1 The allotment for the tribe of the children of Judah, clan by clan, extended south to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the southern extremity.
2 Their southern boundary started from the tip of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces south,
3 ran south of the ascent of Akrabbim, continued to Zin, went up south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, went up to Addar, and curved around toward Karka.
4 From there it passed to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and came out at the sea. This will be your southern boundary.
5 The eastern boundary was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
6 went up to Beth-hoglah, and continued north of Beth-arabah, climbing to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
7 Then the boundary went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north toward Gilgal, which faces the ascent of Adummim south of the valley. It continued to the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
8 From there the boundary went up the Valley of the Son of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city, that is, Jerusalem, and climbed to the top of the hill west of the Valley of Hinnom, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9 From the hilltop the boundary curved to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, ran out to the towns of Mount Ephron, and bent around to Baalah, that is, Kiriath-jearim.
10 From Baalah the boundary turned west to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim, that is, Chesalon, went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah.
11 It then went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, passed Mount Baalah, and reached Jabneel, coming out at the sea.
12 The western boundary was the coastline of the Great Sea. These were the boundaries all around the children of Judah, clan by clan.
13 In keeping with the LORD's command to Joshua, he gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a share among the children of Judah: Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. Arba was the father of Anak.
14 Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
15 From there he marched against the people living in Debir, which used to be called Kiriath-sepher.
16 Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the man who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it."
17 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, and Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as his wife.
18 When she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she dismounted from her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What can I do for you?"
19 She replied, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well." So he gave her the upper and the lower springs.
20 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah, clan by clan.
21 The southernmost towns of the tribe of the children of Judah, near the border of Edom in the Negev, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
28 Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: twenty-nine towns in all, with their villages.
33 In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,
41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.
42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Achzib and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
45 Ekron, with its surrounding towns and villages;
46 west of Ekron, all the places near Ashdod, with their villages;
47 Ashdod, with its surrounding towns and villages; and Gaza, with its surrounding towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
48 In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 Goshen, Holon and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.
52 Arab, Rumah, Eshan,
53 Janum, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 Kain, Gibeah and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth-anoth and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
61 In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En-gedi: six cities with their villages.
63 But the children of Judah were unable to drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, and to this day the Jebusites live there in Jerusalem alongside the children of Judah.