Joshua 19:15

Joshua 19:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth–lehem: twelve cities with their villages.
• New International Version (NIV)Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem. There were twelve towns and their villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Included were Kattath, Nahallal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

Context of Joshua 19:15

13From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah. 14Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el. It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages. 16This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages. 17The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:

Joshua 19:15 word by word

וְקַטָּ֤ת וְנַֽהֲלָל֙ וְשִׁמְר֔וֹן וְיִדְאֲלָ֖ה וּבֵ֣ית לָ֑חֶם עָרִ֥ים שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

• It also included Kattathקַטָּתqaţţâth · KattathH7005
• Nahalalנַהֲלֹלnahălâl nahălôl · NahalolH5096
• Shimronשִׁמְרוֹןshimrôn · ShimronH8110
• Idalahיִדְאֲלָהyid'ălâh · IdalahH3030
• and Bethlehemבֵּית לֶ֫חֶםbêyth lechem · BethlehemH1035
• There were twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• There were twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• along with their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691

Cross-references for Joshua 19:15

• Joshua 21:34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:
• Judges 1:30Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
• Joshua 11:1Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;
• Joshua 12:20the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;
• Ruth 1:19So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women of the town exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
• 2 Samuel 23:15David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
• 2 Chronicles 11:6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Commentaries on Joshua 19:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Shimron - See on Joshua 12:20; (note). Beth-lehem - The house of bread; a different place from that in which our Lord was born.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Twelve cities - Only five have been mentioned, and the names in the verses preceding are apparently not names of Zebulonite cities, but merely of points in or near the boundary line. It would therefore appear that seven names have disappeared from the text, and perhaps also the definition of the western frontier.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 In the division to each tribe of Israel, the prophetic blessings of Jacob were fulfilled. They chose for themselves, or it was divided to them by lot, in the manner and places that he foresaw. So sure a rule to go by is the word of prophecy: we see by it what to believe, and it proves beyond all dispute the things that are of God.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15This Bethlehem was not in Judah, where King David and Jesus were born. More than 12 towns are listed. Some apparently were not part of Zebulun but were on its borders.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-14. the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun--The boundaries of the possession assigned to them extended from the Lake of Chinnereth (Sea of Galilee) on the east, to the Mediterranean on the west. Although they do not seem at first to have touched on the western shore--a part of Manasseh running north into Asher (Jos 17:10)--they afterwards did, according to the prediction of Moses (De 33:19). The extent from north to south cannot be very…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 19:15

• Bethlehem
• Idalah
• Kattath
• Nahallal
• Shimron
• Zebulun

In the dictionaries

• Bethlehem
• Idalah
• Kattath
• Kitron
• Lot
• Nahallal
• Shimron
• Zebulun, Lot of
• Divination
• Genesis

Commentaries on Joshua 19

• 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