10. where it circled west of Baalah towards the hill country of Edom, went on the north side of Mount Jearim (or Chesalon), down to Beth Shemesh, and on past Timnah.
11. The border then went out to the hill north of Ekron, turned towards Shikkeron, past Mount Baalah, and on to Jamnia. It ended at the Mediterranean Sea,
12. which formed the western border.Within these borders lived the people of the families of Judah.
13. As the Lord commanded Joshua, part of the territory of Judah was given to Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah. He received Hebron, the city belonging to Arba, father of Anak.
14. Caleb drove the descendants of Anak out of the city — the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
15. From there he went to attack the people living in Debir. (This city used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
16. Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the man who succeeds in capturing Kiriath Sepher.”
17. Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage.
18. On the wedding day Othniel urged her to ask her father for a field. She got down from her donkey, and Caleb asked her what she wanted.
19. She answered, “I want some pools of water. The land you have given me is in the dry country.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
20. This is the land that the families of the tribe of Judah received as their possession.
21. The cities farthest south that belonged to them, those that were near the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25. Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (or Hazor),