Joshua 15:44
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.”
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BSBPD
“Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Joshua 15:44 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 38:5Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
- 1 Samuel 23:1Now it was reported to David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and looting the threshing floors.”
- 1 Chronicles 2:42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
- 1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah son of Judah:
- 2 Chronicles 11:8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
- Micah 1:14Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.
- Micah 1:15I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
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