Joshua 15:13-19

13 Now ¹he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion ²among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron ).

14 ³Caleb drove out from there the three ⁴sons of Anak: Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 Then ⁵he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.

16 And Caleb said, "The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife."

17 ⁶Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.

18 ⁷It came about that when she came to him, she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she alighted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"

19 Then she said, "Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water." So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Joshua 15:13-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 15

In this chapter are related the boundaries of the lot of the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:1-12; and the assignment of Hebron to Caleb, from whence he drove out the giants, and of Debir, which was taken by Othniel his brother, to whom, on that account, he gave his daughter in marriage, who made a further request to her father, which was granted, Jos 15:13-19; and then follows an account of the several cities by name, which fell to the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:20-63.

Cross References

• 1. Joshua 14:13-15
• 2. Numbers 13:6
• 3. Joshua 11:21, 22
• 4. Numbers 13:33; Deuteronomy 9:2
• 5. Joshua 10:38
• 6. Judges 1:13; Judges 3:9
• 7. Judges 1:14

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "mouth"
• [b]. I.e. the city of Arba
• [c]. Or "dispossessed"
• [d]. Lit "smites"
• [e]. Lit "and I"
• [f]. I.e. South country