Joshua 15 — FBV

15Verse 1This was the land allotted to the tribe of Judah, by families: it stretched south to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the far south.^{Verse 2}Their boundary began⁺at the end of the Salt Sea—the bay that faces south—^{Verse 3}and then went south of Scorpion Pass⁺through the wilderness of Zin, then heading south from Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. From there it went up to Addar and then turned towards Karka,^{Verse 4}passing through Azmon and out to the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the sea.⁺This was their southern border.^{Verse 5}The eastern border of Judah was the Salt Sea, up to where the Jordan River ends. The northern boundary ran from the northern bay of the sea where the Jordan ends^{Verse 6}up to the border of Beth-hoglath, and then north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan (Reuben's son).^{Verse 7}From there it went to the border of Debir through the valley of Achor, and turned north towards Gilgal,⁺opposite the heights of Adummim to the south of the valley. Then the boundary continued to the waters of En-shemesh and out to En-rogel.^{Verse 8}The boundary then went through the valley of Ben-hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites (that is Jerusalem), then on up to the top of the mountain overlooking the valley of Hinnom right up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.^{Verse 9}From there the boundary ran from the top of the mountain to the water spring at Nephtoah and on to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it bent towards Ballah (Kiriath-jearim).^{Verse 10}Then the boundary moved around to the west of Baalah to Mount Seir and passed along the northern slope of Mount Jearim to the town of Kesalon, down to Beth Shemesh and on to Timnah.^{Verse 11}The boundary then ran to the north slope of Ekron, and bent towards Shikkeron, passing Mount Baalah, out to Jabneel, and ending at the sea.^{Verse 12}The western boundary was the coastline of the Great Sea. These were the boundaries around the tribe of Judah, by families.^{Verse 13}The Lord had instructed Joshua to allocate some land in Judah's territory to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and so he was given the town of Kiriath-arba, or Hebron. (Arba was the father of Anak.)^{Verse 14}Caleb drove out three family groups—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.^{+Verse 15}From there he went to attack the inhabitants of Debir (previously known as Kiriath-sepher).^{Verse 16}Caleb announced, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him my daughter Acsah to marry.”^{Verse 17}Othniel, son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, captured the town so Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah to marry.^{Verse 18}When she came to him,⁺she encouraged him⁺to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”^{Verse 19}She replied, “Please give me a blessing. Since you have already given me land that's like the desert, please give me springs of water as well.” So he gave her both the upper and the lower springs.^{Verse 20}This was the land allotted to the tribe of Judah, by families.^{Verse 21}The towns for the tribe of Judah in the far south on the border with Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,^{Verse 22}Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,^{Verse 23}Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,^{Verse 24}Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,^{Verse 25}Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (or Hazor),^{Verse 26}Amam, Shema, Moladah,^{Verse 27}Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,^{Verse 28}Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,^{Verse 29}Baalah, Iim, Ezem,^{Verse 30}Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,^{Verse 31}Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,^{Verse 32}Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 33}The towns in the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,^{Verse 34}Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,^{Verse 35}Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,^{Verse 36}Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 37}Also: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,^{Verse 38}Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,^{Verse 39}Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,^{Verse 40}Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish,^{Verse 41}Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 42}In addition: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,^{Verse 43}Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,^{Verse 44}Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah—nine towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 45}Ekron and its towns and villages,^{Verse 46}from Ekron to the sea those towns near Ashdod and their associated villages,^{Verse 47}Ashdod and its towns with its associated villages, and Gaza with its towns and associated villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt, and along the coastline of the sea.^{Verse 48}In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,^{Verse 49}Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (or Debir),^{Verse 50}Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,^{Verse 51}Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 52}Also: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,^{Verse 53}Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,^{Verse 54}Humtah, Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), and Zior—nine towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 55}In addition: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,^{Verse 56}Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,^{Verse 57}Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten towns with their ssociated villages.^{Verse 58}Also: Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,^{Verse 59}Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 60}In addition: Kiriath-baal (or Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 61}In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,^{Verse 62}Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 63}However, the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live among the tribe of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day.