English Bible Presentation Sharing - Joshua Book, chapter 15, verse 48 in Nlv Version

Joshua 15 : 1 (NLV)

The share of land for the family group of the people of Judah by their families was south to the land of Edom. It went to the Desert of Zin at the far south.

Joshua 15 : 2 (NLV)

The south side of their land was from the south end of the Salt Sea.

Joshua 15 : 3 (NLV)

It went south of the hill of Akrabbim and on to Zin. Then it went up by the south of Kadeshbarnea and on to Hezron and Addar and turned to Karka.

Joshua 15 : 4 (NLV)

It went on to Azmon and the river of Egypt and ended at the sea. This was the south side of their land.

Joshua 15 : 5 (NLV)

The east side was the Salt Sea, as far as the end of the Jordan. The north side was from the part of the sea at the end of the Jordan.

Joshua 15 : 6 (NLV)

It went up to Beth-hoglah, passed north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

Joshua 15 : 7 (NLV)

It went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, then turned north to Gilgal beside the hill of Adummim which is on the south side of the valley. It went on to the waters of En-shemesh, and ended at Enrogel.

Joshua 15 : 8 (NLV)

Then the side of their land went up the valley of Ben-Hinnom to the hill of the Jebusite on the south (that is, Jerusalem). It went on to the top of the mountain beside the valley of Hinnom on the west, at the north end of the valley of Rephaim.

Joshua 15 : 9 (NLV)

The side of their land then went from the top of the mountain to the well of the waters of Nephtoah. It went on to the cities of Mount Ephron, then turned to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

Joshua 15 : 10 (NLV)

The side of their land went around west of Baalah to Mount Seir. It went on to the north side of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), then down to Beth-shemesh and on through Timnah.

Joshua 15 : 11 (NLV)

The side of their land went on to the north side of Ekron. Then it turned to Shikkeron and went on to Mount Baalah and on to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.

Joshua 15 : 12 (NLV)

The west side of their land was along the side of the Great Sea. These are the sides of the land of the people of Judah by their families.

Joshua 15 : 13 (NLV)

Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a share among the people of Judah, as the Lord told him. It was Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), named for Arba, the father of Anak.

Joshua 15 : 14 (NLV)

Caleb drove away from there the three sons of Anak. The children of Anak were Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.

Joshua 15 : 15 (NLV)

From there he went to fight against the people of Debir. The name of Debir had been Kiriath-sepher before.

Joshua 15 : 16 (NLV)

Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who fights against Kiriath-sepher and takes it."

Joshua 15 : 17 (NLV)

Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it. So Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as a wife.

Joshua 15 : 18 (NLV)

When she came to Othniel, she talked him into asking her father for a field. When she got down off her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"

Joshua 15 : 19 (NLV)

Achsah answered, "Give me a gift. You have given me the land of the Negev. Give me wells of water also." So Caleb gave her the wells in the high-land and in the valley.

Joshua 15 : 20 (NLV)

This is the land given to the family group of the people of Judah for their families.

Joshua 15 : 21 (NLV)

The cities of the family of Judah in the far south, toward the land of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

Joshua 15 : 22 (NLV)

Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

Joshua 15 : 23 (NLV)

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

Joshua 15 : 24 (NLV)

Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

Joshua 15 : 25 (NLV)

Hazor-hadattah, Keriothhezron (that is, Hazor),

Joshua 15 : 26 (NLV)

Amam, Shema, Moladah,

Joshua 15 : 27 (NLV)

Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-peet,

Joshua 15 : 28 (NLV)

Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah,

Joshua 15 : 29 (NLV)

Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

Joshua 15 : 30 (NLV)

Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

Joshua 15 : 31 (NLV)

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

Joshua 15 : 32 (NLV)

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were twenty-nine cities in all, with the towns around them.

Joshua 15 : 33 (NLV)

Near the sea were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

Joshua 15 : 34 (NLV)

Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

Joshua 15 : 35 (NLV)

Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

Joshua 15 : 36 (NLV)

Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim, fourteen cities with their towns.

Joshua 15 : 37 (NLV)

And there were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

Joshua 15 : 38 (NLV)

Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

Joshua 15 : 39 (NLV)

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

Joshua 15 : 40 (NLV)

Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,

Joshua 15 : 41 (NLV)

Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah, sixteen cities with their towns.

Joshua 15 : 42 (NLV)

There were Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

Joshua 15 : 43 (NLV)

Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

Joshua 15 : 44 (NLV)

Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah, nine cities with their towns.

Joshua 15 : 45 (NLV)

And there was Ekron with its towns and villages,

Joshua 15 : 46 (NLV)

from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their towns and villages.

Joshua 15 : 47 (NLV)

There were Ashdod with its towns and villages, and Gaza with its towns and villages, as far as the river of Egypt and the side of the Great Sea.

Joshua 15 : 48 (NLV)

In the hill country there were Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Joshua 15 : 49 (NLV)

Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

Joshua 15 : 50 (NLV)

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

Joshua 15 : 51 (NLV)

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh, eleven cities with their towns.

Joshua 15 : 52 (NLV)

And there were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

Joshua 15 : 53 (NLV)

Janum, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

Joshua 15 : 54 (NLV)

Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior, nine cities with the towns around them.

Joshua 15 : 55 (NLV)

There were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Joshua 15 : 56 (NLV)

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

Joshua 15 : 57 (NLV)

Kain, Gilbeah, and Timnah, ten cities with the towns around them.

Joshua 15 : 58 (NLV)

There were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

Joshua 15 : 59 (NLV)

Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon, six cities with the towns around them.

Joshua 15 : 60 (NLV)

And there were Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah, two cities with the towns around them.

Joshua 15 : 61 (NLV)

In the desert there were Betharabah, Middin, Secacah,

Joshua 15 : 62 (NLV)

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi, six cities with the towns around them.

Joshua 15 : 63 (NLV)

But the sons of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, the people of Jerusalem. So the Jebusites live with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.