Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon saying:
Joshua 15:15 - Tree of Life Version Then he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher). More versionsKing 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. |
Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon saying:
Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it.
Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it.”