JoshuaChapter 15

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¹This was the land given by lot to the clans of the tribe of Judah. It reached to the border of Edom. It went to the Wilderness of Zin at the far south end. ²Their southern border started at the bay at the south end of the Salt Sea. ³It went south of the Ascent of Akrabbim and on to Zin. It went south of Kadesh-barnea. It ran past Hezron up to Addar. Then it turned toward Karka. ⁴It went on to Azmon and joined the Brook of Egypt. It ended at the Sea. This was their southern border. ⁵The eastern border was the Salt Sea, up to where the Jordan flows into it. The northern border started at the bay of the sea where the Jordan flows in. ⁶It went up to Beth-hoglah. It passed north of Beth-arabah. It went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. ⁷Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor. It turned north to Gilgal. Gilgal faces the Ascent of Adummim, south of the ravine. It went on along the waters of En-shemesh. It came out at En-rogel. ⁸From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom. It ran along the south side of the Jebusite city. That city is Jerusalem. Then it went up to the top of the hill west of the Valley of Hinnom. This hill is at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim. ⁹From the top of the hill the border turned to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah. It went on to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then it bent around toward Baalah, which is Kiriath-jearim. ¹⁰From Baalah the border turned west to Mount Seir. It ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim, which is Chesalon. It went down to Beth-shemesh and crossed to Timnah. ¹¹Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron. It turned toward Shikkeron and went on to Mount Baalah. It went on to Jabneel and ended at the Sea. ¹²The western border was the coast of the Great Sea. These were the borders all around the clans of Judah's family line. ¹³The LORD had given Joshua a command. So Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a share of land among the people of Judah. He gave him Kiriath-arba, which is Hebron. (Arba was the father of Anak's family line.) ¹⁴Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there. They were the families of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, who came from Anak. ¹⁵From there he marched against the people living in Debir. (Debir used to be called Kiriath-sepher.) ¹⁶Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah to be the wife of the man who attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it." ¹⁷Othniel took the city. He was the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother. So Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah to be his wife. ¹⁸One day Acsah came to Othniel. She urged him to ask her father for a field. She got down off her donkey. Caleb asked her, "What do you want?" ¹⁹"Give me a blessing," she answered. "You have given me land in the Negev. Now give me springs of water too." So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. ²⁰This is the land the clans of the tribe of Judah received. ²¹These were the cities farthest south in the tribe of Judah. They were in the Negev near the border of Edom. They were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, ²²Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ²³Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, ²⁴Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, ²⁵Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (which is Hazor), ²⁶Amam, Shema, Moladah, ²⁷Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, ²⁸Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, ²⁹Baalah, Iim, Ezem, ³⁰Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, ³¹Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, ³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were twenty-nine cities in all, with their villages. ³³These cities were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, ³⁴Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, ³⁵Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, ³⁶Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim). There were fourteen cities, with their villages. ³⁷There were also Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, ³⁸Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel, ³⁹Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, ⁴⁰Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish, ⁴¹Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah. There were sixteen cities, with their villages. ⁴²There were also Libnah, Ether, Ashan, ⁴³Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, ⁴⁴Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah. There were nine cities, with their villages. ⁴⁵There was Ekron, with its towns and villages. ⁴⁶From Ekron to the sea, there were all the cities near Ashdod, with their villages. ⁴⁷There was Ashdod, with its towns and villages. There was Gaza, with its towns and villages. Their land went as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coast of the Great Sea. ⁴⁸These cities were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, ⁴⁹Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (which is Debir), ⁵⁰Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, ⁵¹Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. There were eleven cities, with their villages. ⁵²There were also Arab, Dumah, Eshan, ⁵³Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, ⁵⁴Humtah, Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron), and Zior. There were nine cities, with their villages. ⁵⁵There were also Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, ⁵⁶Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, ⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. There were ten cities, with their villages. ⁵⁸There were also Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, ⁵⁹Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon. There were six cities, with their villages. ⁶⁰There were Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah. There were two cities, with their villages. ⁶¹These cities were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, ⁶²Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi. There were six cities, with their villages. ⁶³But the people of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So the Jebusites still live there among the people of Judah today.