Joshua 15 · Verse 44

Joshua 15:44

And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Joshua 15:44, King James Version

Joshua 15:44 in other translations

BSBKeilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.
WEBKeilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
ASVand Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
YLTand Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.
DARBYand Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities and their hamlets.
BBEAnd Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine towns with their unwalled places.
WebsterAnd Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

What does Joshua 15:44 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 15:21-63

Jos 15:21-63. Cities of Judah. 21-63. 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 44 Keilah - 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 1Sam 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 Deu 32:15 (note). Mareshah - Called also Maresheth and Marasthi; it was the birth-place of the prophet Micah. Near this place was the famous battle between Asa, king of Judah, and Zera, king of Cush or Ethiopia, who was at the head of one thousand thousand men, and three hundred chariots. Asa defeated this immense host and took much spoil, 2Chr 14:9-15.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 15:20-63

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.

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Joshua 15:44 in the original Hebrew

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וּקְעִילָ֥הu.ke.'i.Lahand KeilahH7084
וְאַכְזִ֖יבve.'akh.Zivand AczibH392
וּמָֽרֵאשָׁ֑הu.ma.re.Shahand MareshahH4762
עָרִ֥ים'a.RimcitiesH5892
תֵּ֖שַׁעTe.sha'nineH8672
וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן\׃ve.chatz.rei.Henand villages theirH2691

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Cross references for Joshua 15:44

  • Micah 1:14-15

    Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth–gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel. Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.

  • Genesis 38:5

    And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

  • 1 Samuel 23:1-14

    Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? Then David enquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Keilah.
1Sa 23:1-14
Achzib.
Ge 38:5; Mic 1:14
Mareshah.
Mic 1:15

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Context

  • Joshua 15:43

    And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

  • Joshua 15:44

    And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

  • Joshua 15:45

    Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

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Joshua 15:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Ceila, y Achzib, y Maresa; nueve ciudades con sus aldeas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et Kehila, et Aczib, et Marésha: neuf villes et leurs hameaux;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und Kehila und Aksib und Marescha: neun Städte und ihre Dörfer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et Ceila et Achzib et Maresa: civitates novem, et villæ earum.