Joshua Chapter 15
Allotment to Judah
1 Judah’s allotment by clans reached the border of Edom, went south to the Wilderness of Zin at the farthest. 2 Their south border went from the lower end of the Dead Sea, from the bay that turns south. 3 It went on south to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up south of Kadesh-barnea, continued to Hezron, up to Addar, and turned to Karka. 4 It went on to Azmon and the River of Egypt and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. That was their south border.
5 The east border was the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan.
Josh 15:1-5a
The north border went from the mouth of the Jordan, 6 up to Beth-hoglah, continued on the north of Beth-arabah, and up to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 7 The border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turned north toward Gilgal, which is across from the ascent of Adummim, on the south of the valley. It continued to En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel. 8 Then the border went up the Valley of (Ben)Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south (Jerusalem). It went on up to the top of the mountain that lies across from the Valley of Hinnom to the west, at the northern end of the Valley Rephaim. 9 From the top of the mountain, the border curved to the spring of Nephtoah, went on to the towns of Mount Ephron, and curved to Baalah (Kiriath-jearim). 10 It turned west from Baalah to Mount Seir, continued to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and continued through Timnah. 11 The border proceeded to the north side of Ekron, curved to Shikkeron and to Mount Baalah and Jabneel, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
12 The west border was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
Josh 15:5b-12
13 By the LORD’s command, Joshua gave Caleb a territory among the descendants of Judah: Kiriath-arba (Hebron). 14 Caleb drove out Anak’s three sons: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. 15 He went up from there against Debir (formerly Kiriath-sepher). 16 Caleb said, “Whoever takes Kiriath-sepher, I’ll give Achsah my daughter as a wife.” 17 Othniel, son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, took it; so Caleb gave her to him as a wife. 18 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. She got down from her donkey, and Caleb asked her what she wanted.
19 “Give me another endowment. Since you’ve put me in the Negev, give me springs too.” He gave her the upper and lower springs.
Josh 15:13-19
20 This is Judah’s inheritance by clans— 21 the towns belonging to Judah in the south toward the boundary with Edom:
Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (Hazor),
26Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—29 towns with their villages.
Josh 15:20-32
33 In the western foothills:
Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socob, Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim—14 towns with their villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38 Dilean, Mizpah, Jokthe-el,
39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,
41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—16 towns with their
villages.
Josh 15:33-41
42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—9 towns with their villages.
45 Ekron with its towns and villages,
46 from Ekron to the Sea, everything beside Ashdod with their villages,
47 Ashdod with its towns and villages,
Gaza with its towns and villages; to the River of Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea with its coastline.
Josh 15:42-47
48 In the hill country,
Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (Debir),
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 Goshen, Holon, and Gioloh—11 towns with their villages.
52Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53Janum, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (Hebron), and Zior—9 towns with their villages.
55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—10 towns with their villages.
58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—6 towns with their villages.
60 Kiriath-baal (Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—2 towns with their villages.
Josh 15:48-60
61 In the open country, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—6 towns with their villages.
63 But Judah couldn’t drive the Jebusites out of Jerusalem. They still live there
with the people of Judah.
Josh 15:61-63