1Now the allotment for the clans of the…
2Their southern border started at the bay on…
3proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued…
4It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of…
5The eastern border was the Salt Sea as…
6went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah,…
7Then the border went up to Debir from…
8From there the border went up the Valley…
9From the hilltop the border curved to the…
10The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount…
11Then it went out to the northern slope…
12And the western border was the coastline of…
13According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua…
14And Caleb drove out from there the three…
15From there he marched against the inhabitants of…
16And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes…
17So Othniel son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz captured…
18One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged…
19“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you…
20This is the inheritance of the clans of…
21These were the southernmost cities of the tribe…
22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
26Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all,…
33These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along…
37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,
41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with…
42Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their…
45Ekron, with its towns and villages;
46from Ekron to the sea, all the cities…
47Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with…
48These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir,…
49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their…
52Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities,…
55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their…
58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their…
60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along…
61These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities,…
63But the descendants of Judah could not drive…
