15He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.


In Context

12 The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.

13 To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).

14 Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.

16 Caleb said, |He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.|

17 Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

Joshua 15:15 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:15From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjath- sepher.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And going up from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir, which before was called Cariath-Sepher, that is to say, the city of letters.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15And from there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:15and he goeth up thence unto the inhabitants of Debir; and the name of Debir formerly is Kirjath-Sepher.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:15And he went up there to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.