The tabernacle at Shiloh. p Ge.49.22 26. Nu.26.34 The lot of Benjamin. |among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and i Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them. JOSHUA, XVIII. 14 And the children of Joseph B. C. 1444. spake unto Joshua, saying, Why: hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed p me hitherto? 15 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the 3 giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. 37. De.33.13 17. 8 3 or, Re- 15.20. 2Sa.5.18, 22. 16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell q Ju. 1.19. in the land of the valley have cha- 4.3. riots of iron, q both they who are of Beth-shean r and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.s 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only: IKi.4. 12. $ 2Ki.9.10,37. t Deut.20.1. Is.41.14-16. And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh. 9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities, into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh. 10 T And Joshua cast lots m for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions. 11 And the lot of the tribe of the (CHAP. 18.) children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. a ch. 19.51. 18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for tb Ju. 18.31. thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong. CHAPTER XVIII. The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh. A the children of Israel assembled 1Sa. 1.3,24. 4.3,4. c Ju.18.9. d ver.8. e ch. 15.1,&c. together at Shiloh, a and set up fch.16.1-4. the tabernacle b of the congrega tion there: and the land was sub-g ver.10. dued before them. ch, 14.2. 2 And there remained among the h ch.13.33. children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their mheritance. 3 And Joshua said unto the chil-i ch. 13.8. dren of Israel, How long are ye slack c to go to possess the land k Ge.13.17. which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you? 4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise and god through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to 12 And their border, on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth aven. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which n is Beth-el) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon.o 14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, (which is Kirjath-jearim) a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter. 15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, p and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters q of Nephtoah: 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, r and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel,s 17 And was drawn from the north, 19 And the border passed along to u Ge.10.18. the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the out-goings of the border were at the north 2 bay of the salt v 1Ki. 12.29, sea at the south end of Jordan. This was the south coast. 32. 9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon for the part of the children of Judah was too much g for them: therefore h the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them. 10 And the third lot came up w 1Sa. 13. 17. for the children of Zebulun according to their families and the borx 1Ki.3.4,5.der of their inheritance was unto Sarid: y Jer.31.15. 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. z Ju. 10. 17. 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin accord-a ch. 15.8,63. ing to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Beth-arabah, and u Zemaraim, and Beth-el, v 23 And Avim, and Parah, and w Ophrah, 24 And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gibeon, 2 and Ramah, y and Beeroth, 26 And Mizpeh, z and Chephirah, and Mozah. (CHAP. 19.) a ver.9. b Ge.21.31. 1Chr.4.28. c ch.15.28-32. d Ju.1.17. e 1Sa.27.6. 30.1. 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and f1Sa.30.27. Taralah, 28 And Zelah, Eleph, and a Jebusi, (which is Jerusalem) Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. CHAPTER XIX. The children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua. g 2Cor.8.14, h ver.1. 15. i Ge.49.13. k ch.12.22. 7 Ju.4.6, 12. Ps.89.12. AND the second lot came forth m 1Ch.6.72. to Simeon, even for the tribe of n 2Ki.14.25. the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inherit-1 or, which ance was a within the inheritance is drawn. of the children of Judah. 2 And they had in their inheritance, Beer-sheba, b or Sheba, and Moladah, 3 And c Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and d Hormah, 5 And Ziklag, e and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, o Ju.1.30. p ch.11.1, q Ru. 1.19. 25a.23.15. 2Chr. 11.6. r 1Ki.21.1. s ISa. 28.4. 2K1.4.8, 12. 6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their vil-t ch.21.29. lages: u ICh.6.77. 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their vil-v 1Sa.6.9.&c. lages: 2Ki.14.11. 8 And all the villages that were 11 And their border went up toward the sea, i and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam, k 12 And turned from Sarid eastward, toward the sun-rising, unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, m and goeth up to Japhia, 13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, n to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-1methoar to Neah; 14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the out-goings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el: 15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, o and Shimron, p and Idalah, and Beth-lehem; q twelve cities with their villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. 17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Isachar according to their families. 18 And their border was toward Jezreel, r and Chesulloth, and Shunem,s 19 And Hapharaim, and Shihon, and Anaharath, 20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, t and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez; 22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, u and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; v and the out-goings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages. 24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 25 And their border was Hel The lot of Naphtali. JOSHUA, XX. kath, w and Hali, and Beten, and B. C. 1444. Achshaph, 26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath ; 27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, y and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, 28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; z 29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city 2 Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah and the out-goings thereof are at the sea, from the coast to Achzib: a 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, b and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher c according to their families, these cities with their villages. 32 The sixth lot came out to the w 2Sa.2.16. 1Sa. 15.12. IKI.18.20, 42. y 1Sam.5.2. Ju.1.31. 2 Tzor. a Ju.1.31. b 1Sam.4.1. c Ge.49.20. d De.33.23. children of Naphtali, even for thee Mark 6.53. children of Naphtali according to f ver.22. their families. 2Ch.11.10. 33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, h Ju. 18.2. and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the out-goings k 1Sa.5.10. thereof were at Jordan: 34 And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west d side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sun-rising. 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinneroth, e 36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 1Sa, 14.31. Am. 1.8. 1Ki.15.27. 4 n ch.24.30. o ch, 14, 1. 37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, 38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Ho-p ch.18.10. rem, and Beth-anath, and Bethshemesh; f nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages. 40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, g and Eshtaol, h and Ir-shemesh, 42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, i and Jethlah, 43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, k Ge.49.10. (CHAP. 20.) Nu.35.6,11. 14. De, 19.2.9. c Heb.6.18. d Nu.35. 12, 25. The six cities of refuge. 44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, l and Baalath, 45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, 46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border 3 before 4 Japho. 47 And m the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. 49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them: 50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah n in mount Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein. 51 These are the inheritances which Eleazar o the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh p before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country. CHAPTER XX. 1 God commandeth, 7 and the Israelites appoint six cities of refuge. THE LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, T 2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint a out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: 3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the b entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwelle among them. 5 And if the avengerd of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. 6 And he shall dwell in that city, Eight and forty cities 1 sanctified. e ch.21.32. 1Ch.6.76. JOSHUA, XXI. until he stand before the congre- | B. C. 1444. gation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house. unto the city from whence he fled. f ch.21.21. 7 And they 1 appointed Kedesh e in Galilee in mount Naph-1 tali, and Shechem ƒ in mount 5 ch.14.15. 21.11,13. Ephraim,and Kirjath-arba,g (which. is Hebron) in the mountain h of h Luke 1.39. Judah. 2Ch.10.1. i ch.21.36. Deut.4.43. 1Ch.6.78. 8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer i in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, k ch.21.38. and Ramoth k in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manas-1 ch.21.27. seh. IKI.22.3. 4.6. m Nu.35.15. 9 These were the cities appointed m for all the children of Israel, n ver.6. and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever (CHAP. 21.) killeth any person at unawares a ch. 14. 1. might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until hen stood before the congregation. CHAPTER XXI. Eight and forty cities given unto the Levites. THEN 17.4. b ch.18.1. cNu.35.2. d ver.8.19. ch,24,33. e ver.20,&c. HEN came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto f ver.27,&c. Eleazara the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; 2 And they spake unto them at b Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, the LORD commanded c by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. g ver.34,&c. h ver.3. i 1Ch.6.55. 2 or, Kirjatharba, Ge.23.2. k ch.15.13,14. 1 ch.20.7,&c. Luke 1.39. m ch.14.14. 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron d the priest, which were of the Levites, had by n 1Ch.6.56, lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out o ch. 15.51. of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Kohathe had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. &c. 1Ch.6.58, Hilen. p ch. 15.42. 1Ch.6.59, Ashan. 9 ch. 18.24, Gaba. 6 And the children of Gershon fr ICh.6.60, had by lot out of the families of Alemeth. the tribe of Issachar, and out of s ver.5. the tribe of Asher, and out of the 1Ch.6.66. tribe of Naphtali, and out of the given to the Levites. half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 7 The children of Merari g by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 8 And the children of Israel gave h by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. 9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here 1 mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for their's was the first lot. 11 And theyi gave them 2 the city of Arba the father k of Anak. (which city is Hebron) in the hill i country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb m the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 13 Thus n they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, 14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, 15 And Holon o with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, 16 And Ainp with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Gebag with her suburbs, 18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon r with her suburbs; four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 T And the families of the children of Kohath, s the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, 22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, Eight and forty cities given to the Levites. [dren of Israel were forty and eight y cities with their suburbs. JOSHUA, XXII. 24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath- B. C. 1444. rimmon with her suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs two cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. 27 And unto the children of Gershon, t of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan u in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs ; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, 31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. t ver.6. u ch.20.8. v ch.20.7. w ver.7. x ch.20.8. y Nu.35.7. z Ge. 12.7. a ch.11.23. 22.4. b De.7.23,24. c ch.23.14. 32 And out of the tribe of Naph- 29. 33 All the cities of the Gershon-a Nu.32.20- De.3.16,20. 34 And unto the families of the b ch.1.12.18. the Levites, out of the tribe of Ze-c De.29.8. ties. 11.22. ICh.28.7,8. Jer. 12. 16. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari, by their families, i which were remaining of the famihes of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the chil g ch.24.14. 1Sa, 12.20, h Ge.47.7. ch.17.5. k De.8.10-14. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. 43 T And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware z to give unto their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And a the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and b there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 There c failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. CHAPTER XXII. The two tribes and half with a blessing are sent home. THE HEN Joshua called the Renbenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 2 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses a the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that Ib commanded you: 3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you c on the other side Jordan. 5 But take d diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, toe love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave ƒ unto him, and to serve g him with all your heart and with all your soul. 6 So Joshua blessed h them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents. 7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Mannasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but i unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them. 8 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches k unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, |