Joshua 15:12-45

¹²The western boundary was the Great Sea and its coastline. This is the border around the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.

¹³In keeping with the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh an assignment of land among the tribe of Judah, Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).

¹⁴Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descendants of Anak.

¹⁵He went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher).

¹⁶Caleb said, “The man who attacks Kiriath Sepher and captures it, to him I will give Aksah my daughter as a wife.”

¹⁷When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, Caleb gave him Aksah his daughter as a wife.

¹⁸Soon after that, Aksah came to Othniel and she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

¹⁹Aksah replied, “Do me a special favor, since you have given me the land of the Negev: Also give me some springs of water.” Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and lower springs.

²⁰This was the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, clan by clan.

²¹The cities belonging to the tribe of Judah in the extreme south, toward the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

²²Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

²³Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

²⁴Ziph, Telem, Bealoth.

²⁵Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (this was also known as Hazor),

²⁶Amam, Shema, Moladah,

²⁷Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

²⁸Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah.

²⁹Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,

³⁰Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,

³¹Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. These were twenty-nine cities in all, including their villages.

³³In the lower hill country to the west, there were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

³⁴Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

³⁵Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,

³⁶Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (that is, Gederothaim). These were fourteen cities in number, including their villages.

³⁷Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,

³⁸Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

³⁹Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon.

⁴⁰Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,

⁴¹Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, Makkedah. These were sixteen cities in number, including their villages.

⁴²Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

⁴³Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

⁴⁴Keilah, Akzib, Mareshah. These were nine cities, including their villages.

⁴⁵Ekron, with its surrounding towns and villages;