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The one and thirty kings smote. JOSHUA. Bounds of the unconquered land.

and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

4 From the south all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek to the borders of the Amorites:

7 ¶ And these are the kings of the 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all country which Joshua and the children of Lebanon towards the sun-rising, from Israel smote on this side Jordan on the Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Le-entering into Hamath.

banon, even the mount Halak that 6 All the inhabitants of the hill-country goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and the tribes of Israel for a possession accord-all the Sidonians, them will I drive out ing to their divisions; from before the children of Israel: only

8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for and in the plains, and in the springs, and an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. in the wilderness, and in the south coun- 7 Now therefore divide this land for try; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, the half-tribe of Manasseh,

and the Jebusites:

9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one; 10 The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

12 The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

13 The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

14 The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

15 The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

16 The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Beth-el, one;

17 The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

18 The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

19 The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;

20 The king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;

21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

22 The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;

23 The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one; 24 The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.

NOW

CHAP. XIII.

TOW Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

2 This is the land that yet remaineth all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, heyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;

9 From Aroer that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;

10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;

11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;

12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants. For these did Moses smite, and cast them

out.

13 Nevertheless, the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.

15 T And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.

16 And their coast was from Aroer that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba:

17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,

18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-sbahar in the mount of the valley, 20 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,

3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the 21 And all the cities of the plain, and Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amo

Balaam is slain.

CHAP. XIV, XV. Inheritance of the nine tribes. fites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom| 3 For Moses had given the inheritance Moses smote with the princes of Midian, of two tribes and an half-tribe on the other Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwell-none inheritance among them. 4 For the children of Joseph were two

ing in the country. 22 ¶ Balaam also the son of Beor, the tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay they gave no part unto the Levites in the with the sword, among them that were land, save cities to dwell in, with their slain by them. suburbs for their cattle, and for their sub

23 And the border of the children of stance. Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. 5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so This was the inheritance of the children the children of Israel did, and they diof Reuben, after their families, the cities vided the land. and the villages thereof.

6 Then the children of Judah came 24 And Moses gave inheritance unto unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Gad according to their families. Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.

25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;

7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Ka26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath-desh-barnea to espy out the land; and I mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahana- brought him word again as it was in my im unto the border of Debir;

God.

heart. 27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and 8 Nevertheless, my brethren that went Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, up with me made the heart of the people the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Cinneroth, on the 9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, other side Jordan eastward. Surely the land whereon thy feet have 128 This is the inheritance of the chil- trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy dren of Gad after their families, the cities, children's for ever; because thou hast and their villages. wholly followed the LORD my God. 29 ¶ And Moses gave inheritance unto 10 And now, behold, the LORD hath the half-tribe of Manasseh: and this was kept me alive, as he said, these forty and the possession of the half-tribe of the chil-five years, even since the LORD spake this dren of Manasseh by their families. word unto Moses, while the children of 30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, Israel wandered in the wilderness; and all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which years old. are in Bashan, threescore cities:

11 As yet I am as strong this day, as I 31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and was in the day that Moses sent me: as my Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Ba- strength was then, even so is my strength shan, were pertaining unto the children of now, forwar, both to go out, and to come in. Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the 12 Now therefore give me this mounone half of the children of Machir by tain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; their families. for thou heardest in that day how the Ana

32 These are the countries which Mo-kims were there, and that the cities were ses did distribute for inheritance in the great and fenced: if so be the LORD will plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan be with me, then I shall be able to drive by Jericho eastward. them out, as the LORD said.

33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.

CHAP. XIV.

ND these are the countries which the

13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.

14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day; because that he

land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, 15 And the name of Hebron before was and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man of the fathers of the tribes of the children of among the Anakims. And the land had Israel distributed for inheritance unto them. rest from war. 2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD Commanded by the hand of Moses, THIS then was the lot of the tribe of for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. the children of Judah by their fami

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CHAP. XV.

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Borders of the lot of Judah.

JOSHUA.

The cities of Judah. Jes; even to the border of Edom, the wil- the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba derness of Zin southward was the utter- the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. most part of the south coast. 14 And Caleb drove thence the three

2 And their south border was from sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and the shore of the salt-sea, from the bay that Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 And he went up thence to the in

looketh southward:

3 And it went out to the south side to habitants of Debir: and the name of DeMaaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to bir before was Kirjath-sepher.

Zin, and ascended up on the south side 16 T And Caleb said, He that smiteth unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetch- I give Achsah my daughter to wife. ed a compass to Karkaa:

4 From thence it passed towards Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.

17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her 5 And the east border was the salt-sea, father a field. And she lighted off her ass; even unto the end of Jordan: and their and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest border in the north quarter was from the thou? bay of the sea, at the uttermost part of 19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; Jordan: for thou hast given me a south land, give 6. And the border went up to Beth- me also springs of water. And he gave her hogla, and passed along by the north of the upper springs, and the nether springs. Beth-arabah; and the border went up to 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: of the children of Judah according to 7 And the border went up towards De-their families.

bir from the valley of Achor, and so north- 21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe ward looking toward Gilgal, that is before of the children of Judah towards the coast the going up to Adummim, which is on of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and the south side of the river: and the bor-Eder, and Jagur,

der passed towards the waters of En-she- 22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adamesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:

dah,

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom, unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of and the valley of the giants northward:

9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:

26 Amam,and Shema, and Moladah, 27 And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, Beth-palet,

28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, ⚫ Bizjothjah,

and

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hor

mah,

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

10 And the border compassed from 32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhin, and Ain, Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and passed along unto the side of mount Jea- nine, with their villages: rim (which is Chesalon) on the north side, 33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoand went down to Beth-shemesh, and reah, and Ashnah, passed on to Timnah:

11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jab neel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

34 And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal

12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof: this is the coast gad, of the children of Judah round about, according to their families.

38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40 And Cabbon, and Lahiam, and

13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of, Kithlish,

The lot of the sons of Joseph. CHAP. XVI, XVII.

The lot of Manasseh.

41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Ephraim according to their families was Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities thus: even the border of their inheritance with their villages: on the east side was Ataroth-adar, unto Beth-horon the upper;

6 And the border went out towards the

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, 44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Ma-sea to Michmethah on the north side; and reshah; nine cities with their villages: the border went about eastward unto Taa45 Ekron, with her towns and her vil- nath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east lages: to Janohah;

46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all 7 And it went down from Janohah_to that lay near Ashdod, with their villages: Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Je47 Ashdod, with her towns and her vil-richo, and went out at Jordan. lages; Gaza, with her towns and her vil- 8 The border went out from Tappuah lages, unto the river of Egypt, and the westward unto the river Kanah; and the great sea, and the border thereof: goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.

48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

49 And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,

50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages:

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 53 And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,

54 And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba

(which is Hebron) and Zior; nine cities

with their villages:

9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute. CHAP. XVII.

Manasseh; for he was the first-born

HERE was also a lot for the tribe of

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the first-born 56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: beZanoah, cause he was a man of war, therefore he

57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten had Gilead and Bashan. cities with their villages:

58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,

59 And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the 61 T In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, male children of Manasseh the son of Middin, and Secacah, Joseph by their families.

60 Kirjath-baal (which is Kirjath-jearim) and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, 3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, and En-gedi: six cities with their vil-the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the lages. son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daugh63 As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants ters: and these are the names of his of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, not drive them out: but the Jebusites Milcah, and Tirzah. dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

CHAP. XVI.

AND the lot of the children of Joseph

fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho, on the cast, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el,

2 And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The

LORD commanded Moses to give us an in

heritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan; 3 And goeth down westward to the 6 Because the daughters of Manasseh coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth- had an inheritance among his sons: and horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land goings out thereof are at the sea. of Gilead.

4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth_before 5 T And the border of the children of Shechem; and the border went along on

The tabernacle ser up.

JOSHUA.

The land divided by lot. the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-| 2 And there remained among the chiltappuah. dren of Israel seven tribes, which had not

8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tap-yet received their inheritance. puah: but Tappuah on the border of Ma- 3 And Joshua said unto the children of nasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim: Israel, How long are ye slack to go to pos9 And the coast descended unto the sess the land which the LORD God of your river Kanah, southward of the river. fathers hath given you?

These cities of Ephraim are among the 4 Give out from among you three men cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh for each tribe: and I will send them, and also was on the north side of the river, and the out-goings of it were at the sea:

10 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the

east.

they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them, and they shall come again to me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coasts on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.

11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and into seven parts, and bring the description Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants hither to me, that I may cast lots for you of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants here before the LORD our God.

of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabit- 7 But the Levites have no part among ants of Taanach and her towns, and the you; for the priesthood of the LORD s inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, their inheritance. And Gad, and Reuben, even three countries. and half the tribe of Manassch, have re

12 Yet the children of Manasseh could ceived their inheritance beyond Jordan on not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; the east, which Moses the servant of the but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. LORD gave them.

13 Yet it came to pass, when the chil- 8 And the men arose, and went dren of Israel were waxen strong, that away: and Joshua charged them that went they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did to describe the land, saying, Go, and walk not utterly drive them out.

14 And the children of Joseph 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 me hitherto?

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.

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 giants, if mount Ephraim be too nar- according to their divisions. row for thee.

10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel

11 And the lot of the tribe of the chil16 And the children of Joseph said, dren of Benjamin came up according to The hill is not enough for us: and all the their families: and the coast of their lot Canaanites that dwell in the land of the came forth between the children of Judah valley have chariots of iron, both they who and the children of Joseph. are of Beth-shean and her towns, and 12 And their border on the north side they who are of the valley of Jezreel. was from Jordan; and the border went up 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of to the side of Jericho on the north side, Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, and went up through the mountains westsaying, Thou art a great people, and hast ward; and the goings out thereof were at great power: thou shalt not have one lot the wilderness of Beth-aven. only: 13 And the border went over from thence

18 But the mountain shall be thine; for toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: Beth-el) southward; and the border deand the out-goings of it shall be thine: for scended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though lieth on the south side of the nether Beththey have iron chariots, and though they horon. be strong.

CHAP. XVIII.

14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southAND the whole congregation of the ward, from the hill that heth before Bechchildren of Israel assembled together horon southward; and the goings out thereat Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the of were at Kirjath-baal (which is Kirjathcongregation there and the land was sub-jearim) a city of the children of Judah. dued before them. This was the west quarter.

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