20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans. 21 The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, (A)Eder, Jagur, 22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24 (B)Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor), 26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, 28 Hazar-shual, (C)Beersheba, Biziothiah, 29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, 31 (D)Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages.

33 And in the lowland, (E)Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35 (F)Jarmuth, (G)Adullam, (H)Socoh, (I)Azekah, 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.

37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, 38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, 39 (J)Lachish, Bozkath, (K)Eglon, 40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, 41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and (L)Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.

42 (M)Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 (N)Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.

45 (O)Ekron, with its towns and its villages; 46 from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

47 (P)Ashdod, its towns and its villages; (Q)Gaza, its towns and its villages; to (R)the Brook of Egypt, and (S)the Great Sea with its coastline.

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

52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, (W)Kiriath-arba (that is, (X)Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages.

55 (Y)Maon, (Z)Carmel, (AA)Ziph, Juttah, 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and (AB)Timnah: ten cities with their villages.

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.

60 (AC)Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.

61 In the wilderness, (AD)Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and (AE)Engedi: six cities with their villages.

63 But the (AF)Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, (AG)the people of Judah could not drive out, (AH)so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

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