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City Allotments for Judah

20 Here’s a list of cities allotted for the tribe of the descendants of Judah according to their families: 21 The cities to the far south of the tribe of the descendants of Judah (toward the border of Edom in the south) included Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (also known as Hazor), 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, 28 Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah, 29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon, for a total of 29 cities and villages.

33 The lowland cities included Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuach, Enam, 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim, for a total of fourteen cities and villages.

37 Also included were[a] Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, 38 Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel, 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, 41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah, for a total of sixteen cities and villages.

42 Also included were Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah, for a total of nine cities and villages.

45 Also included were Ekron, with its towns and villages, 46 from Ekron to the Mediterranean[b] Sea, including everything by the edge of Ashdod, along with their villages, 47 Ashdod and its towns and villages, Gaza and its towns and villages as far as the River of Egypt, and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

48 The hill country included Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (also known as Debir), 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51 Goshen, Holon, Giloh, for a total of eleven cities and villages. 52 Also included were Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53 Janum, Beth-tappuach, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (also known as Hebron), and Zior, for a total of nine cities and villages. 55 Also included were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah, for a total of ten cities and villages. 58 Also included were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon, for a total of six cities and villages. 60 Also included were Kiriath-baal (also known as Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah, for a total of two cities and villages.

61 The wilderness included Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62 Nibshan, Salt City, and En-gedi, for a total of six cities and villages.

63 Now as for the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, the descendants of Judah could not expel them, so Jebusites live with the descendants of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 15:37 The Heb. lacks Also included were; and so throughout the chapter
  2. Joshua 15:46 The Heb. lacks Mediterranean

The Cities of Judah

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants[a] of Judah according to their families: 21 the cities belonging to the tribe of the descendants[b] of Judah to the far south, to the border of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, 28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon; in all, twenty-nine cities and their villages.

33 In the Shephelah:[c] Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities and their villages.

37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40 Cabbon, Lahma, Kitlish, 41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities and their villages.

42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43 Jephthah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.

45 Ekron, its towns and villages; 46 from Ekron to the sea, and all that were near[d] Ashdod and their villages.

47 Ashdod, its towns and villages; Gaza, its towns and villages, up to the wadi[e] of Egypt and the Great Sea[f] and its coast.[g]

48 And in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49 Dannah, Kiriath Sanna (that is, Debir), 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities and their villages.

52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba[h] (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities and their villages.

55 Moan, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities and their villages.

58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages.

60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.

61 In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62 Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities and their villages.

63 But the descendants[i] of Judah were unable to drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live with the descendants[j] of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 15:20 Or “sons”
  2. Joshua 15:21 Or “sons”
  3. Joshua 15:33 Or “lowlands”; a geographical region on the western edge of the hills of Judea
  4. Joshua 15:46 Literally “were on the hand of”
  5. Joshua 15:47 A valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
  6. Joshua 15:47 That is, the Mediterranean
  7. Joshua 15:47 Literally “border”
  8. Joshua 15:54 Or “the city of Arba”
  9. Joshua 15:63 Or “sons”
  10. Joshua 15:63 Or “sons”