Joshua 15 · Verse 55

Joshua 15:55

Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
Joshua 15:55, King James Version

Joshua 15:55 in other translations

BSBMaon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
WEBMaon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,
ASVMaon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,
YLTMaon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
DARBYMaon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,
BBEMaon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah;
WebsterMaon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

What does Joshua 15:55 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 55 Maon - In a desert to which this town gave name, David took refuge for a considerable time from the persecution of Saul; and in this place Nabal the Carmelite had great possessions. See 1Sam 23:24, 1Sam 23:25; 1Sam 25:2. Carmel - Not the celebrated mount of that name, but a village, the residence of Nabal. See 1Sam 25:2. It was near Maon, mentioned above, and was about ten miles eastward of Hebron. It is the place where Saul erected a trophy to himself after the defeat of the Amalekites; see 1Sam 15:12. Ziph - See on Jos 15:24 (note).

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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 15:55 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מָע֥וֹן\׀ma.'onMaonH4584
כַּרְמֶ֖לkar.MelCarmelH3760
וָזִ֥יףva.Zifand ZiphH2128
וְיוּטָּֽה\׃ve.yu.Tahand JuttahH3194

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 15:55

  • 1 Samuel 23:25

    Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

  • Joshua 15:24

    Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

  • 1 Samuel 25:2

    And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

  • Isaiah 35:2

    It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

  • 1 Samuel 25:7

    And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

  • 1 Samuel 26:1-2

    And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon? Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

  • 1 Kings 18:42

    So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

  • 2 Chronicles 26:10

    Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

  • 1 Samuel 23:14-15

    And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Maon.
1Sa 23:25; 25:2,7; 2Ch 26:10; Isa 35:2
Carmel.
1Ki 18:42
Ziph.
24; 1Sa 23:14,15; 26:1,2

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Context

  • Joshua 15:54

    And Humtah, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

  • Joshua 15:55

    Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

  • Joshua 15:56

    And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

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Joshua 15:55 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Maón, Carmel, y Ziph, y Juta,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Maon, Carmel, et Ziph, et Juta,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Maon, Karmel und Siph und Juta,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Maon et Carmel et Ziph et Jota,