From Nave’s Topical Bible
Debir
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 9Passages listed
- 2Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- 1. King of EglonJoshua 10:3–27
- 2. A town in the mountains of Judah
- Also called KIRJATH-SANNAH, and KIRJATH-SEPHER, which signifies a city of booksJoshua 15:15Joshua 15:16
- Anakim expelled from, by JoshuaJoshua 11:21
- Taken by OthnielJoshua 15:15–17Joshua 15:49Judges 1:12Judges 1:13
- Allotted to the AaronitesJoshua 21:15
- 3. A place near the valley of AchorJoshua 15:7
The passages, in Bible order (9)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 9 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Joshua 10:3–27
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,
Commentary on Joshua 10:3–272 voices
There is no doubt that when a human soul associates itself with the Word of God, it is immediately going to have enemies, and that those it once considered friends will be changed into adversaries. The soul should not only expect to suffer this from humans, but it should also know that such will likewise be forthcoming from opposing powers and spiritual iniquities.
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 11.2, 253Patristic
Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 11:21
At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
Commentary on Joshua 11:212 voices
At that time - i. e. in course of the long time mentioned in Jos 11:18. The Anakims - See Num 13:22. As it was the report of the spies respecting the Anakims which, above all, struck terror into the Israelites in the wilderness, and caused their faithless complaining and revolt, so the sacred writer goes back here in his story to record pointedly the overthrow of this gigantic and formidable race. They had their chief settlements in the mountains around Hebron Jos 10:3 or Debir. See Jos 15:
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
And at that time came Joshua,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 15:7
Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
Commentary on Joshua 15:72 voices
And the border went up towards Debir,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Everyone, therefore, who wants to enter into the portion of the children of Judah must first pass through the Salt Sea. That is to say, he must surmount the waves and billows of this life and escape from all things in this world that, by virtue of their own uncertainty and hazardousness, are compared with the waves of the sea. Then he may be able to reach the land of Judah and to approach the fountain of the sun. But what is the fountain of the sun, or of which sun?
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 19.4, 253Patristic
- Joshua 15:15
From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
Commentary on Joshua 15:152 voices
And he went up from thence to the inhabitants of Debir,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The name Debir belonged to two other places; namely,, that named in Jos 15:7, between Jerusalem and Jericho, and the Gadite town mentioned in Jos 13:26. The Debir here meant appears (and its site has been conjecturally placed at Dhaheriyeh (Conder)) to have been situated in the mountain district south of Hebron. It was one of the towns afterward assigned to the Levites.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Joshua 15:16
And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
Commentary on Joshua 15:162 voices
But now Caleb went up against that City of Letters and said, "I shall give Achsah my daughter for a wife to whoever demolishes the City of Letters and gains possession of it. And Othniel the son of Kenaz seized it." Moreover, Othniel, who received the City of Letters, is interpreted "the reply of God." But "the reply of God" can be said "he to whom God replies," that is, he to whom God reveals secrets and discloses hidden things.
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 20.6, 253Patristic
And Caleb said, he that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 15:49
Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
Commentary on Joshua 15:491 voice
And Dannah,.... Dannah is not mentioned elsewhere: and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir; Kirjathsannah had three names, this and Debir, and Kirjathsepher; See Gill on Jos 15:15; all which are of much the same signification; for "Sanna" with the Arabs (f), and so with the Phoenicians, signifies law, doctrine, and manner of life; and with the Mahometans the secondary law to the Koran, and answers to the Jewish Misnah; and the Greek version interprets this name "the city of letters". Jerom (g) calls it Daenna, and seems to confound it with Dannah. (f) "mos vivendi, lex", Golius, col. 1221. Castell. col.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 1:12
And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
Commentary on Judges 1:122 voices
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. See Gill on Jos 15:16.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
And Caleb, etc. - See this whole account, which is placed here by way of recapitulation, in Jos 15:13-19 (note), and the explanatory notes there.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- Judges 1:13
So Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz captured the city, and Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
Commentary on Judges 1:132 voices
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. See Gill on Jos 15:17.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The Chaldee reads it here, as in many other places, The Word of the Lord was their helper, namely, Christ himself, the captain of the Lord's host, now that they acted separately, as well as when they were all in one body.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan