send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and
describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they
shall come again to me.
06:018:005 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide
in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall
abide in their coasts on the north.
06:018:006 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and
bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for
you here before the LORD our God.
06:018:007 But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of
the LORD is their inheritance: and 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.
06:018:008 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.
06:018:009 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.
06:018:010 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and
there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel
according to their divisions.
06:018:011 And the lot of the tribe of the 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.
06:018:012 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 Bethaven.
06:018:013 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side
of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended
to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of
the nether Bethhoron.
06:018:014 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of
the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron
southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal,
which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this
was the west quarter.
06:018:015 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and
the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of
waters of Nephtoah:
06:018:016 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth
before the valley of the son of Hinnom, 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 Enrogel,
06:018:017 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and
went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up
of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of
Reuben,
06:018:018 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah
northward, and went down unto Arabah:
06:018:019 And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah
northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north
bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the
south coast.
06:018:020 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.
06:018:021 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin
according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and
the valley of Keziz,
06:018:022 And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
06:018:023 And Avim, and Pharah, and Ophrah,
06:018:024 And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with
their villages:
06:018:025 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
06:018:026 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
06:018:027 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
06:018:028 And Zelah, Eleph, and 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.
06:019:001 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of
the children of Simeon according to their families: and their
inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of
Judah.
06:019:002 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and
Moladah,
06:019:003 And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,
06:019:004 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
06:019:005 And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,
06:019:006 And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their
villages:
06:019:007 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their
villages:
06:019:008 And all the villages that were round about these cities to
Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of
the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their
families.
06:019:009 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 for them: therefore the
children of Simeon had their inheritance within the
inheritance of them.
06:019:010 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun
according to their families: and the border of their
inheritance was unto Sarid:
06:019:011 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and
reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before
Jokneam;
06:019:012 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the
border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and
goeth up to Japhia,
06:019:013 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher,
to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
06:019:014 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon:
and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:
06:019:015 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and
Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
06:019:016 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according
to their families, these cities with their villages.
06:019:017 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of
Issachar according to their families.
06:019:018 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and
Shunem,
06:019:019 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,
06:019:020 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
06:019:021 And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
06:019:022 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and
Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan:
sixteen cities with their villages.
06:019:023 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Issachar according to their families, the cities and their
villages.
06:019:024 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of
Asher according to their families.
06:019:025 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and
Achshaph,
06:019:026 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel
westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
06:019:027 And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to
Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side
of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left
hand,
06:019:028 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great
Zidon;
06:019:029 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city
Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings
thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
06:019:030 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with
their villages.
06:019:031 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher
according to their families, these cities with their villages.
06:019:032 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for
the children of Naphtali according to their families.
06:019:033 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and
Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings
thereof were at Jordan:
06:019:034 And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth
out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the
south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to
Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
06:019:035 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath,
and Chinnereth,
06:019:036 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
06:019:037 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
06:019:038 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh;
nineteen cities with their villages.
06:019:039 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their
villages.
06:019:040 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of
Dan according to their families.
06:019:041 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and
Irshemesh,
06:019:042 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
06:019:043 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
06:019:044 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
06:019:045 And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,
06:019:046 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
06:019:047 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,
after the name of Dan their father.
06:019:048 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan
according to their families, these cities with their villages.
06:019:049 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:
06:019:050 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which
he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the
city, and dwelt therein.
06:019:051 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar 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 before the LORD, at the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of
dividing the country.
06:020:001 The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
06:020:002 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you
cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of
Moses:
06:020:003 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and
unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge
from the avenger of blood.
06:020:004 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall
stand at the 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 dwell among them.
06:020:005 And if the avenger 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.
06:020:006 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the
congregation 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.
06:020:007 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and
Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in
the mountain of Judah.
06:020:008 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.
06:020:009 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 might flee thither,
and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he
stood before the congregation.
06:021:001 Then 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;
06:021:002 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.
06:021:003 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their
inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and
their suburbs.
06:021:004 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.
06:021:005 And the rest of the children of Kohath 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.
06:021:006 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of
the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out
of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of
Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
06:021:007 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.
06:021:008 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.
06:021:009 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.
06:021:010 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the
Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs
was the first lot.
06:021:011 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which
city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs
thereof round about it.
06:021:012 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave
they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
06:021:013 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,
06:021:014 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
06:021:015 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
06:021:016 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and
Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two
tribes.
06:021:017 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs,
Geba with her suburbs,
06:021:018 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four
cities.
06:021:019 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were
thirteen cities with their suburbs.
06:021:020 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.
06:021:021 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,
06:021:022 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs;
four cities.
06:021:023 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs,
Gibbethon with her suburbs,
06:021:024 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four
cities.
06:021:025 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her
suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
06:021:026 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of
the children of Kohath that remained.
06:021:027 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the
Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave
Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for
the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
06:021:028 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs,
Dabareh with her suburbs,
06:021:029 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four
cities.
06:021:030 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon
with her suburbs,
06:021:031 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four
cities.
06:021:032 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor
with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
06:021:033 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families
were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
06:021:034 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,
06:021:035 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four
cities.
06:021:036 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and
Jahazah with her suburbs,
06:021:037 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four
cities.
06:021:038 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,
06:021:039 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities
in all.
06:021:040 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their
families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites,
were by their lot twelve cities.
06:021:041 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the
children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their
suburbs.
06:021:042 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about
them: thus were all these cities.
06:021:043 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to
give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt
therein.
06:021:044 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that
he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all
their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their
enemies into their hand.
06:021:045 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had
spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
06:022:001 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the
half tribe of Manasseh,
06:022:002 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:
06:022:003 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.
06:022:004 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 on the other side Jordan.
06:022:005 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law,
which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the
LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his
commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with
all your heart and with all your soul.
06:022:006 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto
their tents.
06:022:007 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,
06:022:008 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.
06:022:009 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 in the land of
Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their
possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word
of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
06:022:010 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.
06:022:011 And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of
Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh
have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the
borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
06:022:012 And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole
congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves
together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.
06:022:013 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,
06:022:014 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince
throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head
of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
06:022:015 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children
of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of
Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
06:022:016 Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass
is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to
turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have
builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the
LORD?
06:022:017 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are
not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in
the congregation of the LORD,
06:022:018 But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD?
and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that
to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of
Israel.
06:022:019 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean,
then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD,
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.
06:022:020 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the
accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of
Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
06:022:021 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,
06:022:022 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and
Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in
transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)
06:022:023 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the
LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering,
or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself
require it;
06:022:024 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing,
saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our
children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of
Israel?
06:022:025 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.
06:022:026 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar,
not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
06:022:027 But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our
generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD
before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices,
and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say
to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD.
06:022:028 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say
to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say
again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our
fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but
it is a witness between us and you.
06:022:029 God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn
this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt
offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the
altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.
06:022:030 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the
congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were
with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the
children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased
them.