Joshua 15:58

⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.⁵⁸Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,⁵⁹Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.

Summary

This verse lists various cities in the territory of Judah, highlighting the meticulous record-keeping and distribution of land among the tribes of Israel. It demonstrates the fulfillment of God's promise to give the Israelites the land of Canaan as an inheritance. The detailed account reflects the importance of each tribe's possession and the divine guidance in allocating territories. Through these records, the Israelites were reminded of God's faithfulness and provision in establishing them in the Promised Land.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Gedor - See the note on Jos 12:13. In this place the Alexandrian MS. of the Septuagint and the Codex Vaticanus add the eleven following towns: Theca, and Ephratha, (that is, Bethlehem), and Phagor, and Etan, and Kulon, and Tatam, and Thebes, and Karam, and Galam, and Thether, and Manocho; eleven cities and their villages. St. Jerome, on Mic 5:1, mentions them, so that we find they were in the copies he used. Dr. Kennicott contends that they should be restored to the text, and accounts thus for their omission: "The same word וחצרויהן vechatsreyhen, and their villages, occurring immediately before this passage and at the end of it, the transcriber's eye passed from one to the other by mistake. A similar accident has caused the omission of two whole verses, the 35th and 36th of Joshua 21." See the note on Jos 21:35, Jos 21:36.

Joshua 15:58

The Cities of Judah

⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.⁵⁸Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,⁵⁹Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.