Joshua 15:59

Joshua 15:59 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Maarath, and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
• New International Version (NIV)Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages;

Context of Joshua 15:59

57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages. 58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages. 60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages. 61These were in the wilderness:

Joshua 15:59 word by word

וּמַעֲרָ֥ת וּבֵית־עֲנ֖וֹת וְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

• Maarathמַעֲרָתma‛ărâth · MaarathH4638
• Beth-anothבֵּית־עֲנוֹתbêyth ‛ănôth · Beth-anothH1042
• and Eltekonאֶלְתְּקֹן'elteqôn · EltekonH515
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• along with their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691

Commentaries on Joshua 15:59

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-63Verses 21-63 List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Joshua 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Joshua 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only. Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-63Verses 20-63 Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not here find Bethlehem, afterwards the city of David, and ennobled by the birth of our Lord Jesus in it. That city, which, at the best, was but little among the thousands of Judah, Mi 5:2, except that it was thus honoured, was now so little as not to be accounted one of the cities.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 59After this verse, the Greek Old Testament lists another district with 11 cities. These cities are: Tekoa, Ephrathah (that is, Bethlehem), Phagor, Etam, Kulon, Tatam, Saris, Karem, Gallim, Bether, and Manoch. Each city also had surrounding villages. Including this district explains why Bethlehem appears in the list. Without this district, Bethlehem would be missing, which would be unexpected. It is possible that an early copyist of the Hebrew text…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-6321-63. the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah--There is given a list of cities within the tribal territory of Judah, arranged in four divisions, corresponding to the districts of which it consisted--the cities in the southern part (Jos 15:21-32), those in the lowlands (Jos 15:33-47), those in the highlands (Jos 15:48-60), and those in the desert (Jos 15:61, 62). One gets the best idea of the relative situation of these cities by…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 15:59

• Beth-Anoth
• Eltekon
• Maarath

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Anoth
• Bethanoth
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Maarath
• Beth-Haccherem
• Carem
• Criticism
• Eltekon
• Ephrath; Ephrathah

Commentaries on Joshua 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings