Joshua 15:44

Joshua 15:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
• New International Version (NIV)Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages;

Context of Joshua 15:44

42An additional nine cities with their villages were given to Judah: Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah. 45Judah also received Ekron with its cities and villages. 46This included all the cities with their villages between Ekron and the Mediterranean Sea and alongside Ashdod.

Joshua 15:44 word by word

וּקְעִילָ֥ה וְאַכְזִ֖יב וּמָֽרֵאשָׁ֑ה עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Keilahקְעִילָהqe‛îylâh · KeilahH7084
• and Achzibאַכְזִיב'akzîyb · AchzibH392
• and Mareshahמָרֵשָׁהmar'êshâh marêshâh · MareshahH4762
• nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691

Cross-references for Joshua 15:44

• 1 Samuel 23:1David was asked, “Did you know that the Philistines are fighting against Keilah? They are robbing the threshing floors.”
• Genesis 38:5Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, whom she named Shelah. He was born at Kezib.
• Micah 1:13Harness the horses to the chariots, inhabitants of Lachish. You were the first to lead the people of Zion into sin. The rebellious acts of Israel are found in you.
• Micah 1:15I will again bring a conqueror against the inhabitants of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44Keilah - This town was near Hebron, and is said to have been the burying-place of the prophet Habakkuk. David obliged the Philistines to raise the siege of it; (see 1 Samuel 23:1-13;); but finding that its inhabitants had purposed to deliver him into the hands of Saul, who was coming in pursuit of him, he made his escape. See this remarkable case explained in the note on Deuteronomy 32:15; (note). Mareshah - Called also Maresheth and Marasthi; it was the…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 15:44

• Achzib
• Chezib
• Keilah
• Mareshah

In the dictionaries

• Achzib
• Chozeba
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Keilah
• Criticism
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Judah, Territory of
• Mareshah

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