Joshua 19
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Allotment for Simeon
1Ch 4:28–33
1#Jos 19:9The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon according to their clans. Their inheritance was within the inheritance of the tribe of Judah. 2#1Ch 4:28–30Their inheritance was Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, 3Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5Ziklag, Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah, 6Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages;
7#Jos 15:42Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities and their villages; 8and all the villages that were around these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the Negev.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to their clans. 9Simeon received a portion of the inheritance of Judah, for the inheritance of Judah was too large for them, so Simeon inherited land in the midst of the inheritance of Judah.
Allotment for Zebulun
10The third lot came up for Zebulun according to their clans. Their territory extended to Sarid, 11#Jos 12:22and their border ascended westward to Maralah, reaching Dabbesheth and the valley east of Jokneam. 12From Sarid the border turned east to the border of Kisloth Tabor, out to Daberath, and up to Japhia. 13From there it passes east to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin. It turns out to Rimmon and turns toward Neah. 14The boundary turns north to Hannathon and extends to the Valley of Iphtah El; 15#Jos 11:1and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.
16This was the inheritance of the tribe of Zebulun according to their clans: these cities and their villages.
Allotment for Issachar
17The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the tribe of Issachar according to their clans. 18#1Sa 28:4; 2Ki 4:8Their territory included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, 19Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 21Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez. 22#Jdg 4:6The border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, then extends to the Jordan: sixteen cities and their villages.
23This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar according to their clans: the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Asher
24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to their clans. 25Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph, 26#1Ki 18:20; 18:42Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. On the west their border touches Carmel and Shihor Libnath. 27#1Ki 9:13Then it turns eastward, goes to Beth Dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel; then it continues in the north to Kabul, 28#Jdg 1:31; Jos 11:8Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. 29#Jdg 1:31; 2Sa 5:11Then the border turned to Ramah, reaching the fortified city of Tyre. Then the border turned to Hosah, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea by the region of Akzib, 30Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities and their villages.
31This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to their clans: these cities and their villages.
Allotment for Naphtali
32The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali according to their clans.
33#Jdg 4:11Their border runs from Heleph, from the oak of Zaanannim, to Adami Nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and extends to the Jordan. 34#Dt 33:23The border turns west to Aznoth Tabor, goes out from there to Hukkok, and touches Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east. 35#Jos 11:2; Ge 10:18Their fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, 36#Jos 11:1Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 37Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, 38Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh: nineteen cities and their villages.
39This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according to their clans: the cities and their villages.
Allotment for Dan
40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to their clans. 41The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, 42#Jdg 1:35Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 43#Ge 38:12Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45#Jos 21:24Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, 46#Jnh 1:3Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, along with the territory near Joppa.
47#Jdg 1:34–35Yet the tribe of Dan lost their territory, so they went up to wage war against Leshem and captured it. They attacked it with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and settled there. They called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.
48This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan according to their clans: these cities and their villages.
The Allotment for Joshua
49When they had finished allotting the land according to its boundaries, the children of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun. 50#Jos 24:30; Jdg 2:9According to the word of the Lord, they gave him the city for which he asked: Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He built up the city and lived in it.
51#Jos 14:1; 18:10These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes assigned by lot in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they completed dividing the land.
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