Commentaries Dictionaries Concordances

Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

Joshua 15

Joshua 15:1

This, then, was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families, as it was drawn from the urn or as it fell upon casting; EVEN TO THE BORDER OF EDOM, the land be longing to the Edomites, south of the Dead Sea, THE WILDERNESS OF ZIN SOUTHWARD WAS THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE SOUTH COAST.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:2

And their south border was from the shore of the Salt Sea, the Dead Sea, FROM THE BAY THAT LOOKETH SOUTHWARD, the swampy tongue or branch of the Dead Sea toward the southwest;... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:3

and it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, where the country rises to the foothills of the mountains which form the boundary of the wilderness, AND PASSED ALONG TO ZIN, either a city or a mountain in the Wilderness of Zin, AND ASCENDED UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE UNTO KADESH-BARNEA, Numbers 34:3... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:4

from thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt, Numbers 34:4; AND THE GOINGS OUT OF THAT COAST WERE AT THE SEA, the boundary followed this brook or river to the Mediterranean Sea; THIS SHALL BE YOUR SOUTH COAST.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:5

And the east border was the Salt Sea, even unto the end, the mouth, OF JORDAN. AND THEIR BORDER IN THE NORTH QUARTER, on the north side, WAS FROM THE BAY OF THE SEA AT THE UTTERMOST PART OF JORDAN, just where it entered the Dead Sea;... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:6

and the border went up to Bethhogia, between Jericho and the Jordan, AND PASSED ALONG BY THE NORTH, that is, northwardly, OF BETHARABAH, not far from the northwest end of the Dead Sea; AND THE BORDER WENT UP TO THE STONE OF BOHAN, THE SON OF REUBEN, toward the west or southwest;... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:7

and the border went up toward Debir, in the neighborhood of Gilgal, FROM THE VALLEY OF ACHOR, where Achan was executed, Joshua 7:26, AND SO NORTHWARD, LOOKING TOWARD GILGAL, THAT IS BEFORE THE GOING UP TO ADUMMIM, WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIVER, of a small watercourse coming down from the n... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:8

and the border went up, almost due west, BY THE VALLEY OF THE SON OF HINNOM UNTO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE JEBUSITE, just below the city of Jerusalem; the SAME IS JERUSALEM; AND THE BORDER WENT UP TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN THAT LIETH BEFORE THE VALLEY OF HINNOM WESTWARD, WHICH IS AT THE TEND OF THE VAL... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:9

and the border was drawn, brought around, bent, FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL UNTO THE FOUNTAIN OF THE WATER OF NEPHTOAH, one hour northwest of Jerusalem, AND WENT OUT TO THE CITIES OF MOUNT EPHRON, a prominent ridge, AND THE BORDER WAS DRAWN TO BAALAH, WHICH IS KIRJATH-JEARIM, three hours northwest of J... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:10

and the border compassed from Baalah westward unto Mount Seir, a small range of hills, AND PASSED ALONG UNTO THE SIDE OF MOUNT JEARIM, WHICH IS CHESALON, on the north side, toward the north, a wooded hill, now called Kesia, AND WENT DOWN, on the other side of the mountain, TO BETHSHEMESH, AND PASSED... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:11

and the border went out unto the side of Ekron, the Philistine city, a small line of hills running parallel with the coast, AND WENT OUT UNTO JABNEEL, the small Philistine town of Jabneh; AND THE GOINGS OUT OF THE BORDER WERE AT THE SEA.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:12

And the west border was to the Great Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, AND THE COAST THEREOF, from Jabneh to the river of Egypt. THIS IS THE COAST OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH ROUND ABOUT ACCORDING TO THEIR FAMILIES. It was a large and rich territory, well suited for the governing tribe in Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:13

And unto Caleb, the son of Jehunneh, he, Joshua, GAVE A PART AMONG THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH, ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD TO JOSHUA, EVEN THE CITY OF ARBA, THE FATHER OF ANAK, the ancestor of the Anakim, WHICH CITY IS HEBRON.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:14

And Caleb drove thence, as he had promised, Joshua 14:12, THE THREE SONS OF ANAK, SHESHAI, AND AHIMAN, AND TALMAI, THE CHILDREN OF ANAK.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:15

And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher, which, meanwhile, seems to have been fortified very strongly.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:16

And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, to wife, this being the reward or prize held out before the young men to spur them on to their best efforts.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:18

And it came to pass, as she came unto him, on her way over from Hebron in the company of her father, to celebrate the nuptials, THAT SHE MOVED HIM, her husband-to-be, TO ASK OF HER FATHER A FIELD, a piece of land fit for cultivation as her dowry; AND SHE LIGHTED, quickly sprang down, OFF HER ASS, th... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:19

Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land, by marrying her to Othniel, he had caused her to inhabit a dry land, at and near Debir; GIVE ME ALSO SPRINGS OF WATER, a piece of land containing springs. AND HE GAVE HER THE UPPER SPRINGS AND THE NETHER SPRINGS, a strip of land... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:20

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. This is the subscription or conclusion of the first division of this chapter, with which the description of the bounds of the inheritance of Judah closes.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:21

And the uttermost of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:32

and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Bimmon. All the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages, in addition to which seven cities are named which were afterwards occupied by the tribe of Simeon, Joshua 19:1. These were cities of the south country, in the extreme southern part.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:36

and Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages, for the last two are probably the same city, and the names should be connected with "or. ... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:47

Ashdod, with her towns and her villages, Gaza, with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt and the Great Sea and the border thereof.... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:62

and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages. Some of these cities, as those in the Philistine country, were not occupied by the tribe of Judah, and others were in the hands of the children of Israel for only a short time. The site of a large number of these cities h... [ Continue Reading ]

Joshua 15:63

As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day. It was not till the time of David that this city was finally taken by the army of the Lord's people, 2 Samuel 5:5. It is... [ Continue Reading ]

Continues after advertising