The Cities of Judah (JOS 15:20-63)

[15:20] This is the land that the families of the tribe of Judah received as their possession.

[15:21] The cities farthest south that belonged to them, those that were near the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

[15:22] Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

[15:23] Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

[15:24] Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

[15:25] Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (or Hazor),

[15:26] Amam, Shema, Moladah,

[15:27] Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Bethpelet,

[15:28] Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

[15:29] Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

[15:30] Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

[15:31] Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

[15:32] Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: twenty-nine cities in all, along with the towns around them.

[15:33] The cities in the foothills were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

[15:34] Zanoah, Engannim, Tappuah, Enam,

[15:35] Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

[15:36] Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:37] There were also Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,

[15:38] Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

[15:39] Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

[15:40] Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,

[15:41] Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:42] There were also Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

[15:43] Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

[15:44] Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:45] There was Ekron with its towns and villages,

[15:46] and all the cities and towns near Ashdod, from Ekron to the Mediterranean Sea.

[15:47] There were Ashdod and Gaza, with their towns and villages, reaching to the stream on the border of Egypt and the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

[15:48] In the hill country there were Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

[15:49] Dannah, Kiriath Sepher (or Debir),

[15:50] Anab, Eshtemoa, Anim,

[15:51] Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:52] There were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

[15:53] Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

[15:54] Humtah, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:55] There were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

[15:56] Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

[15:57] Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:58] There were Halhul, Bethzur, Gedor,

[15:59] Maarath, Bethanoth, and Eltekon: six cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:60] There were Kiriath Baal (or Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:61] In the desert there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

[15:62] Nibshan, Salt City, and Engedi: six cities, along with the towns around them.

[15:63] But the people of Judah were not able to drive out the Jebusites, who lived in Jerusalem. The Jebusites still live there with the people of Judah.