Joshua 15

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Allotment for Judah^(A)

15 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom,^(B) to the Desert of Zin^(C) in the extreme south.^(D)

²Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,^(E) ³crossed south of Scorpion Pass,^(F) continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea.^(G) Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. ⁴It then passed along to Azmon^(H) and joined the Wadi of Egypt,^(I) ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their^[a] southern boundary.

⁵The eastern boundary^(J) is the Dead Sea^(K) as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary^(L) started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, ⁶went up to Beth Hoglah^(M) and continued north of Beth Arabah^(N) to the Stone of Bohan^(O) son of Reuben. ⁷The boundary then went up to Debir^(P) from the Valley of Achor^(Q) and turned north to Gilgal,^(R) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh^(S) and came out at En Rogel.^(T) ⁸Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom^(U) along the southern slope of the Jebusite^(V) city (that is, Jerusalem^(W)). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley^(X) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.^(Y) ⁹From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,^(Z) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah^(AA) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).^(AB) ¹⁰Then it curved westward from Baalah^(AC) to Mount Seir,^(AD) ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh^(AE) and crossed to Timnah.^(AF) ¹¹It went to the northern slope of Ekron,^(AG) turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah^(AH) and reached Jabneel.^(AI) The boundary ended at the sea.

¹²The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(AJ)

These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.

¹³In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb^(AK) son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba^(AL), that is, Hebron.^(AM) (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)^(AN) ¹⁴From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites^(AO)—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai,^(AP) the sons of Anak.^(AQ) ¹⁵From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). ¹⁶And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah^(AR) in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” ¹⁷Othniel^(AS) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

¹⁸One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him^[b] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

¹⁹She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev,^(AT) give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.^(AU)

²⁰This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans:

²¹The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev^(AV) toward the boundary of Edom were:

Kabzeel,^(AW) Eder,^(AX) Jagur, ²²Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ²³Kedesh,^(AY) Hazor,^(AZ) Ithnan, ²⁴Ziph,^(BA) Telem, Bealoth, ²⁵Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),^(BB) ²⁶Amam, Shema, Moladah,^(BC) ²⁷Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, ²⁸Hazar Shual,^(BD) Beersheba,^(BE) Biziothiah, ²⁹Baalah,^(BF) Iyim, Ezem,^(BG) ³⁰Eltolad,^(BH) Kesil, Hormah,^(BI) ³¹Ziklag,^(BJ) Madmannah,^(BK) Sansannah, ³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain^(BL) and Rimmon^(BM)—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.

³³In the western foothills:

Eshtaol,^(BN) Zorah,^(BO) Ashnah,^(BP) ³⁴Zanoah,^(BQ) En Gannim,^(BR) Tappuah,^(BS) Enam, ³⁵Jarmuth,^(BT) Adullam,^(BU) Sokoh,^(BV) Azekah,^(BW) ³⁶Shaaraim,^(BX) Adithaim and Gederah^(BY) (or Gederothaim)^[c]—fourteen towns and their villages.

³⁷Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, ³⁸Dilean, Mizpah,^(BZ) Joktheel,^(CA) ³⁹Lachish,^(CB) Bozkath,^(CC) Eglon,^(CD) ⁴⁰Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, ⁴¹Gederoth,^(CE) Beth Dagon,^(CF) Naamah and Makkedah^(CG)—sixteen towns and their villages.

⁴²Libnah,^(CH) Ether, Ashan,^(CI) ⁴³Iphtah, Ashnah,^(CJ) Nezib, ⁴⁴Keilah,^(CK) Akzib^(CL) and Mareshah^(CM)—nine towns and their villages.

⁴⁵Ekron,^(CN) with its surrounding settlements and villages; ⁴⁶west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod,^(CO) together with their villages; ⁴⁷Ashdod,^(CP) its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt^(CQ) and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(CR)

⁴⁸In the hill country:

Shamir,^(CS) Jattir,^(CT) Sokoh,^(CU) ⁴⁹Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir^(CV)), ⁵⁰Anab,^(CW) Eshtemoh,^(CX) Anim, ⁵¹Goshen,^(CY) Holon^(CZ) and Giloh^(DA)—eleven towns and their villages.

⁵²Arab, Dumah,^(DB) Eshan, ⁵³Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, ⁵⁴Humtah, Kiriath Arba^(DC) (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

⁵⁵Maon,^(DD) Carmel,^(DE) Ziph,^(DF) Juttah,^(DG) ⁵⁶Jezreel,^(DH) Jokdeam, Zanoah,^(DI) ⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah^(DJ) and Timnah^(DK)—ten towns and their villages.

⁵⁸Halhul, Beth Zur,^(DL) Gedor,^(DM) ⁵⁹Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.^[d]

⁶⁰Kiriath Baal^(DN) (that is, Kiriath Jearim^(DO)) and Rabbah^(DP)—two towns and their villages.

⁶¹In the wilderness:^(DQ)

Beth Arabah,^(DR) Middin, Sekakah, ⁶²Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi^(DS)—six towns and their villages.

⁶³Judah could not^(DT) dislodge the Jebusites^(DU), who were living in Jerusalem;^(DV) to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.^(DW)

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Footnotes

Joshua 15:4 Septuagint; Hebrew your
Joshua 15:18 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts (see also note at Judges 1:14) Othniel, he urged her
Joshua 15:36 Or Gederah and Gederothaim
Joshua 15:59 The Septuagint adds another district of eleven towns, including Tekoa and Ephrathah (Bethlehem).

Luke 18:18-43

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The Rich and the Kingdom of God^(A)

¹⁸A certain ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”^(B)

¹⁹“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. ²⁰You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’^[a]”^(C)

²¹“All these I have kept since I was a boy,” he said.

²²When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor,^(D) and you will have treasure in heaven.^(E) Then come, follow me.”

²³When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was very wealthy. ²⁴Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!^(F) ²⁵Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

²⁶Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁷Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”^(G)

²⁸Peter said to him, “We have left all we had to follow you!”^(H)

²⁹“Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God ³⁰will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come^(I) eternal life.”^(J)

Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time^(K)

³¹Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem,^(L) and everything that is written by the prophets^(M) about the Son of Man^(N) will be fulfilled. ³²He will be delivered over to the Gentiles.^(O) They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; ³³they will flog him^(P) and kill him.^(Q) On the third day^(R) he will rise again.”^(S)

³⁴The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.^(T)

A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight^(U)

³⁵As Jesus approached Jericho,^(V) a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. ³⁶When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. ³⁷They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”^(W)

³⁸He called out, “Jesus, Son of David,^(X) have mercy^(Y) on me!”

³⁹Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”^(Z)

⁴⁰Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, ⁴¹“What do you want me to do for you?”

“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.

⁴²Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”^(AA) ⁴³Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.^(AB)

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Footnotes

Luke 18:20 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20

Psalm 86

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Psalm 86

A prayer of David.

¹Hear me, Lord, and answer^(A) me,
    for I am poor and needy.
²Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;
    save your servant who trusts in you.^(B)
You are my God; ³have mercy^(C) on me, Lord,
    for I call^(D) to you all day long.
⁴Bring joy to your servant, Lord,
    for I put my trust^(E) in you.

⁵You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
    abounding in love^(F) to all who call to you.
⁶Hear my prayer, Lord;
    listen to my cry^(G) for mercy.
⁷When I am in distress,^(H) I call^(I) to you,
    because you answer^(J) me.

⁸Among the gods^(K) there is none like you,^(L) Lord;
    no deeds can compare with yours.
⁹All the nations you have made
    will come^(M) and worship^(N) before you, Lord;
    they will bring glory^(O) to your name.
¹⁰For you are great^(P) and do marvelous deeds;^(Q)
    you alone^(R) are God.

¹¹Teach me your way,^(S) Lord,
    that I may rely on your faithfulness;^(T)
give me an undivided^(U) heart,
    that I may fear^(V) your name.
¹²I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;^(W)
    I will glorify your name forever.
¹³For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me^(X) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.^(Y)

¹⁴Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;
    ruthless people are trying to kill me—
    they have no regard for you.^(Z)
¹⁵But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious^(AA) God,
    slow to anger,^(AB) abounding^(AC) in love and faithfulness.^(AD)
¹⁶Turn to me^(AE) and have mercy^(AF) on me;
    show your strength^(AG) in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
    just as my mother did.^(AH)
¹⁷Give me a sign^(AI) of your goodness,
    that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
    for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.