Category Archives: Joshua

Northern Palestine Taken 1 Then it came about, when Jabin king of Hazor heardof it,that he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph, 2 and to the kings who were of the north in the hill country, and in the Arabah-south ofChinneroth and in […]

Kings Defeated by Israel 1 Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east: 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who […]

Canaan Divided among the Tribes 1 Now Joshua was oldandadvanced in years when the Lordsaid to him, “You are oldandadvanced in years, and very much of the land remains to be possessed. 2 This is the land that remains: all the regionsofthe Philistines and allthose ofthe Geshurites; 3 from the Shihor which is east of […]

Caleb’s Request 1 Now these arethe territorieswhich the sons of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the households of the tribes of the sons of Israel apportioned to them for an inheritance, 2 by the lot of their inheritance, as […]

Territory of Judah 1 Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south. 2 Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south. […]

Territory of Ephraim 1 Then the lot for the sons of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel. 2 It went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to the border of the Archites at […]

Territory of Manasseh 1 Nowthiswas the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war. 2 Sothe lotwasmadefor the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: […]

Rest of the Land Divided 1 Then the whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled themselves at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there; and the land was subdued before them. 2 There remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance. 3 So Joshua said to […]

Territory of Simeon 1 Then the second lot fell to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah. 2 So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah, 3 and Hazar-shual and Balah […]

Six Cities of Refuge 1 Then the Lordspoke to Joshua, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘Designate the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, 3 that the manslayer who kills any person unintentionally, without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall become your refuge from the avenger […]