Territory East of the Jordan
12
The Israelites struck down the following kings of the land and took possession of their land beyond the Jordan to the east and from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the
•Arabah
eastward:
2
Sihon king of the Amorites lived in Heshbon. He ruled over the territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, and half of Gilead up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites ),
3
the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
4
Og king of Bashan, of the remnant of the Rephaim, lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.
5
He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all Bashan up to the Geshurite and Maacathite border, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon, king of Heshbon.
6
Moses the
Lord
's servant and the Israelites struck them down. And Moses the
Lord
's servant gave their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
Territory West of the Jordan
7
Joshua and the Israelites struck down the following kings of the land beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which ascends toward Seir (Joshua gave their land as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their allotments:
8
the hill country, the Judean foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the desert, and the
•Negev
of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):
9
the king of Jericho
one
the king of Ai, which is next to Bethel
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 Bethel
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 in Carmel
one
23
the king of Dor in Naphath-dor
one
the king of Goiim in Gilgal
one
24
the king of Tirzah
one
the total number of all kings:
31.
Joshua
Unconquered Lands
13
Joshua was now old, getting on in years, and the
Lord
said to him, “You have become old, getting on in years, but a great deal of the land remains to be possessed.
2
This is the land that remains:
All the districts of the Philistines and the Geshurites:
3
from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory) — the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites
4
in the south; all the land of the Canaanites: from Arah of the Sidonians to Aphek and as far as the border of the Amorites;
5
the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon east from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath —
6
all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, all the Sidonians.
I will drive them out before the Israelites, only distribute the land as an inheritance for Israel, as I have commanded you.
7
Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”
The Inheritance East of the Jordan
8
With the other half of the tribe, the Reubenites and Gadites had received the inheritance Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the
Lord
's servant had given them:
9
From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, all the Medeba plateau as far as Dibon,
10
and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the Ammonites;
11
also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah —
12
the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei; he was one of the remaining Rephaim.
Moses struck them down and drove them out,
13
but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites and Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath live in Israel to this day.
14
He did not give any inheritance to the tribe of Levi. This was its inheritance, just as He had promised: the offerings made by fire to the
Lord
, the God of Israel.
Reuben's Inheritance
15
To the tribe of the Reubenites by their clans, Moses gave
16
this as their territory:
From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau as far as Medeba,
17
with Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau — Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
18
Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
19
Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,
20
Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth —
21
all the cities of the plateau, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon. Moses had killed him and the chiefs of Midian — Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba — the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
22
Along with those the Israelites put to death, they also killed the diviner, Balaam son of Beor, with the sword.
23
The border of the Reubenites was the Jordan and its plain. This was the inheritance of the Reubenites by their clans, with the cities and their villages.
Gad's Inheritance
24
To the tribe of the Gadites by their clans, Moses gave
25
this as their territory:
Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites to Aroer, near Rabbah;
26
from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
27
in the valley: Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon — the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon. Their land also included the Jordan and its territory as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east side of the Jordan.
28
This was the inheritance of the Gadites by their clans, with the cities and their villages.
East Manasseh's Inheritance
29
And to half the tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of Manasseh's descendants by their clans, Moses gave
30
this as their territory:
From Mahanaim through all Bashan — all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all of Jair's Villages that are in Bashan — 60 cities.
31
But half of Gilead, and Og's royal cities in Bashan — Ashtaroth and Edrei — are for the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half the descendants of Machir by their clans.
32
These were the portions Moses gave them on the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.
33
But Moses did not give a portion to the tribe of Levi. The
Lord
, the God of Israel, was their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
Joshua
Israel's Inheritance in Canaan
14
The Israelites received these portions that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes gave them in the land of Canaan.
2
Their inheritance was by lot as the
Lord
commanded through Moses for the nine and a half tribes,
3
because Moses had given the inheritance to the two and a half tribes beyond the Jordan. But he gave no inheritance among them to the Levites.
4
The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. No portion of the land was given to the Levites except cities to live in, along with pasturelands for their cattle and livestock.
5
So the Israelites did as the
Lord
commanded Moses, and they divided the land.
Caleb's Inheritance
6
The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the
Lord
promised Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
7
I was 40 years old when Moses the
Lord
's servant sent me from Kadesh-barnea to scout the land, and I brought back an honest report.
8
My brothers who went with me caused the people's hearts to melt with fear, but I remained loyal to the
Lord
my God.
9
On that day Moses promised me: ‘The land where you have set foot will be an inheritance for you and your descendants forever, because you have remained loyal to the
Lord
my God.'
10
“As you see, the
Lord
has kept me alive these 45 years as He promised, since the
Lord
spoke this word to Moses while Israel was journeying in the wilderness. Here I am today, 85 years old.
11
I am still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. My strength for battle and for daily tasks is now as it was then.
12
Now give me this hill country the
Lord
promised me on that day, because you heard then that the Anakim are there, as well as large fortified cities. Perhaps the
Lord
will be with me and I will drive them out as the
Lord
promised.”
13
Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as an inheritance.
14
Therefore, Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he remained loyal to the
Lord
, the God of Israel.
15
Hebron's name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. After this, the land had rest from war.
Joshua
Judah's Inheritance
15
Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom.
2
Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay
3
and went south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, proceeded to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, ascended to Addar, and turned to Karka.
4
It proceeded to Azmon and to the Brook of Egypt and so the border ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This is your southern border.
5
Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan.
The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
6
It ascended to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and ascended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
7
Then the border ascended to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to the Gilgal that is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, which is south of the ravine. The border proceeded to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel.
8
From there the border ascended the Valley of Hinnom to the southern Jebusite slope (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
9
From the top of the hill the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, went to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim ).
10
The border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, went to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), descended to Beth-shemesh, and proceeded to Timnah.
11
Then the border reached to the slope north of Ekron, curved to Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went to Jabneel, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
12
Now the western border was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.