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Joshua 15:44

Joshua 15:44
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Ashdod with her towns and, her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages,.... Gaza was another of the principalities of the Philistines, of which See Gill on Amo 1:7; See Gill on Zep 2:4; See…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Joshua 15:21-63

List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Jos 15:21-32; of “the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Keilah - This town was near Hebron, and is said to have been the burying-place of the prophet Habakkuk. David obliged the Philistines to raise the siege of it; (see Sa1 23:1-13); but finding that its…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 15:20-63

We have here a list of the several cities that fell within the lot of the tribe of Judah, which are mentioned by name, that they might know their own, and both keep it and keep to it, and might…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Joshua 15:33-47

Cities in the Lowland

33. in the valley i.e. the Lowland. See above, Jos 15:20, and also Jos 10:40; Jos 11:16. The places mentioned are arranged in four groups. The first of these lies in the…

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