Joshua 15:44

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

And Keilah {H7084}, and Achzib {H392}, and Mareshah {H4762}; nine {H8672} cities {H5892} with their villages {H2691}:

Ke'ilah, Akhziv and Mareshah - nine cities, together with their villages.

Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.

and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Micah 1:14 (2 votes)

    Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib [shall be] a lie to the kings of Israel.

  • Micah 1:15 (2 votes)

    Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 23:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

  • 1 Samuel 23:14 (2 votes)

    ¶ And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

  • Genesis 38:5 (2 votes)

    And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.