Joshua 15

¹This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. Copy Many Bible Versions

²And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: Copy Many Bible Versions

³And it went out to the south side to Maaleh–acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh–barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁶And the border went up to Beth–hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth–arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁷And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–rogel: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁸And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁹And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath–jearim: Copy Many Bible Versions

¹⁰And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth–shemesh, and passed on to Timnah: Copy Many Bible Versions

¹¹And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. Copy Many Bible Versions

¹²And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families. Copy Many Bible Versions

¹³And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. Copy Many Bible Versions

¹⁴And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. Copy Many Bible Versions

¹⁵And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher. Copy Many Bible Versions

¹⁶And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. Copy Many Bible Versions

¹⁷And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. Copy Many Bible Versions

¹⁸And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? Copy Many Bible Versions

¹⁹Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. Copy Many Bible Versions

²⁰This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. Copy Many Bible Versions

²¹And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, Copy Many Bible Versions

²²And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, Copy Many Bible Versions

²³And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, Copy Many Bible Versions

²⁴Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, Copy Many Bible Versions

²⁵And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, Copy Many Bible Versions

²⁶Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, Copy Many Bible Versions

²⁷And Hazar–gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth–palet, Copy Many Bible Versions

²⁸And Hazar–shual, and Beer–sheba, and Bizjothjah, Copy Many Bible Versions

²⁹Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, Copy Many Bible Versions

³⁰And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, Copy Many Bible Versions

³¹And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, Copy Many Bible Versions

³²And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

³³And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah, Copy Many Bible Versions

³⁴And Zanoah, and En–gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, Copy Many Bible Versions

³⁵Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, Copy Many Bible Versions

³⁶And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

³⁷Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal–gad, Copy Many Bible Versions

³⁸And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, Copy Many Bible Versions

³⁹Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴⁰And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴¹And Gederoth, Beth–dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴²Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴³And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴⁴And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴⁵Ekron, with her towns and her villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴⁶From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴⁷Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴⁸And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁴⁹And Dannah, and Kirjath–sannah, which is Debir, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵⁰And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵¹And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵²Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵³And Janum, and Beth–tappuah, and Aphekah, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵⁴And Humtah, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵⁵Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵⁶And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵⁷Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵⁸Halhul, Beth–zur, and Gedor, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁵⁹And Maarath, and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁶⁰Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: Copy Many Bible Versions

⁶¹In the wilderness, Beth–arabah, Middin, and Secacah, Copy Many Bible Versions

⁶²And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En–gedi; six cities with their villages. Copy Many Bible Versions

⁶³As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day. Copy Many Bible Versions