Add parallel Print Page Options

15 “I want this blessing from you,” she replied. “Since you’ve given me land in the Negev,[a] give me water springs, too.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.

The Capture of Certain Southern Territories

16 The descendants of the Kenites, the tribe from which[b] Moses’ father-in-law came, accompanied the descendants of Judah from the city of the palms to the Judean wilderness, which is in the desert area south of Arad, and lived with the people there. 17 The army of Judah accompanied the army of Simeon, Judah’s[c] brother, as they attacked the Canaanites who were living in Zephath, and they completely destroyed it. Then they renamed the city Hormah.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Judges 1:15 I.e. the southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  2. Judges 1:16 The Heb. lacks the tribe from which
  3. Judges 1:17 Lit. his