Joshua 15:44
42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.
45 Ekron, with its towns and villages;
46 from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.
- KJV
- And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
- WEB
- Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
- ASV
- and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.
- DARBY
- and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities and their hamlets.
- BLB
- and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, and their villages.
- ÅB
- og Ke'ila og Aksib og Maresa - ni byer med tilhørende landsbyer;
- OTB
- Ke'ila, og Aksib, og Maresja — ni byer sammen med deres landsbyer.
- B1930
- og Ke'ila og Aksib og Maresa - ni byer med tilhørende landsbyer;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 1:14–15
Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.
Read in contextGenesis 38:5
Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
Read in context1 Samuel 23:1–14
Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”
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