Joshua Chapter 15

Joshua Chapter 15
1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the
children of Judah by their families: even
to the border of Edom and the
wilderness of Zin, southward on the
south coast.
2 And their south border was the salt sea
coast, from the point that looketh
southward.
3 And it went out on the south side
toward Maaleh-acrabbim, and went
along to Zin, and ascended up on the
south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and went
along to Hezron, and went up to Adar,
and fetched a compass to Karkaa. 4
From thence went it along to Azmon, and
reached unto the river of Egypt, and the
end of that coast was on the west side:
this shall be your south coast. 5 Also the
east border shall be the salt sea, unto the
end of Jordan: and the border on the
north quarter from the point of the sea,
and from the end of Jordan.
6 And this border goeth up to Bethhogla,
and goeth along by the north side
of Beth-arabah: so the border from
thence goeth up to the stone of Bohan the
son of Reuben.
7 Again this border goeth up to Debir
from the valley of Achor, and northward,
turning toward Gilgal, that lieth before
the going up to Adummim, which is on
the south side of the river: also this
border goeth up to the waters of
Enshemesh, and endeth at En-rogel. 8
Then this border goeth up to the valley
of the son of Hinnom; on the south side
of the Jebusites: the same is Jerusalem.
also this border goeth up to the top of the
mountain that lieth before the valley of
Hinnom westward, which is by the end
of the valley of the giants northward.
9 So this border compasseth from the top
of the mountain unto the fountain of the
water of Nephtoah, and goeth out to the
cities of mount Ephron: and this border
draweth to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim.
10 Then this border compasseth from
Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and
goeth along unto the side of mount
Jearim, which is Chesalon on the north
side: so it cometh down to Bethshemesh,
and goeth to Timnah.
11 Also this border goeth out unto the
side of Ekron northward: and this border
draweth to Shicron, and goeth along to
mount Baalah, and stretcheth unto
Jabneel: and the ends of this coast are to
the sea.
12 And the west border is to the great
sea: so this border shall be the bounds of
the children of Judah round about,
according to their families. 13 And unto
Caleb the son of Jephunneh did Joshua
give a part among the children of Judah,
as the Lord commanded him, even
Kirjath-arba of the father of Anak, which
is Hebron.
14 And Caleb drove thence three sons of
Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai,
the sons of Anak.
15 And he went up thence to the
inhabitants of Debir: and the name of
Debir before time was Kirjath-sepher.
16 Then Caleb said, He that smiteth
Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, even to him
will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
17 And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the
brother of Caleb took it: and he gave him
Achsah his daughter to wife.
18 And as she went in to him, she
moved him, to ask of her father a field:
and she lighted off her ass, and Caleb
said unto her, What wilt thou?
19 Then she answered, Give me a
blessing: for thou hast given me the south
country: give me also springs of water.
And he gave her the springs above and
the springs beneath.
20 This shall be the inheritance of the
tribe of the children of Judah according
to their families.
21 And the utmost cities of the tribe of
the children of Judah, toward the coasts
of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and
Eder, 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 (which is Hazor)
26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
27 And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon,
and Beth-palet,
28 And Hasar-shual, and Beersheba, and
Bizjothjah,
29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and
Hormah,
31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and
Sansannah,
32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain,
and Rimmon:
all these cities are twenty and nine with
their villages. 33 In the low country
were Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
34 And Zanoah, and En-gannim,
Tappuah, and Enam,
35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and
Azekah,
36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and
Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen
cities with their villages.
37 Zenam, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,
38 And Dileam, and Mizpeh, and
Joktheel,
39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and
Kithlish,
41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and
Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities
with their villages.
42 Lebnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and
Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
45 Ekron with her towns and her
villages,
46 From Ekron, even unto the sea, all
that lieth about Ashdod with their
villages.
47 Ashdod with her towns and her
villages: Gaza with her towns and her
villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the
great sea was their coast. 48 And in the
mountains were Shamir, and Jattir, and
Socoh, 49 And Dannah, and KirJathsannath
(which is Debir)
50 And Anab, and Eshtemoth, and Anim,
51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh:
eleven cities with their villages, 52
Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
53 And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and
Aphekah,
54 And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba,
(which is Hebron) and Zior: nine cities
with their villages.
55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and
Zanoah,
57 Cain, 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
Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim,
and Rabbah: two cities with their
villages.
61 In the wilderness were Beth-arabah,
Middin, and Secacah, 62 And Nibshan,
and the city of salt, and Engedi: six
cities with their villages. 63
Nevertheless, the Jebusites that were the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, could not the
children of Judah cast out, but the
Jebusites dwell with the children of
Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.