos 12:11-12 40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish, 41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages. ‡ Jos 10:21Jos 10:10Jos 10:28Jos 12:16

42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, ‡ Jos 10:292Ki 8:22Jos 12:15Jos 19:7 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages. ‡ 1Sa 23:1-14Gen 38:5Mic 1:14-15

45 Ekron, with its towns and villages; ‡ Jos 13:31Sa 5:101Sa 6:17Amo 1:8Zec 9:5-7Zep 2:4 46 from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages; ‡ 1Sa 5:11Sa 5:62Ch 26:6Amo 1:8Isa 20:1Neh 13:23-24 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. ‡ Jos 15:4Act 8:26Amo 1:6-7Exo 23:31Jdg 16:1-21Jer 47:1Jer 47:5Jos 13:3 +2

48 These were in the hill country: ‡ Jos 21:14

Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), ‡ Jos 15:15Jdg 1:11 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages. ‡ Jos 10:41Jos 11:162Sa 15:12

52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan, ‡ Isa 21:11 53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages. ‡ Jos 15:13Gen 23:2Jos 14:15

55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, ‡ 1Sa 23:251Sa 25:2Jos 15:241Ki 18:421Sa 23:14-151Sa 25:71Sa 26:1-22Ch 26:10 +156 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages. ‡ Jos 15:10Gen 38:12Jer 14:1

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, ‡ 1Ch 4:39 59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.

60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages. ‡ Jos 18:141Sa 7:1

61 These were in the wilderness: ‡ Jos 15:6Jos 18:18

Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages. ‡ 1Sa 23:292Ch 20:2

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. ‡ Jdg 1:21Jdg 1:82Sa 5:6-91Ch 11:4-8Rom 7:14-21