Joshua Chapter 15 (Index)

001  This 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.

002  And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

003  And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

004  From 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.

005  And 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:

006  And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

007  And 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 Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

008  And 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:

009  And 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 Kirjathjearim:

010  And 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 Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

011  And 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.

012  And 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.

013  And 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.

014  And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

015  And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

016  And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

017  And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

018  And 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?

019  Who 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.

020  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

021  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

022  And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

023  And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

024  Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

025  And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

026  Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

027  And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,

028  And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

029  Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

030  And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

031  And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

032  And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

033  And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

034  And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

035  Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

036  And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

037  Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,

038  And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

039  Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

040  And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

041  And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

042  Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

043  And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

044  And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

045  Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

046  From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

047  Ashdod 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:

048  And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

049  And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,

050  And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

051  And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

052  Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

053  And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,

054  And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

055  Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

056  And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

057  Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

058  Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,

059  And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

060  Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

061  In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,

062  And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

063  As 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.