el : and the goings out of the border were at the ſea. 12 And the weſt border was to the great ſea, and the coalt tberesf: this is the coaſt of the children of Ju- dah round about, according to their families. 13 T Andunto Caleb the fon of Jephunneh he « gave a part among, the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joſhua,ever * the city , ny of Arba x the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, \ g,, yr % 1. e. Joſbua, as appears by comparing this with Joſh. 14- 6. 12. jatharha.3 13. x Or, Kir:ath-arba. Net the City which was the Levites, bur the Territory of ir, Joſh. 21. 13. 14 And Caleb drove thence y * the three ſons of » 5yages Anak, Sheſhai, and Ahiman, and Talmai z, the chil- 1: x0. dren of Anak,
3 ( z. e. ) From the ſaid Territory, -frem their Caves and Forts in it; compare Joſh. 14. 12. This and the following work was done either in Joſbua's life-time, as may ſeem from Joſh. 11. 21. or after his death, as is related Jud. 1- 10. Theſe Giants having either reco- vered theirCities,or defended themſelves in the mountains. z Either the ſame who are mentioned, Numb. 13. 33+ and fo they were long= lived men,ſfuch as many were in thole times and places : or their Sons, called by their Fathers names, which is very uſual.
15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir @, and the name of Debir before was Kirjath- ſepher 6.
# The ſame mentioned abeve, v. 7. 6b. This clauſe ſeems tobe added to diſtinguiſh this from the other Debir ſubdued by Jojbus Jojh. 19. 38, 39. ?
16 C And Caleb ſaid, He that ſmitteh Kirjath-ſes
pher, and takech it, to him will I give Achſah my daughter to wife c.
e Which is to be underſtood with ſome Conditions, as, if he were one who cculd marry her by Gods Law ; for every promiſe con- trary to that, is void ; and if ſhe were willing ; for theugh Parents had a great Power over their Children, they could not torce them ro marry any perſon againſt their own Wi!ls. He might otherwiſe be an unfit and unworthy perſon ; bur this was no ordinary motion propounded to the imitation of others, bur a divine impulſe, that Othri:!s valour might be more manifeſt, and ſo the way prepared for his future Government of the People, Juag. 3.
9 17 And * Ochniel the fon of Kenaz, the brother of ,
Caleb « took it: and he gave him Achſah his daugh- *o__ ter to wife. 00
d Obj. This Marriage was unlawful. Anſwer No, for it was not * © O:hniel, but Kenaz, who was Calcbs Brother ; and beſides, rhe ney, "fg Brother 1s commonly uſed fer any Kinſman; And that Caleb was nor properly Orhniels Brother, ſufficiently appears, becauſe Caleb is can- ſtantly called the Son of Jephunneh ; and Othniel, the Son of Kenaz, here, and 1. Chron. 4+. 13»
18 And ir came to paſs as ſhe came unto hix: e, that ſhe moved him to ask f of her father a field , and the
lighted off her aſs g, and Caleb ſaid unto her, What
wouldelſt thou ?
e Or, 2s ſhe went, to wit, from her Fathers houſe to her Huſ= bands, as the manner was : See on Matth. 1. 18. f She perſvaded her Husband, eirher, 1. That he would ask : or rather, 2. That he would ſuffer her ro ask, as ſhe did. g Thar ſhe might addreſs her {-]f ro her Father in an humble peſture, and as a Suppl:ant, which he underſtood by her geſture.
iI9 Who aniwered, Give me a bleſling h : for thou haſt given me a louth land #, give me alſo ſprings of water &. And he gave hec the upper ſprings, and the nether ſprings /.
h (i.e ) A gift, asrhit word ſignifies, Gen. 33. 11. 5 (5-6) A dry land, which was much expoted to the South-wind, which in | thoſe parts was very hor-and drying, 2s coming from the Deſarts of Araiia. k (i.e) A field, as the delired, wv. 18. wherein are Springs of Water, which in that Countrey were of great Price; for it is not probable, that be would give ker the Springs, and give ro anether the grounds in which the Springs were ; who could thereby at their pleaſure deprive her of the uſe and benefit of her
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20 This zs the inheritance of the tribe of the chil- dren of Judah, accordiag to their Families.
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21 And the utrermoſt cities ys of the tribe © children of Judah toward the coaſt of Edom, fouth- ward, were Kabzeel », and Eder, and Jagur ; -
m Thoſe which were on the borders of the Land, not the mid- land cities. 1t is apparent, that all rhe Cities belonging to —_ Tribe, are not mentioned in this Catalogue. » Called Jekabzeet, Neh. 11. 25. : L
22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
23 And Kedeſh, and Hazor, and Ithnan.
24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, ;
25 And Hazor, and Haddattah o, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor p
0 Poſſibly it ſhould be read as one word, Hazor-haddatiah, as there is Hazar-gaddah, v. 27. and Haſar-ſhua!, wv. 28. ſuch compounded Proper names being uſual ; and this may ſeem the more probable, becauſe if Hazor and Hadattah were two different Cities, the Con- Jun&ion and would have been pur between them, as it 1s generally in the reſt. p Or, which «lfo is called Hazor ; but to diſtinguiſh 11 from the other Hazor, V+ 23+ this was called alſo Hezron.
26 Aman, and Shema 9, and Moladah,
Called alſo Seba, Joſh. 19+ 2+ 27 And Hazar-gaddah,and Heſhmon,and Beth-paler. 28 And Hazar-ſhual,and Beer-ſbeba, and Biz-jorhjah,
29 Baalah, and lim, and Azem, 30 And Eltolad, and Cheſil, and Hormah, 31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sanfannah, 32 And Lebaoth, and Shilbim, and Ain, and Rim- T mon + all the cities are twenty and nine 7, with their villages.
” a4 Here are 37 or 38 Cities named before ; how then are they only reckoned 29 ? Anſw. There were only 29 of them, whicheither, 7. properly belonged ro Judah ; the reſt fel] to Simeons Lot; Or 2+ Were Cities properly 'o called, ( 5. e. ) walled Cities, or ſuch as hac Fifages under them, as it here foilows, the reſt being great, but unwalled Towns, or ſuch as had no Villages under them.
33 Andin the vale,Eſhtaol, and Zoreah,and Aſhnah,
24 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, & Enam. 25 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,