David was thirsty {for some water from his hometown}. David said, “I wish someone could give me some water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem!” {David did not really want this, he was only talking.}
Joshua 19:15 - Easy To Read Version Inside this border were the cities of Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. In all, there were twelve towns and all the fields around them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities with their villages. American Standard Version (1901) and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. Common English Bible They also owned Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; in total: twelve cities and their surrounding areas. Catholic Public Domain Version and Kattath and Nahalal, and Shimron and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities, and their villages. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Cateth and Naalol and Semeron and Jedala and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages. |
David was thirsty {for some water from his hometown}. David said, “I wish someone could give me some water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem!” {David did not really want this, he was only talking.}
Jabin, king of Hazor, heard about all these things that happened. So he decided to call together the armies of several kings. Jabin sent a message to Jobab, king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, the king of Acshaph,
At Neah the border turned again and went north to Hannathon and then continued to the Valley of Iphtah El.
So these are the towns and fields around them that were given to Zebulun. Each family in Zebulun got its part of the land.
{The same thing happened with the people from the family group of Zebulun.} Some Canaanite people lived in the cities of Kitron and Nahalol. The people of Zebulun did not force those people to leave their land. Those Canaanite people stayed and lived with the people of Zebulun. But the people of Zebulun made those people work for them as slaves.
After Jephthah, a man named Ibzan was a judge for the people of Israel. Ibzan was from the city of Bethlehem.
There was a young man that was a Levite. [129] He was from the city of Bethlehem, Judah. He had been living among the family group of Judah.
Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to the town of Bethlehem. When the two women entered Bethlehem, all the people were very excited. They said, “Is this Naomi?”