Joshua 15:60

Joshua 15:60 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
• New International Version (NIV)Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—two towns and their villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.

Context of Joshua 15:60

58In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six towns with their surrounding villages. There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their surrounding villages. 61In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their surrounding villages.

Joshua 15:60 word by word

קִרְיַת־בַּ֗עַל הִ֛יא קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִ֖ים וְהָֽרַבָּ֑ה עָרִ֥ים שְׁתַּ֖יִם וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Kirjath–baalקִרְיַת בַּעַלqiryath ba‛al · Kiriath-baalH7154
• Kirjath–jearimקִרְיַת יְעָרִיםqiryath ye‛ârîym qiryath ‛ârîym · Kiriath-jearimH7157
• and Rabbahרַבָּהrabbâh · RabbahH7237
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with their villagesחָצֵרchâtsêr · villageH2691

Cross-references for Joshua 15:60

• Joshua 18:14The boundary then made a turn and swung south along the western edge of the hill facing Beth-horon, ending at the village of Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. This was the western boundary.
• 1 Samuel 7:1So the men of Kiriath-jearim came to get the Ark of the Lord. They took it to the hillside home of Abinadab and ordained Eleazar, his son, to be in charge of it.

Commentaries on Joshua 15:60

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 60Kirjath-baal - The same as Baalah. See on Joshua 15:9; (note).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 15:60

• Kirjath-Jearim
• Rabbah

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• Baal
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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