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

58Halhul, Beth–zur, and Gedor, 59And Maarath, and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: 61In the wilderness, Beth–arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En–gedi; six cities with their villages.

Joshua 15:60 word by word

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

• 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 18:14And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
• 1 Samuel 7:1And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Yhwh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Yhwh.

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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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