Joshua 15:44
42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, 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 shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
Read in contextGenesis 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.
Read in context1 Samuel 23:1–14
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
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