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Joshua 19

¹The second assignment made was for the families of the tribe of Simeon. Its territory extended into the land assigned to the tribe of Judah.

²It included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,

³Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,

⁴Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

⁵Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

⁶Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities, along with the towns around them.

⁷There were also Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities, along with the towns around them.

⁸This included all the towns around these cities as far as Baalath Beer (or Ramah), in the south. This was the land which the families of the tribe of Simeon received as their possession.

⁹Since Judah's assignment was larger than was needed, part of its territory was given to the tribe of Simeon.

¹⁰The third assignment made was for the families of the tribe of Zebulun. The land which they received reached as far as Sarid.

¹¹From there the border went west to Mareal, touching Dabbesheth and the stream east of Jokneam.

¹²On the other side of Sarid it went east to the border of Chisloth Tabor, then to Daberath and up to Japhia.

¹³It continued east from there to Gath Hepher and Ethkazin, turning in the direction of Neah on the way to Rimmon.

¹⁴On the north the border turned toward Hannathon, ending at Iphtahel Valley.

¹⁵It included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities, along with the towns around them.

¹⁶These cities and their towns were in the land which the families of the tribe of Zebulun received as their possession.

¹⁷The fourth assignment made was for the families of the tribe of Issachar.

¹⁸Its area included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

¹⁹Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

²⁰Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

²¹Remeth, Engannim, Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez.

²²The border also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, ending at the Jordan. It included sixteen cities along with the towns around them.

²³These cities and their towns were in the land which the families of the tribe of Issachar received as their possession.

²⁴The fifth assignment made was for the families of the tribe of Asher.

²⁵Its area included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

²⁶Allam Melech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath.

²⁷As it turned east, the border went to Bethdagon, touching Zebulun and Iphtahel Valley on the way north to Bethemek and Neiel. It continued north to Cabul,

²⁸Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Sidon.

²⁹The border then turned to Ramah, reaching the fortified city of Tyre; then it turned to Hosah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. It included Mahalab, Achzib,

³⁰Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities, along with the towns around them.

³¹These cities and their towns were in the land which the families of the tribe of Asher received as their possession.

³²The sixth assignment made was for the families of the tribe of Naphtali.

³³Its border went from Heleph to the oak in Zaanannim, on to Adaminekeb and to Jamnia, as far as Lakkum, and ended at the Jordan.

³⁴There the border turned west to Aznoth Tabor, from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and the Jordan on the east.

³⁵The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

³⁶Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

³⁷Kedesh, Edrei, Enhazor,

³⁸Yiron, Migdalel, Horem, Bethanath, and Beth Shemesh: nineteen cities, along with the towns around them.

³⁹These cities and their towns were in the land which the families of the tribe of Naphtali received as their possession.

⁴⁰The seventh assignment made was for the families of the tribe of Dan.

⁴¹Its area included Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh,

⁴²Shaalbim, Aijalon, Ithlah,

⁴³Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

⁴⁴Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

⁴⁵Jehud, Beneberak, Gathrimmon,

⁴⁶Mejarkon, and Rakkon, as well as the territory around Joppa.

⁴⁷When the people of Dan lost their land, they went to Laish and attacked it. They captured it, killed its people, and claimed it for themselves. They settled there and changed the name of the city from Laish to Dan, naming it after their ancestor Dan.

⁴⁸These cities and their towns were in the land which the families of the tribe of Dan received as their possession.

⁴⁹When the people of Israel finished dividing up the land, they gave Joshua son of Nun a part of the land as his own.

⁵⁰As the LORD had commanded, they gave him the city he asked for: Timnath Serah, in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the city and settled there.

⁵¹Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the families of the tribes of Israel assigned these parts of the land by drawing lots to consult the LORD at Shiloh, at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence. In this way they finished dividing the land.