Christian Standard Bible
Joshua 15:57
57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah — ten cities, with their settlements;
Joshua 15:57 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
- New International Version (NIV)Kain, Gibeah and Timnah—ten towns and their villages.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages;
Context of Joshua 15:57
55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah — ten cities, with their settlements; 58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon — six cities, with their settlements;
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הַקַּ֖יִן גִּבְעָ֣ה וְתִמְנָ֑ה עָרִ֥ים עֶ֖שֶׂר וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Joshua 15:57
- Joshua 15:10The border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, went to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), descended to Beth-shemesh, and proceeded to Timnah.
- Genesis 38:12After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers.
- Jeremiah 14:1This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
Commentaries on Joshua 15:57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57Timnah - A frontier town of the Philistines; it was in this place that Samson got his wife, see Judges 14:1-15:20.Read the comment
- 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. 20-63We cannot identify all of these locations with certainty. Many are unknown except for their mention in this and other lists. Some are briefly mentioned in other texts.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
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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
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