Common English Bible

Joshua 15:10-23 Common English Bible (CEB)

10. The border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir. It passed on to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed by Timnah.

11. The border went to the slope of Ekron on the north. The border turned toward Shikkeron, passed on to Mount Baalah, and went to Jabneel. The border ended at the sea.

12. The west border was the Mediterranean Sea and its shoreline. This was the border surrounding the clans of the Judahites.

13. In agreement with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave a portion among the Judahites to Caleb, Jephunneh’s son. It was Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).

14. Caleb removed the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. They were the offspring of Anak.

15. Then he went up from there against the population of Debir. Debir used to be called Kiriath-sepher.

16. Caleb said, "I will give Achsah my daughter in marriage to whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it."

17. So Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, captured it, and Caleb gave him Achsah his daughter in marriage.

18. Now when she arrived, she prodded Othniel into asking for a field from her father. After she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What do you want?"

19. She said, "Give me a blessing. Since the land you’ve given me is in the arid southern plain, you should also give me springs of water." So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

20. This is the legacy for the clans of the tribe of the people of Judah.

21. The outlying cities of the tribe of the people of Judah ran down to the border of Edom.In the arid southern plain: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,