Joshua 15:58

Joshua 15:58 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
• New Living Translation (NLT)In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

Context of Joshua 15:58

56And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 57Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages: Halhul, Beth–zur, and Gedor, 59And Maarath, and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: 60Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

Joshua 15:58 word by word

חַלְח֥וּל בֵּֽית־צ֖וּר וּגְדֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• Halhulחַלְחוּלchalchûl · HalhulH2478
• Beth–zurבֵּית־צוּרbêyth tsûr · Beth-zurH1049
• and Gedorגְּדוֹרgedôr gedôr · GedorH1446

Cross-references for Joshua 15:58

• 1 Chronicles 4:39And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:58

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 58Gedor - See the note on Joshua 12:13. In this place the Alexandrian MS. of the Septuagint and the Codex Vaticanus add the eleven following towns: Theca, and Ephratha, (that is, Bethlehem), and Phagor, and Etan, and Kulon, and Tatam, and Thebes, and Karam, and Galam, and Thether, and Manocho; eleven cities and their villages. St. Jerome, on Micah 5:1, mentions them, so that we find they were in the copies he used. Dr. Kennicott contends that they should be…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 15:58

• Beth-Gader
• Beth-Zur
• Gedor
• Halhul

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Zur
• Bethzur
• Gedor
• Halhul
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Criticism
• Joshua (2)
• Joshua, Book of
• Judah, Territory 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