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

42Besides these, there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah—nine towns with their surrounding villages. 45The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages. 46From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.

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 23:1One day news came to David that the Philistines were at Keilah stealing grain from the threshing floors.
• Genesis 38:5And when she gave birth to a third son, she named him Shelah. At the time of Shelah’s birth, they were living at Kezib.
• Micah 1:13Harness your chariot horses and flee, you people of Lachish. You were the first city in Judah to follow Israel in her rebellion, and you led Jerusalem into sin.
• Micah 1:15O people of Mareshah, I will bring a conqueror to capture your town. And the leaders of Israel will go 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