Joshua 15:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He went up from there against the people of Debir. Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Then he went up from there against the population of Debir. Debir used to be called Kiriath-sepher.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And ascending further from there, he came to the inhabitants of Debir, which before was called Kiriath-Sepher, that is, the City of Letters.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And 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.

Joshua 15:15 Cross References

Joshua 10:3

So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

Joshua 10:38

Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it,

Joshua 15:16

And Caleb said, “Whoever smites Kiriath-sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.”