1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. Compare verse2 commentaries
2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looks southward: Compare verse2 commentaries
3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: Compare verse2 commentaries
4 From there it passed toward Azmon, and went out to the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. Compare verse2 commentaries
5 And the east border was the salt sea, even to the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: Compare verse1 commentary
6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: Compare verse1 commentary
7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel: Compare verse1 commentary
8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: Compare verse1 commentary
9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim: Compare verse1 commentary
10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward to mount Seir, and passed along to the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah: Compare verse1 commentary
11 And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. Compare verse
12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families. Compare verse
13 And to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he 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, which city is Hebron. Compare verse2 commentaries
14 And Caleb drove there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. Compare verse2 commentaries
15 And he went up there to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher. Compare verse
16 And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjathsepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. Compare verse1 commentary
17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. Compare verse1 commentary
18 And it came to pass, as she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said to her, What would you? Compare verse
19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for you have given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. Compare verse
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. Compare verse
21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, Compare verse
22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, Compare verse
43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, Compare verse
44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: Compare verse
45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages: Compare verse
46 From Ekron even to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages: Compare verse
47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, to the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof: Compare verse
48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, Compare verse
49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir, Compare verse
59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: Compare verse
60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: Compare verse
61 In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah, Compare verse
62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages. Compare verse
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 to this day. Compare verse2 commentaries