The land divided by lot. JOSHUA. The lot of Simeon, Zebulun, parts in a book, and came again to Joshua and Gaba; twelve cities with their vil to the host at Shiloh. lages: 10 ¶ And Joshua cast lots for them in 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua 26 And Mizpeh, and Chephiah, and divided the land unto the children of Israel Mozah, according to their divisions. 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 11 ¶ And the lot of the tribe of the chil- 28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, (which dren of Benjamin came up according to is Jerusalem,) Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourtheir families and the coast of their lot teen cities with their villages. This is the came forth between the children of Judah inheritance of the children of Benjamin acand the children of Joseph. cording to their families. 12 And their border on the north side CHAP. XIX. was from Jordan; and the border went up AND the second lot came forth to Sito the side of Jericho on the north side, and meon, even for the tribe of the chilwent up through the mountains westward; dren of Simeon according to their families: and the goings out thereof were at the wil- and their inheritance was within the inderness of Beth-aven. heritance of the children of Judah. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, (which is Beth-el,) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron. 2 And they had in their inheritance, Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, 3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, 14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea south- 6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; ward, from the hill that lieth before Beth- thirteen cities and their villages: horon southward; and the goings out there- 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; of were at Kirjath-baal, (which is Kirjath- four cities and their villages : jearim,) a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter. 8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath 15 And the south quarter was from the of the south. This is the inheritance of end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went the tribe of the children of Simeon accordout on the west, and went out to the well ing to their families. of waters of Nephtoah: 9 Out of the portion of the children of 16 And the border came down to the Judah was the inheritance of the children end of the mountain that lieth before the of Simeon: for the part of the children of valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is Judah was too much for them: therefore in the valley of the giants on the north, and the children of Simeon had their inheritdescended to the valley of Hinnom, to the ance within the inheritance of them. side of Jebusi on the south, and descended 10 And the third lot came up for the to En-rogel, children of Zebulun according to their fa 17 And was drawn from the north, and milies: and the border of their inheritance went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth was unto Sarid: toward Geliloth, which is over against the 11 And their border went up toward going up of Adummim, and descended to the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabthe stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, basheth, and reached to the river that is 18 And passed along toward the side before Jokucam, over against Arabah northward, and went 12 And turned from Sarid eastward, todown unto Arabah: ward the sun-rising, unto the border of 19 And the border passed along to the Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daside of Beth-hoglah northward: and the berath, and goeth up to Japhia, out-goings of the border were at the north 13 Ánd from thence passeth on along bay of the salt-sea at the south end of Jor- on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, dan. This was the south coast. and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah; 20 And Jordan was the border of it on 14 And the border compasseth it on the the east side. This was the inheritance of north side to Hannathon: and the outthe children of Benjamin, by the coasts goings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthereof round about, according to their fa- thah-el: milies. 15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shim21 Now the cities of the tribe of the ron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem; twelve children of Benjamin according to their cities with their villages. families, were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, 23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, 24 And Chephar-haamonai, and Ophni, 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 Issachar according to their families. Issachar, Asher, &c. CHAP. XX. 18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 19 And Hapharaim, and Shihon, Anaharath, 41 And the coast of their inheritance was. 20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, Abez, 42 And Shaalabbim, and Ajalon, and. 21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, and Jethlah, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez; 43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and 44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and 22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Ekron, Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh, and the out-goings of their border were at Jordan: Baalath, 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 Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, 46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. 47 And 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, 26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, after the name of Dan their father. and to Shihor-libnath ; 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of 27 And turneth toward the sun-rising the children of Dan according to their fato Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, milies, these cities with their villages. and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the 49 When they had made an end of north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and dividing the land for inheritance by their goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them: 51 These are the inheritances which 28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; 29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, 50 According to the word of the LORD and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast they gave him the city which he asked, turneth to Hosah: and the out-goings even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: thereof are at the sea from the coast to and he built the city, and dwelt therein. Achzib: 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Re-Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of hob: twenty and two cities with their vil- Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the lages. tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of 32 The sixth lot came out to the chil- dividing the country. dren of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. saying, CHAP. XX. 33 And their coast was from Heleph, THE LORD also spake unto Joshua, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Ne- 2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, keb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the Appoint out for you cities of refuge, where out-goings thereof were at Jordan : of I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: 34 And then the coast turneth westward 3 That the slayer that killeth any perto Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence son unawares and unwittingly may flee to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on thither: and they shall be your refuge from the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the the avenger of blood. west side, and to Judah upon Jordan to- 4 And when he that doth flee unto one ward the sun-rising. of those cities shall stand at the entering of 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, the gate of the city, and shall declare his Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Cinne- cause in the ears of the elders of that city, reth, they shall take him into the city unto them, 36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Ha- and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-ha- 5 And if the avenger of blood pursue af ter him, then they shall not deliver the 38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and slayer up into his hand; because he smote Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him cities with their villages. not before-time. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of 6 And he shall dwell in that city, until the children of Naphtali according to their he stand before the congregation for judgfamilies, the cities and their villages. ment, and until the death of the high priest Forty-eight cities given JOSHUA. by lot to the Levites. that shall be in those days: then shall the of the children of Levi, had for theirs was slayer return, and come unto his own city, the first lot. and unto his own house, unto the city from 11 And they gave them the city of Arba whence he fled. the father of Anak, (which city is Hebron,) in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, (which is Hebron,) in the mountain of Judah. 8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 13 Thus 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 with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares 16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah might flee thither, and not die by the hand with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her of the avenger of blood, until he stood be- suburbs; uine cities out of those two tribes. fore the congregation. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, THEN CHAP. XXI. HEN came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar 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 Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 ¶ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto 21 For they gave them Shechem with the Levites out of their inheritance, at the her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city commandment of the LORD, these cities of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with and their suburbs. her suburbs, 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 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, 24 Ajalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe 25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasof Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, seh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathand out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten rimmon with her suburbs; two cities. cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs, for the families of the children of 6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issa- Kohath that remained. char, and out of the tribe of Asher, and 27 And unto the children of Gershon, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 7 The children of Merari 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 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 mentioned by name, other half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beesh-terah 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. 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Ke10 Which the children of Aaron, being desh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a of the families of the Kohathites, who were city of refuge for the slayer; and Ham An altar of testimony built. moth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan ways, and to keep his commandments, and with her suburbs; three cities. to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites, according to their families, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, 35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all. 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents. 7 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but 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 unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren. 9 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is 40 So all the cities for the children of in the land of Canaan, to go unto the coun Merari by their families, which were re-try of Gilead, to the land of their possesmaining of the families of the Levites, were sion, whereof they were possessed, acby their lot twelve cities. cording to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them. Thus were all these cities. therein. 10 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their 11 ¶ And the children of Israel heard fathers and they possessed it, and dwelt say, Behold, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of 44 And the LORD gave them rest round Manasseh, have built an altar over against about, according to all that he sware unto the land of Canaan, in the borders of their fathers: and there stood not a man of Jordan, at the passage of the children of all their enemies before them; the LORD Israel. delivered all their enemies into their hand. 12 And when the children of Israel 45 There failed not ought of any good heard of it, the whole congregation of thing which the LORD had spoken unto the the children of Israel gathered themselves house of Israel; all came to pass. together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them. THEN CHAP. XXII. 2 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, 14 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the 3 Ye have not left your brethren these tribes of Israel; and each one was an head many days unto this day, but have kept of the house of their fathers among the the charge of the commandment of the thousands of Israel. LORD your God. 15 And they came unto the children of 4 And now the LORD your God hath Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to given rest unto your brethren, as he pro- the half-tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of mised them: therefore now return ye, and Gilead, and they spake with them, saying, get ye unto your tents, and unto the land 16 Thus saith the whole congregation of your possession, which Moses the ser- of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye vant of the LORD gave you on the other have committed against the God of Israel, side Jordan. to turn away this day from following the 5 But take diligent heed to do the com- LORD, in that ye have builded you an almandment and the law, which Moses the tar, that ye might rebel this day against servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD? the LORD your God, and to walk in all his 17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for The Israelites contend together. JOSHUA. Joshua's exhortation. us, from which we are not cleansed until burnt-offerings, for meat-offerings, or for this day, although there was a plague in sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our the congregation of the LORD, God that is before his tabernacle, 18 But that ye must turn away this day 30 ¶ And when Phinehas the priest, and from following the LORD? and it will be, the princes of the congregation, and heads seeing ye rebel to-day against the LORD, of the thousands of Israel which were with that to-morrow he will be wroth with the him, heard the words that the children of whole congregation of Israel. Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the 19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. possession be unelean, then pass ye over 31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the unto the land of the possession of the LORD, priest said unto the children of Reuben, wherein the LORD's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God. and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. 20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, 32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. 21 Then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. 33 And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel bless22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD ed God, and did not intend to go up against God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he them in battle, to destroy the land wherein shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,) 34 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. CHAP. XXIII. 23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer there on burnt-offering, or meat-offering, or if to offer peace-offerings thereon, let the LORD at the LORD had given rest unto IsND it came to pass, a long time after himself require it; 24 And if we have not rather done it for rael from all their enemies round about, fear of this thing, saying, In time to come that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. your children might speak unto our chil- 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and dren, saying, What have ye to do with the for their elders, and for their heads, and for LORD God of Israel? their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 25 For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD. So shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD. 26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice: 3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you. 4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all 27 But that it may be a witness between the nations that I have cut off, even unto us, and you, and our generations after us, the great sea westward. that we might do the service of the LORD 5 And the LORD your God, he shall before him with our burnt-offerings, and expel them from before you, and drive them with our sacrifices, and with our peace-of- from out of your sight; and ye shall posferings; that your children may not say to sess their land, as the LORD your God hath our children in time to come, Ye have no promised unto you. part in the Lord. 6 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep 28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, and to do all that is written in the book when they should so say to us or to our ge- of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside nerations in time to come, that we may say therefrom to the right hand or to the left; again, Behold the pattern of the altar of 7 That ye come not among these nations, the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you. these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve 29 God forbid that we should rebel them, nor bow yourselves unto them : against the LORD, and turn this day from 8 But cleave unto the LORD your God, following the LORD, to build an altar for as ye have done unto this day. |
