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Joshua 15:59 KJV
Joshua · chapter 15 · verse 59
And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:Joshua 15:59 · King James Version
Joshua 15:59 in context
57Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
58Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
59And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
60Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
61In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BethanothBêyth ʻĂnôwthBeth-Anoth, a place in PalestineH1042 →
- MaarathMaʻărâthMaarath, a place in PalestineH4638 →
- EltekonʼEltᵉqônEltekon, a place in PalestineH515 →
- citiesʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- sixshêshsixH8337 →
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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 neither through cowardice nor sloth lose the possession of what was their own. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-63