Joshua 15:62

Joshua 15:62 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En–gedi; six cities with their villages.
• New International Version (NIV)Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi—six towns and their villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities with their villages.

Context of Joshua 15:62

60And Kiriath Baal, (that is, Kiriath-Jearim) and Rabbah. There were two towns and their villages. 61These towns were in the desert: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, Salt city, and En Gedi. There were six towns and their villages. 63But the men of Judah's tribe could not chase the Jebusites out of Jerusalem. As a result, the Jebusites still live there, together with the people of Judah.

Joshua 15:62 word by word

וְהַנִּבְשָׁ֥ן וְעִיר־הַמֶּ֖לַח וְעֵ֣ין גֶּ֑דִי עָרִ֥ים שֵׁ֖שׁ וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Nibshanנִבְשָׁןnibshân · NibshanH5044
• and the city of Saltעִיר־הַמֶּ֫לַח‛îyr hammelach · City of SaltH5898
• and En–gediעֵין גֶּ֫דִי‛êyn gedîy · EngediH5872
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691

Cross-references for Joshua 15:62

• 1 Samuel 23:29David left that place. He went to hide in the safe places at En Gedi.
• 2 Chronicles 20:2Some men brought this news to Jehoshaphat: ‘A large army is coming from the other side of the Dead Sea to attack you. They came from Edom and they are already in Hazezon Tamar.’ (That is another name for En Gedi.)

Commentaries on Joshua 15:62

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 62The city of Salt - Or of Melach. This city was somewhere in the vicinity of the lake Asphaltites, the waters of which are the saltest perhaps in the world. The whole country abounds with salt: see the note on Genesis 19:25. Some suppose that it is the same as Zoar, the place to which Lot escaped after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. En-gedi - The well of the kid: it was situated between Jericho and the lake of Sodom or Dead Sea.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

Topics related to Joshua 15:62

• En-Gedi
• Nibshan
• Salt

In the dictionaries

• En-Gedi
• City of Salt
• Engedi
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Nibshan
• Salt, The city of
• Criticism
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of

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