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Joshua: chapter 1

¹After the death of Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, who was Moses' assistant, saying; ²My servant Moses is dead, therefore, cross over the Jordan with all the people, to the land that I am going to give to the children of Israel. ³Everywhere that you walk, I will give you, just as I also said to Moses. ⁴ From the wilderness of Lebanon, to the great Euphrates river, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Mediterranean Sea, shall be your border. ⁵No man shall be able to stand against you. For as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail or forsake you. ⁶So be strong and of good courage. For you shall divide lands among the people as their inheritance that I swore to their fathers to give them. ⁷Only be strong and very courageous and be careful to do according to everything in the law which My servant Moses commanded you. Do not modify it, making it more strict or more lenient, so that you may become wise, acting wisely wherever you go. ⁸Do not let this law depart from your thoughts, but meditate on it day and night, so that you may carefully do all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, as you act wisely. ⁹I commanded you to be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid, neither be timid nor discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

¹⁰Joshua, then commanded the leaders of the people. ¹¹To pass through the camp and ordered the people, to prepare provisions for themselves, for within three days from now, we will cross over the Jordan river and possess the land that the LORD is giving us.

¹²To the tribes that took their inheritance on this side of the Jordan river, the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Joshua spoke and said; ¹³May you remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, for the LORD your God has given you rest and He has also given you the land on this side of the Jordan river. ¹⁴Your wives, your little ones and your livestock shall remain in the land on this side of the Jordan. But, you shall cross over the Jordan river with your brethren, armed for battle, to help your brothers take their land. ¹⁵You shall stay there, until they also have taken possession of the land. Then you shall return to your land on this side of the Jordan river.

¹⁶And they answered and said; We will do all that you command us to do and go wherever you tell us to go. ¹⁷Just as we obeyed Moses, we shall also obey you, surly the LORD your God is with you, as He was also with Moses. ¹⁸If anybody rebels against your commands, he shall be put to death. May you be strong and courageous.

Joshua: chapter 2

Sending out of the two spies.

¹Joshua in secret then sent out two men to spy out the land, telling them to primarily go and report on the land of Jericho. So the two spies went to Jericho and came to a house of a harlot named Rahab and lodged there. ²However it was told to the king of Jericho, that men from Israel had come to search out the country. ³So the king sent messengers to Rahab, saying; Bring out the men that have come to your house, for they have come to search out our country. ⁴But the woman took the two men and hid the spies and reported back to the king that, the men had come to her, but she knew not where they were from. ⁵And as the gate of the city was being shut, the men went out. I do not know where they went, but if you pursue them quickly, you may overtake them. ⁶But she had hidden the men up on the roof and covered them up with stalks of flax. ⁷Then a group of men from the city left in pursuit of the spies and the city gate was again shut.

⁸Before the spies had turned in for the night, Rahab came to them on the roof. ⁹And said to the men; I know that the LORD has given you this land, for the terror of you has come upon us and all of my countrymen are fainthearted because of you. ¹⁰For we have heard how the LORD parted the Red Sea when you came out of Egypt and the battles that you won while in the desert. How You utterly destroyed the two Amorites kings, Sihon and Og. ¹¹As soon as we heard about these things our hearts grew faint and our spirits were drained, all because of you. For the LORD your God, is God in Heaven and of the earth. ¹²Therefore, I beg of you, that you will swear to me by the LORD, that since I have shown you kindness, you will also show kindness to my father's house giving me a token of this promise. ¹³Sparing my family, my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, delivering their lives from death. ¹⁴And the men answered her; Our lives shall guarantee your lives. If you do not tell of our business. When the LORD gives us the land, we will deal kindly with you.

¹⁵She then let them down by a rope through a window, outside the city gates, for her house was on the city wall. ¹⁶And instructed them, to flee to the mountains, least the men pursuing you, shall meet up with you. Stay in the mountains for three days, after that you can go your way. ¹⁷The men then said to her; We shall be free of our oath that you made us, ¹⁸unless you bind this scarlet rope in your window, that you let us down with. Also, you shall bring your father, mother, your brothers and sisters into your home. ¹⁹Whoever goes outside the doors of your house, their blood shall be on their own head and we shall be guiltless, but if they are with you in the house, they shall be under our protection. ²⁰And if you tell of our business, then we will be free of the oath which you had made us swear to. ²¹Rahab replied back; May it be according to your words. And she sent them away and bound the scarlet cord in the window.

²²The men then stayed in the mountain three days, until the pursuers returned. For the pursuers had sought them as far back as the Jordan river, but did not find them. ²³Then the two men descended from the mountain, crossed over the Jordan river and came to Joshua. ²⁴Telling him that the LORD has truly delivered all the land into our hands, for the people of the land are fainthearted because of us.

Joshua: chapter 3

Crossing of the Jordan river into the promise land.

¹The next morning Joshua rose early and he and all the children of Israel, journey to the Jordan river and lodged there before they crossed over. ²After three days, the leaders went through the camp. ³Telling the people; That when they see the Ark of the Covenant carried by the priests and the Levites, they are to follow it. ⁴However, there shall be a space of 500 yards between you and the Ark, do not come near it, but you shall follow it, for you have not passed this way before. ⁵Joshua then ordered the people to sanctify themselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do great wonders among you. ⁶And said to the priests; Take up the Ark of the Covenant and pass before the people.

⁷That day the LORD said to Joshua; This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses. ⁸You shall command the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant, saying; When you come to the banks of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the waters.

⁹Then Joshua called to the children of Israel and said; Come here and hear the words of the LORD your God. ¹⁰By this you shall know that the Living God is among you. And He will drive out the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites and the Jebusites from before you. ¹¹Look, the Ark of the Covenant is crossing over the Jordan river before you. ¹²Therefore, choose twelve men, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. ¹³And it shall be, that as soon as the priests that carry the Ark of the Lord, shall step into the waters of Jordan river, the waters shall part and stand as a heap.

¹⁴And it happened just as Joshua spoke, the priests carried the Ark of the Covenant before the people and the people then followed. ¹⁵As the priests that carried the Ark stepped into the water, (for during that time of the year the Jordan regularly overflows its banks). ¹⁶The waters that flowed down stopped and rose up in a heap and the waters on the other side were cut off. Exposing several miles of dry riverbed. ¹⁷And the priests who carried the Ark of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of Jordan. Until all the Israelites passed over the Jordan on dry ground.

Joshua: chapter 4

¹When all the people had crossed over the Jordan, the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying; ²Select twelve men, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. ³Command each man to take a stone from out of the mist of the Jordan, from the place where the priests stood. Each man shall carry them across with him and leave them in the place where you stay tonight.

⁴Joshua then called and appointed twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel. ⁵And instructed them to cross over in front of the Ark of the LORD your God And each man shall put a stone on his shoulder, one stone for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. ⁶This shall be done as a remembrance for you and your children. When they ask, What is the meaning of these stones. ⁷You can then answer them, When the LORD parted the waters and the Ark of the Covenant passed over the Jordan river. These stones were picked up for a memorial to the sons of Israel forever. ⁸So each man did as Joshua had commanded, they took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan and carried them over to the place where they stayed that night. ⁹Joshua also set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, where the priests stood holding the Ark and they are there to this day. ¹⁰Now the priests carrying the Ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until all the people quickly passed over and everything had finished. ¹¹And when all the people had crossed over, the Ark of the LORD and the priests also crossed over. ¹²That day the sons of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh, also crossed over with their brethren armed for battle. ¹³All together about forty thousand armed men passed over before the LORD for battle, into the plains of Jericho. ¹⁴On that day the LORD made Joshua great in the sight of all Israel. And the people feared him, just as they had feared Moses.

¹⁵And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying; ¹⁶Command the priests that carry the Ark of the Testimony, now to come up out of the Jordan. ¹⁷Thus Joshua did so. ¹⁸And when the priests had come up out of the midst of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan river returned and flowed over its banks as before. ¹⁹The people had crossed over on the tenth of the first month and they camped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho, (NOTE: 40 years after the exodus from Egypt). ²⁰Joshua placed the twelve stones taken from the Jordan river in Gilgal. ²¹And spoke again to the sons of Israel saying; When your sons ask their fathers what these stones mean? ²²You shall tell them, of how Israel came over the Jordan river on dry land. ²³For the LORD your God parted the waters of the Jordan river, just as He also did with the Red Sea. ²⁴So that all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD is mighty and that we might fear the LORD our God forever.

Joshua: chapter 5

¹When all the kings of the Amorites and the Canaanites heard that the LORD had parted the Jordan and the children of Israel had crosses over on dry land, their hearts sank and their courage left them.

²The LORD then spoke to Joshua, saying; Make sharp knives and reinstate the sign of circumcision of the sons of Israel. ³So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel, at the hill of the foreskins. ⁴The reason why was that, while all the people who came out of the land of Egypt had been circumcised, they had all perished in the wilderness. ⁵But all the people born in the wilderness, had not been circumcised. ⁶For the sons of Israel had walked for forty years in the wilderness, until all the people and the men of war had perished, because they did not obey the voice of the LORD. And the LORD swore that He would not show them the land flowing with milk and honey that He promised to give their fathers. ⁷So Joshua then circumcised the children, for they had not been circumcised.

⁸When they had finished circumcising the people, they stayed in the camp where they were, until they were all healed. ⁹The LORD then said to Joshua; Today I have taken away the shame that the Egyptians had placed upon you, therefore, this place is called Gilgal. ¹⁰In Gilgal they kept the Passover on the 14^th day of the month. ¹¹The day after the Passover, they ate of the produce of the land, of unleavened cakes and roasted grain. ¹²And the very next day the manna from heaven stopped, but the children of Israel had the fruit of the land of Canaan to eat.

¹³Now as Joshua camped there in Jericho, he saw a Man with His sword drawn. And Joshua went to Him and said; Are You for us, or for our adversaries? ¹⁴And the Man said; I have come as the Commander of the army of the LORD. Joshua then fell on his face in worship and said to the Man; What does my Lord say to His servant? ¹⁵And the Commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua; Take your shoes off, for the place where you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.

Joshua: chapter 6

The victory at Jericho, (the walls fell down).

¹Now the city gates of Jericho remained closed both day and night, because of the sons of Israel, no one went in or out. ²And the LORD said to Joshua; I have put the land of Jericho into your hands, its king and the mighty men of war. ³All the men of war shall march around the city, once per day, for six days. ⁴There shall be seven priests each carrying a trumpet of ram's horns in front of the Ark of the Covenant. On the seventh day, you shall circle the city seven times and the priests shall blow their trumpets. ⁵And it shall be, that when the priests make a long blast with the ram's horn, all the people shall shout. And the walls of the city will fall down flat. Then the people shall enter in, each man against the inhabitants of the city.

⁶Joshua then called the priests and instructed them to take the Ark of the Covenant and select seven priests to carry seven ram's horns in front of it. ⁷Then Joshua said to the people; Circle the city, letting those who are armed march in front of the Ark of the LORD. ⁸The procession then began, with seven priests each carrying a ram's horn going before the LORD as they blew their ram's horns, followed by the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD. ⁹The armed men went before the priests, with an army of people after the Ark. ¹⁰And the LORD commanded the people not to shout or speak a word until the day that I tell you to shout. ¹¹So on the first day, the Ark of the LORD went around the city once and then returned back into the Israelite's camp for the night. ¹²On the second day, Joshua rose early in the morning and the priests took up the Ark of the LORD. ¹³The seven priests continuing blowing their ram's horns before the Ark of the LORD, with the armed men going in front and the rear guard following after the Ark of the LORD. ¹⁴Then they went around the city once, returning back to the camp. And they did this for six days.

¹⁵Now on the seventh day they rose very early in the morning and circled the city, seven times. ¹⁶The seventh time they circled the city, when the priest blew the ram's horns. Joshua told the people to Shout! Saying; the LORD has given you the city! ¹⁷And the city and all that is in it shall be devoted to the LORD. Only Rahab the harlot and all that is in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers that we sent. ¹⁸You shall keep yourself from any of the accursed things, lest you become cursed yourselves, also making the camp of Israel a curse. ¹⁹But all the silver and gold and vessels of bronze and iron, are devoted to the LORD and shall be kept in the LORD's treasury.

²⁰That day when the priests blew the ram's horns and the people shouted, the walls of the city fell down flat. The people then went up into the city and they took it. ²¹They completely destroyed both men and women, young and old, ox, sheep and ass, with the edge of the sword. ²²Joshua then said to the two men who had spied out the country; Go into the harlot's house and bring her out and whoever is in her house. ²³So the two men brought Rahab out, her father and mother, her brothers and everybody that was in the house. And gave them a place to live outside of the camp of Israel. ²⁴They then burned the city and all that was in it. Except for the silver and gold and the vessels of bronze and iron, were put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. ²⁵Of the entire city only Rahab the harlot and her father's household, was saved. And she lives in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

²⁶Then Joshua proclaimed a curse on the city, saying; Cursed be the man before the LORD, who rises up and builds the city of Jericho, he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn and with his youngest he shall set up its gates.

NOTE: (The city was later rebuilt by king Ahab in 1^st Kings 16:34, he experienced the curse by losing his eldest and youngest son).

²⁷And the LORD was with Joshua and his fame spread throughout all that country.

Joshua: chapter 7

¹Then the children of Israel committed a trespass. A man named Achan of the tribe of Judah, took some of the accursed things and thus the anger of the LORD burned against the children of Israel.

²Now Joshua sent men out to spy out the country of Ai. ³And when the men returned, they reported that the numbers of the men in the city were few and only two or three thousand men would be needed for the battle. ⁴So about three thousand men went up there, but they ran in defeat from the men of Ai. ⁵And the men of Ai killed about thirty-six Israelites and chased the rest of the men to the gate of Shebarim, striking them down as they fled. Thus the hearts of the people sank and they lost spirit.

⁶When Joshua found out about this, he tore his clothes, in grief and fell on his face before the Ark of the LORD and he and the elders of Israel put ashes on their heads. ⁷Joshua then inquired of the LORD as to why they had crossed over the Jordan to now be delivered into the hands of the Amorites. If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan. ⁸What now shall we say if the other nations should hear of our defeat. ⁹For the Canaanites will hear of this and will come against us, removing our name from the entire earth. And what will You do, for Your name is great?

¹⁰Then LORD said to Joshua; Get up! Why do you lie on your face? ¹¹Israel has sinned, they have transgressed My covenant, for they have taken some of the accursed things. They are guilty of both stealing and deception, for they have put these things with their own things. ¹²Therefore they could not stand before their enemies, for they have become doomed to destruction. Nether will I be with you anymore, unless you destroy the accursed from among you. ¹³Now get up, sanctify the people and tell them to sanctify themselves, for tomorrow, thus says the LORD, the accursed thing in your midst will be found out. For Israel cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing. ¹⁴In the morning everybody shall be brought up, according to your tribes and the guilty man shall be found. ¹⁵It shall be that he who has taken the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he has. Because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.

¹⁶The next day, early in the morning, Joshua brought all of Israel out, by their tribes and the tribe of Judah was taken. ¹⁷From the tribe of Judah, the family name of Zarhites was taken and of the family of Zarhites the household of Zabdi was taken. ¹⁸From that household a man named Achan the son of Carmi was taken. ¹⁹Then Joshua said to Achan; Give glory to the LORD, I beg of you, confess what you have done, do not hide it from me. ²⁰Achan then confessed and said; I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel. ²¹I saw among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels in weight, I coveted and took them. And they are buried in my tent.

²²So messengers went to the tent and they found the articles. ²³They took them and brought them to Joshua and to all the children of Israel and laid them out before the LORD. ²⁴Then Joshua and all of Israel with him, took Achan, the garment, the silver and the gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen, sheep and donkeys and all that he had to the valley of Achor. ²⁵And Joshua said; Why have you troubled us? The LORD will trouble you this day. So all of Israel stoned them to death. After which they burnt them with fire. ²⁶They then placed a great pile of stones over them and the LORD turned from His anger. Therefore, the name of that place has been called the Valley of Achor, (NOTE: the name: Achan means Troubler & the place: Achor means Trouble).

Joshua: chapter 8

¹The Lord then spoke to Joshua and said; Do not be afraid or timid. Take all the men of war with you and go up to the city of Ai. I have given into your hands the king, the people, the city and the land. ²You shall do to the city and its king as you did in Jericho. But, its spoil and its cattle you shall take as booty for yourselves. You shall lay an ambush for the city and come from behind it.

³The next day thirty thousand mighty men were chosen and they were to leave by the cover of night. ⁴They were told to lie in ambush against the city. ⁵The people and myself, will then go toward the city and they shall come out against us, as we flee from them. ⁶Thus we shall draw them out of the city. ⁷Then you shall rise up and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. ⁸And when you have taken the city, you shall then set the city on fire, according to the commandment of the LORD.

⁹So the next day Joshua and the troops all left, to lie in ambush and they stayed on the west side of Ai. And Joshua lodged that night among the people. ¹⁰The next day, Joshua rose up early in the morning and called the people together. As he and the elders of Israel approached the city, they were in plain sight of the people of Ai. ¹¹And the Israelites, the men of war, drew near to the city and made camp on the north side of Ai, for there was a valley between them and Ai. ¹²About five thousand men went around the city, to lie in ambush on the west side of the city. ¹³When everyone was set in place, the army on the north of the city and its rear ambush on the west of the city. That night Joshua crossed into the middle of the valley.

¹⁴Now, the king of Ai, saw the army to the north. His armies and all his people rose up early and went out of the city to do battle against Israel. (Their timing of this was exactly as Israel had plained). For the people did not know of the men lying in ambush on the west side of the city. ¹⁵Joshua and the men with him acted as if they were defeated, as they fled into the wilderness. ¹⁶And all the men in the city took up pursuit of the Israelites and were drawn away from their city. ¹⁷There was not a man left in Ai or in Bethel and the city was left open.

¹⁸The LORD then said to Joshua; Stretch out the spear in your hand toward Ai, for I will put it in your hands. So Joshua stretched out the spear in his hand toward the city. ¹⁹The men waiting in ambush then came into the city, taking it and quickly setting it on fire. ²⁰When the men of Ai looked back at the city and saw the smoke, their power to flee left them. And the Israelites who had fled to the wilderness then turned back against their pursuers. ²¹And when Joshua and the other men saw that the ambush had taken the city. They begin killing the men of Ai. ²²And the five thousand men who had burnt the city afterwards came out. So that the men of Ai were trapped between the two armies of Israel. And they struck everyone of them, not one man remained or escape. ²³But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

²⁴Now when the men of Israel had finished killing the men of Ai, that were pursuing them in the field and in the wilderness. All the Israelites returned to the city of Ai and completed its devastation. ²⁵That day twelve thousand men and woman of Ai were slain. ²⁶For Joshua did not draw his hand back, when he stretched out the spear, until all the people of Ai were utterly destroyed. ²⁷However, Israel took the cattle and the spoil of the city as their prize according to the Word of the LORD. ²⁸The city of Ai was burnt, left as a heap and is a ruin to this day. ²⁹And Joshua hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And when the sun went down, Joshua commanded that the body be taken down and put at the entrance to the gate of the city and it is there to this very day.

³⁰Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in Mount Ebal, ³¹As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the book of the Law of Moses, an altar of stones that have not been shaped with a tool. And they then offered burnt and peace offerings on it to the LORD. ³²There Joshua wrote on the stones, in the presence of the sons of Israel, a copy of the Law of Moses. ³³And the elders, the officers and the judges of Israel, stood on one side of the Ark, while the priests, the Levites, who bore the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD, stood on the other side. Half of the people along with the strangers, stood facing Mount Gerizim and the other half facing Mount Ebal, as Moses had commanded that they should bless all the people of Israel. ³⁴Joshua read all the words of the Law, both the blessings and the cursings. ³⁵Not a word was missed, the whole law was spoken to the congregation of Israel, the women, the children and the strangers that were with them.

Joshua: chapter 9

A great time of military victories, yet also trickery by the people of Gibeon.

¹Now when all the kings on this side of the Jordan, heard about the battles that Joshua had been winning. ²They gathered together and formed an alliance, to fight against Israel in one accord.

³But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai. ⁴They put together the following scheme. (NOTE: For their cities were about six miles southwest of Ai. And they knew if they did not take action, they would also be defeated in battle by Israel). So they sent a party out, pretending to be ambassadors, taking with them old clothes, old wineskins that were torn and mended. ⁵Old and patched sandals and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy. ⁶They went to Joshua and the men of Israel and spoke to them, saying; We have come from a far country, therefore, make a covenant with us. ⁷However, the men of Israel said to the Hivites; Perhaps you dwell among us, how can we then make a covenant with you? ⁸But they said to Joshua; We are your servants. And Joshua asked them; Who are you and where do you come from? ⁹And they replied to him; Your servants have come from a very far country, because of the name of the LORD your God. We have heard of His fame and all that He has done in Egypt ¹⁰What He did to the two Amorites kings beyond Jordan, king Sihon of Heshbon and king Og of Bashan. ¹¹The elders of our country told us to come and meet you and tell you that we are your servants. Therefore, now make a covenant with us. ¹²This bread was fresh when we departed, but look at it, it is now dry and moldy. ¹³And our garments and sandals have become old because of the very long journey. ¹⁴So the men of Israel gave them some of their provisions, however, they did not seek the counsel of the LORD. ¹⁵Then Joshua gave them his word of peace and made a covenant with them, to let them live and the rulers of Israel swore an oath to them.

¹⁶However, three days after the covenant had been made with them, the men of Israel found out that they were their neighbors, living nearby. ¹⁷So the men of Israel journeyed and on the third day came to their cities of Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth and Kirjath-jearim. ¹⁸But the Israelites did not attack them, for the rulers of Israel had made a covenant with them by the LORD God of Israel. However, the congregation did complain against the rulers of Israel. ^19-21So the rulers said to the people, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel. Therefore, we cannot kill them. But, this is what we will do, they shall be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.

²²Then Joshua called upon them, saying; why have you deceived us, saying you come from a far country? ²³Therefore you shall be cursed and all of you shall be slaves, woodcutters and water carriers for the service of our God. ²⁴The people then said; Your servants were clearly told that God's servant Moses gave you all the land and commanded you to destroy all the people of that land. Therefore, we feared for our lives because of you and have done this thing. ²⁵We are in your hands, do with us as seems good and right. ²⁶And the people were delivered from the hands of the children of Israel, so they could not kill them. ²⁷And that day, the people were made to be woodcutters and water carriers for the people of Israel and the house of God.

Joshua: chapter 10

¹Now when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had destroyed Ai, as he had also done to Jericho, how the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were now among them. ²He greatly feared, because Gibeon was a great city, being even greater than Ai. ^3-4Therefore the king of Jerusalem made an alliance with four Amorites kings to make war against Gibeon, for the people of Gibeon had made peace with Joshua and the children of Israel. ⁵So the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, all gathered their armies together and camped before Gibeon to make war against it.

⁶The men of Gibeon then sent messages to Joshua, pleading for help, saying; Do not forsake your servants. Come up quickly. For the kings of the Amorites have gathered against us. ⁷So Joshua assembled all the mighty men of war together. ⁸And as the army was going up, the LORD spoke to him and said; Do not fear them, for I have delivered them into your hand, not a man shall stand before you. ⁹Having marched all night, Joshua came upon them suddenly. ¹⁰The LORD then brought confusion to them and Israel greatly slaughtered them at Gibeon. Chasing them along the way and striking them down as they fled. ¹¹And as they fled before Israel, the LORD cast down large hailstones from heaven, upon them and they died. All in all, more men died from the hailstones than the children of Israel killed with the sword.

¹²That day Joshua spoke to the LORD and he said in the sight of all Israel; Let the sun and moon stand still over Gibeon. ¹³And the sun and the moon stood still, until the people had revenge upon their enemies. The sun stood still that day and remained up for about one whole day. ¹⁴There has not been a day like that again, where the LORD heeded the voice of a man and fought for Israel. ¹⁵Joshua then turned back to the camp at Gilgal.

¹⁶However the five kings had fled and hid themselves in a cave. ¹⁷When Joshua knew this; ¹⁸He gave orders to have large stones rolled against the opening of the cave and to have men guard it. ¹⁹And Joshua instructed the rest of his men to stay in pursuit of your enemies. Attack them from the rear and do not allow them to enter their cities, for the LORD has delivered them to you.

²⁰When Joshua and the sons of Israel had ended the battle with a very great slaughter with only a few who remained taking shelter in their fortified cities. ²¹All the people then returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. That day there was not one word of criticism from any of the people.

²²Joshua then ordered the cave to be opened and the five kings to be brought to him. ²³So the men brought out the five kings, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish and the king of Eglon. ²⁴Joshua then called all the men of Israel and told the captions of the army, to put their feet on the necks of these kings. ²⁵Joshua then said to his men; Do not be afraid but remain strong and courageous for the LORD will do thus against all your enemies. ²⁶Afterwards Joshua struck and killed them and hung them on a tree. And they were left on the tree until evening. ²⁷At sunset the bodies were taken down and cast into the cave where they had hidden and large stones were placed over the mouth of the cave.

²⁸On that day, Joshua struck the city of Makkedah with the sword and took it, he utterly destroyed the king and every person in it. And he did to the king of Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho.

²⁹Joshua and his army then fought against the city of Libnah. ³⁰And the LORD also delivered it and its king into the hands of Israel. All the people were destroyed and he did to the king as he did to the king of Jericho.

³¹Then Joshua and the sons of Israel went on to the city of Lachish, made camp and fought against it. ³²And the LORD delivered the city of Lachish into the hand of Israel and on the second day, Israel took it. Destroying everyone who was in it. ³³Then Horam, the king of Gezer, came up to help the people of Lachish. So Joshua struck him and his people with the sword, until there were none who remained.

³⁴From there Joshua and all of Israel went to the city of Eglon, made camp and fought against it. ³⁵That day they struck it with the sword and took the city. Everybody in the city was completely destroyed that day.

³⁶From there Joshua and all of Israel went up to Hebron and they fought against it. ³⁷They struck it with the sword and took all its cities, utterly destroying all who were in the city and its king, no one was left remaining.

³⁸Joshua and all of Israel then fought against the city of Debir. ³⁹They struck its cities with the sword and took them. Destroying all who were in the cities and its king, no one was left remaining.

⁴⁰Joshua fought and took all the land, the hills, the south, the valley, the springs and destroyed all their kings, no one was left remaining. He destroyed everyone, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded. ⁴¹Striking them from near and far, ⁴²taking their kings and all lands, in a series of victories, for the LORD God of Israel was fighting for Israel. ⁴³Joshua and all of Israel with him, then returned to the camp at Gilgal.

Joshua: chapter 11

¹Now when Jabin, the king of Hazor heard of all the battles Israel was winning. He sent word to the king of Madon, the king of Shimron and the king of Achshaph. ²Also to the kings from the north, from the mountains and the plains, the lowlands and the heights on the west. ³To the Canaanites's, the Amorites', the Hittite's, the Perizzites', the Jebusites' and the Hivite's. ⁴All their armies came out in multitude, as the sands on the seashore, with many horses and chariots. ⁵And they all met at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

⁶The LORD then said to Joshua; Do not be afraid, for tomorrow, I will deliver them up, all shall be killed before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots. ⁷So Joshua and his army attacked them suddenly at the waters of Merom. ⁸And the LORD delivered them into the hands of Israel. As they fled, Israel pursued them regardless of the direction they fled and attacked them until none were left. ⁹Joshua then did as the LORD had commanded, he burnt their chariots and hamstrung their horses.

¹⁰Joshua then turned back and stuck Jabin, the king of Hazor with the sword, for he was the organizer of all the kingdoms in this battle. ¹¹all the others that were part of the conspiracy were also utterly destroyed. Lastly, he then burnt Hazor with fire.

¹²All of those cities Joshua also took, for he had utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded. ¹³But Israel did not burn any of the cities except the city of Hazor. ¹⁴All the spoil of the cities and the cattle the sons of Israel took for themselves. But, every man was destroyed, no one was left standing. ¹⁵And Joshua did just as the LORD had commanded His servant Moses.

¹⁶So Joshua took all the land, the hills, all the south country, all the land of Goshen, the valley, the plain, the mountains of Israel and its lowlands. ¹⁷The boundaries ran from Mount Halak, going up to Seir, to Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon, below Mount Hermon. ¹⁸All together the battles took many days. ¹⁹Except for the Hivites, of Gibeon, all the other cities were taken in battle. ²⁰For the LORD had hardened their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle. That they would be destroyed without favor, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²¹These were some of the giants of old. From the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab and from all the mountains of Judah and Israel. Joshua destroyed them with their cities. ²²None of the giants were left in the land of the sons of Israel, however, a few did remain in Gaza, in Gath and in Ashdod. ²³And the whole land, was taken as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions of their tribes, as the LORD had commanded Moses. And the land rested from war.

Joshua: chapter 12

¹These are the kings that the children of Israel defeated, before they had crossed over the Jordan and whose lands they possessed. The lands from the boundaries of, the River Arnon to Mount Hermon and all the eastern Jordan plain. ²The kings defeated were, Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon and ruled from the town of Aroer, which is on the bank of the river Arnon, Its borders were from the Arnon river, running through half of Gilead, to the river Jabbok. ³From the plain, to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, to the Salt Sea, following the road to Beth-jeshimoth and under the Slopes of Pisgah on the south. ⁴The other king was, Og the king of Bashan, one of the giants, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei. ⁵The boundaries of his land encompassed Mount Hermon, Salcah and Bashan, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, the other half of Gilead, to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. ⁶These lands Moses gave as possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites and to some of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

⁷And these are the kings that the children of Israel defeated, after they had crossed over the Jordan and the lands they possessed. From Baal-gad on the west, to Mount Halak, going up to Seir, which Joshua gave to the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions by tribes. ⁸The land span across the mountains, the valleys, the plains, the springs, the wilderness and the south countries of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites. ⁹And the kings taken in battle were, the king of Jericho, the king of Ai, ¹⁰the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, ¹¹the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, ¹²the king of Eglon, the king of Gezer, ¹³the king of Debir, the king of Geder, ¹⁴the king of Hormah, the king of Arad, ¹⁵the king of Libnah, the king of Adullam, ¹⁶the king of Makkedah, the king of Bethel, ¹⁷the king of Tappuah, the king of Hepher, ¹⁸the king of Aphek, the king of Lasharon, ¹⁹the king of Madon, the king of Hazor, ²⁰the king of Shimron-meron, the king of Achshaph, ²¹the king of Taanach, the king of Megiddo, ²²the king of Kedesh, the king of Jokneam of Carmel, ²³the king of Dor in the coast of Dor, the king of the nations of Gilgal, ²⁴the king of Tirzah. All the kings were thirty-one.

Joshua: chapter 13

¹As Joshua was becoming advanced in years, the Lord spoke to him and said; You are becoming advanced in years and there remains much land yet to be possessed. ²All the territory of the Philistines and all the Geshurites, ³the Canaanite land of Shihor that is before Egypt, northward to the borders of Ekron, the lands of the five lords of the Philistines, Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron, even the land of Avim. ⁴From the south all the land of the Canaanites and Mearah the land of the Sidonians, up to Aphek to the border of the Amorites. ⁵The land of the Giblites, all Lebanon to the east and from Baal-gad under Mount Hermon to the border of Hamath, ⁶From the hills of Lebanon to the Misrephoth-Maim and all the Sidonians. All these lands I will drive out the inhabitants before the sons of Israel as their inheritance. ⁷Therefore, take this land and divide it among the nine tribes and the partial half-tribe of Manasseh that are on this side of the Jordan river.

⁸For the tribes of Ruben, Gad and the partial half-tribe of Manasseh, received their inheritance, that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them before crossing over the Jordan river, in the plains of Moab. ⁹ From Aroer on the bank of the river Arnon, with the city in the plains of Medeba, all the way to Dibon. ¹⁰All the cities of Sihon the king of the Amorites, to the border of Ammon. ¹¹The land of Gilead, to the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, Mount Hermon and all Bashan to Salcah. ¹²The kingdom of Og in Bashan, who was a giant, struck by Moses. ¹³However the sons of Israel did not do away with the Geshurites and the Maachathites, for they dwell among the Israelites until this day. ¹⁴Levi was the only tribe that the LORD gave no inherence to, for the burnt offerings and sacrifices to the LORD was their inheritance, as spoken by the LORD.

Land inheritance east of Jordan, given to tribes of Reuben, Glad and Manasseh.

• ¹⁵To the tribe of Reuben their inheritance according to their families was. ¹⁶The town of Aroer on the river Arnon, plus the city in the midst of the valley and all the plains around Medeba. ¹⁷The capital of Heshbon and all its cities in the plain, Dibon, Bamoth-baal and Beth-baal-meon, ¹⁸Jahazah, Kedemoth and Mephaath, ¹⁹Kirjath-aim, Sibmah and the mountains and the valley of Zareth-shahar. ²⁰Beth-peor, Ashdoth-pisgah and Beth-jeshimoth. ²¹All the cities within the plains and all the kingdoms of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon and Moses struck with the sword. ²²In addition to their military victories, the sons of Israel also killed Balaam the son of Beor, the false prophet, with the sword. ²³The river Jordan was the border for the tribe of Reuben.
• ²⁴To the tribe of Gad their inheritance according to their families was. ²⁵The land of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead and half the land of Ammon, to Aroer, before coming to Rabbah, ²⁶From the capital of Heshbon to Ramoth-mizpeh, Betonim and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir. ²⁷The valley of Beth-aram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan to its border, to the Sea of Chinnereth on the east side of the Jordan. ²⁸So is the inheritance of the sons of Gad.
• ²⁹To the half-tribe of Manasseh their inheritance according to their families was. ³⁰The land from Mahanaim, all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og king of Bashan and all the towns of Jair, in Bashan, sixty cities in all. ³¹Half of Gilead, Ashtaroth, Edrei and the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were given to the sons of Manasseh. ³²This was the land in the plains of Moab, that Moses gave out as inheritance. ³³But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance, for the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance.

Joshua: chapter 14

Land inheritance west of Jordan, divided among the tribes.

¹This is the record how the land of Canaan was divided and given as an inheritance to the children of Israel. The land was divided by Eleazar the priest, Joshua and the heads of the tribes. ²The inheritance was given out by lot and according to family size, to the nine and the partial half-tribe on this side of the Jordan river. ³For Moses had given the two other tribes and the other part of the half-tribe their inheritance on the other side of the Jordan river. And to the Levites no inheritance was given. ⁴For the two sons of Joseph were the two half-tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no land inheritance was given to the Levites, except cities to live in and pasture rights for their cattle and for their possessions. ⁵And the sons of Israel divided the land up, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Land inheritance of Caleb, the son of Nun.

⁶The children of Judah came to Joshua and Caleb spoke, saying; You know the word which the LORD spoke to Moses concerning us back at Kadesh Barnea. ⁷I was forty years old when Moses sent me to spy out the land and I brought back the word to him that was upon my heart. ⁸Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me brought back a bad report and discouraged the people, but I have wholly followed the LORD my God. ⁹And that day Moses swore that the land wherever you shall go shall be your inheritance, for you and for your children's forever. Because you have wholly followed the LORD my God. ¹⁰And here I am today, eighty-five years old, the LORD has kept me alive through all the wilderness years. ¹¹I am as strong as I was forty years ago when Moses sent me and am still able to go out to war and to come back in again. ¹²Therefore give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke to me in that day. We have heard, in times past, that the Anakim were there, (a race of fierce giants) and how the city is fortified, however, with the LORD with me, I will be able to drive them out, as the LORD has said.

¹³So Joshua blessed Caleb and gave him the city of Hebron as an inheritance. ¹⁴Thus Hebron became known as the inheritance of Caleb, because he fully followed the LORD God of Israel. ¹⁵For the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba, named after; Arba, (the one great man among the giants). But, now the land had rest from war.

Joshua: chapter 15

Land inheritance for the tribe of Judah.

¹The land inheritance of the tribe of Judah according to their families was. The border of Edom south to the wilderness of Zin. ²The south border was from the tip of the Salt Sea to the bay. ³Southward to the ascent of Akrabbim to the wilderness of Zin, through Kadesh-barnea, to Hezron, up toward the city of Adar and turned toward Karkaa. ⁴Going on to Azmon, to the brook of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.
⁵The east border was from the Salt Sea to the end of Jordan river.
The north border was from the bay of the Mediterranean sea to the end of the Jordan river. ⁶Going up to the city of Beth-hoglah, along the north side of the city of Beth-arabah, up to the stone of Bohan the landmark of Reuben. ⁷Running from the valley of Achor up to the town of Debir, northward to the city of Gilgal up to the Adummim-pass on the south side of the river. Toward the waters of En-shemesh, ending at the well of En-rogel. ⁸Turning and going up to the valley of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusites ridge of Jerusalem. Westward to the peak of the mountain by the valley of Hinnom, at the northern end of the Valley of the Giants. ⁹The border then turned at the peak of the mountain to the water of Nephtoah and out to the cities of Mount Ephron, turning towards the town of Baalah. ¹⁰Westward to Mount Seir, along the side of Mount Jearim, down to the city of Beth-shemesh, on to the city of Timnah. ¹¹Northward to the side of the city of Ekron, to the city of Shikkeron and on to Mount Baalah, out to the city of Jabneel, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. ¹²And the west border followed the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

¹³Joshua gave a part of Judah's inheritance to Caleb, who was of the tribe of Judah, the occupied city of Hebron. according to the command of the LORD. ¹⁴And Caleb took that city and drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai. ¹⁵From there Caleb went to the family members of Judah that were likely to reside in the town of Debir, for before it was taken it was called Kirjath-sepher. ¹⁶And Caleb said; Whoever conquers the city of Kirjath-sepher, I will give my daughter Achsah to him for a wife. ¹⁷And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it. So Caleb gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife. ¹⁸Now as Achsah came to Othniel and persuaded him to ask her father for a field also. As she dismounted her animal, Caleb asked her, What she desired? ¹⁹And she answered; You have given me a south land. Bless me also with springs of water. So Caleb gave her the upper and the lower springs. ²⁰This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families.

²¹These are the cities, towns and villages towards the southern coast of Edom, that the tribe of Judah inherited: the city of Kabzeel, city of Eder, town of Jagur, ²²city of Kinah, city of Dimonah, city of Adadah, ²³city of Kedesh, city of Ithnan, ²⁴city of Ziph, city of Telem, town of Bealoth, ²⁵city of Hazor, ²⁶town of Amam, city of Shema, city of Moladah, ²⁷village of Hazar-gaddah, town of Heshmon, town of Beth-palet, ²⁸town of Hazar-shual, city of Beersheba, town of Bizjothjah, ²⁹town of Baalah, city of Iim, village of Azem, ³⁰town of Eltolad, village of Chesil, city of Hormah, ³¹city of Ziklag, town of Madmannah, city of Sansannah, ³²city of Lebaoth, city of Shilhim, city of Ain and town of Rimmon. All the cities and towns were 29, plus their villages.

³³In the low-lands the cities, towns and villages were: the town of Eshtaol, city of Zoreah, city of Ashnah, ³⁴city of Zanoah, city of En-gannim, city of Tappuah, village of Enam, ³⁵city of Jarmuth, city of Adullam, city of Socoh, town of Azekah, ³⁶city of Sharaim, city of Adithaim, town of Gederah, town of Gederothaim; fourteen cities and towns plus their villages.

³⁷The city of Zenan, village of Hadashah, town of Migdal-gad, ³⁸town of Dilean, city of Mizpeh, city of Joktheel, ³⁹city of Lachish, town of Bozkath, city of Eglon, ⁴⁰town of Cabbon, town of Lahmam, city of Kithlish, ⁴¹town of Gederoth, town of Beth-dagon, city of Naamah and city of Makkedah, sixteen cities and towns plus their villages.

⁴²city of Libnah, village of Ether, city of Ashan, ⁴³city of Jiphtah, city of Ashnah, city of Nezib, ⁴⁴city of Keilah, town of Achzib, city of Mareshah, nine cities and towns plus their villages.

⁴⁵The city of Ekron and its towns and villages. ⁴⁶From Ekron east to the Sea, all the cities and villages that were near to Ashdod. ⁴⁷The city of Ashdod and its towns and villages; Gaza with its towns and its villages, to the river of Egypt and the Great Sea.

⁴⁸In the mountains, town of Shamir, city of Jattir, city of Socoh, ⁴⁹village of Dannah, city of Debir, ⁵⁰town of Anab, town of Eshtemoh, city of Anim, ⁵¹city of Goshen, town of Holon, town of Giloh; eleven cities and towns plus their villages.

⁵²city of Arab, town of Dumah, city of Eshean, ⁵³town of Janum, town of Beth-tappuah, village of Aphekah, ⁵⁴town of Humtah, city of Hebron, city of Zior; nine cities and towns plus their villages.

⁵⁵city of Maon, town of Carmel, city of Ziph, town of Juttah, ⁵⁶city of Jezreel, city of Jokdeam, city of Zanoah, ⁵⁷city of Cain, city of Gibeah, city of Timnah including the ten towns and their villages. ⁵⁸city of Halhul, city of Beth-zur, town of Gedor, ⁵⁹city of Maarath, town of Beth-anoth, village of Eltekon; six cities and towns plus their villages.

⁶⁰The city of Kirjath-jearim, city of Rabbah; two cities and towns plus their villages.

⁶¹In the wilderness, city of Beth-arabah, town of Middin, city of Secacah, ⁶²town of Nibshan, the city of Salt, village of En-gedi; six cities and towns plus their villages.

⁶³But as for the Jebusites, the sons of Judah living in Jerusalem, could not drive them out. And to this day the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem.

Joshua: chapter 16

¹Land inheritance of the two sons of Joseph, known as the two half-tribes, (Manasseh and Ephraim), was from the Jordan river east of the waters of Jericho, through the wilderness up to Mount Bethel. ²Going to the city of Luz, along the borders of Archites, to Ataroth; ³Westward to the border of Japhletites, following the lower border of the town of Beth-horon to the city of Gezer, ending at the sea.

⁴The sons of Joseph, the two half-tribes: (Manasseh and Ephraim), took their inheritance. ⁵The land inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim was: The east border from Ataroth-addar to Upper Beth-horon. ⁶Going towards the sea to the landmark of Michmethah on the north side, eastward to the city of Taanath-shiloh and on to the town of Janohah. ⁷Down to Ataroth and on to the city of Naarath, coming again into Jericho, to the Jordan river. ⁸Going west from the city of Tappuah to the river Kanah, ending at the sea.

⁹The cities and the villages that the sons of Ephraim took included the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, (NOTE: for part of the half-tribe of Manasseh took their inheritance on the west side of the Jordan river). ¹⁰However they did not drive out the Canaanites, who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites live among the Ephraimites as servants.

Joshua: chapter 17

Land inheritance for the half-tribe of Manasseh, west of the Jordan

¹The land inheritance given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the firstborn son of Joseph. Inherited by Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh and he became the father of the city of Gilead and his land was the plain of Bashan, because he was a man of war. ²The inheritance to the rest of the sons of Manasseh given by households, to the sons of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and of Shemida. ³However, Zelophehad of the family of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh, had no sons, but had five daughters and their names were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. ⁴And the daughters reminded Eleazar the priest, Joshua and the rulers, that the LORD had commanded Moses to give the daughters an inheritance along with their brothers.

⁵Ten portions to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, that was on the west side of the Jordan river. ⁶Since the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance along with his sons, the rest of Manasseh's sons took the land of Gilead. ⁷The border was from the city of Asher to the landmark of Michmethah before Shechem, up to the boundaries of the city of En-tappuah. ⁸The tribe of Manasseh had the rights to the land of Tappuah, but the border of Tappuah was next to the land of the sons of Ephraim. ⁹The border then went southward to the river Kanah. And these cities occupied by Ephraim belonged to Manasseh. For the border of Manasseh was on the north of the river, ending at the sea. ¹⁰To the south the land was Ephraim's and to the north the land was Manasseh's, with the sea as it western border. The two lands came together with the tribe of Asher on the north and the tribe of Issachar on the east. ¹¹Within the lands of the tribes of Issachar and Asher, Manasseh also had inheritance rights, to the cities of Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanach, Megiddo. ¹²For the sons of Manasseh were not able to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites dwelt in the land. ¹³Some time later, when the sons of Israel had become strong, they forced the Canaanites to be their servants. But, they did not completely drive them out of the land.

¹⁴The sons of Joseph then spoke to Joshua asking for more land. Questioning why he had only given them one portion of land to inherit? Saying; We are a great people, because the LORD has blessed us until now? ¹⁵And Joshua replied; If you are a great people and you feel the land of Ephraim is too confined for you. Go up to the forest and take land there for yourself, among the land of the Perizzites and the giants. ¹⁶But the sons of Joseph answered; There is not enough land for us in the hills and also the Canaanites, who live in the valley below have chariots of iron, as do the people in the city of Beth-shean and they in the valley of Jezreel. ¹⁷Joshua then said to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh; You are a great people with great power. You shall have more land. ¹⁸The mountain shall be yours, for it is a forest and you shall cut it down. Also the outer limits of it shall be yours, you shall also drive out the Canaanites, even though they have iron chariots and though they are strong.

Joshua: chapter 18

¹Then the entire congregation of Israel gathered together at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle of the Congregation, for the land was under their control. ²And there were still seven tribes among the sons of Israel, which had not yet received their inheritance. ³So Joshua spoke up and said; How long will you fail to go and possess the land that the LORD God of your fathers has given you? ⁴Select three men from each tribe to map out the land, according to their inheritance. ⁵We will then divide the land into seven parts. Judah shall stay within their set borders on the south and the two tribes of Joseph shall stay within their set borders on the north. ⁶Map the land into seven parts and bring it to me and I will divide it up for you according to tribes by casting lots before the LORD our God. ⁷However the Levites among you do not have a land inheritance. For the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance. Also, the tribes of Gad and Reuben and part of the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance east of the Jordan, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.

⁸Men from each tribe then went out to map the land and Joshua said to them; Go out and walk through the land mapping it as you go. Then come to me and I will cast lots before the LORD and divide up the land for you. ⁹So the men mapped the land by cities, divided into seven parts within a book, then they came to Joshua, back at Shiloh. ¹⁰Joshua then cast lots before the LORD and he divided up the land according to their own divisions.

Land inheritance for the tribe of Benjamin.

¹¹The first land inheritance was given to the tribe of Benjamin, according to their families. Their border was between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph. ¹²Their border on the north was from the Jordan river up to the side of Jericho on the north, through the mountains westward, to the wilderness of Beth-aven. ¹³Turning there toward the city of Luz, continuing southward to the city of Bethel. Going down to the town of Ataroth-adar, near the hill on the south of Lower Beth-horon. ¹⁴Following the corner of the sea southward, around the hill that is in front of the town of Beth-horon. Up to the boundary at Kirjath-jearim, which is a city of the sons of Judah. This was the west border.
¹⁵The south border was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, westward to the spring of waters of Nephtoah. ¹⁶Northward to the end of the mountain that is before the valley of the sons of Hinnom, which is the Valley of the Giants, down the valley of Hinnom to the Jebusites on the south, down to the well of En-rogel. ¹⁷From there it curved north and passed by the spring of En-shemesh, toward the landmark of Geliloth, which is across from the ascent of Adummim, going down to the stone landmark of Bohan of the sons of Reuben. ¹⁸Northward toward the desert of Arabah. ¹⁹Going northward along the side of the city of Beth-hoglah, to the northern bay of the Salt Sea, ending at the Jordan river. This was the south border.
²⁰The border on the east side was the Jordan river. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families.

²¹The cities of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were: Jericho, Beth-hoglah and the valley of Keziz, ²²Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, ²³Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, ²⁴Chephar-haam-monai, Ophni, Gaba; twelve cities and towns plus their villages.

²⁵Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, ²⁶Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, ²⁷Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, ²⁸Zelah, Eleph, Jerusalem, Gibeath, Kirjath; fourteen cities and towns plus their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families.

Joshua: chapter 19

Land inheritance for the tribe of Simeon.

¹The second land inheritance was given to the tribe of Simeon, according to their families. And was within the inheritance of the sons of Judah. ²The city of Beer-sheba, the city of Moladah, ³the town of Hazar-shual, the town of Balah, the village of Azem, ⁴the town of Eltolad, the city of Bethul, the city of Hormah, ⁵the city of Ziklag, the town of Beth-marcaboth, the village of Hazar-susah, ⁶the town of Beth-lebaoth, the city of Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages. ⁷the city of Ain, the town of Remmon, the village of Ether, the city Ashan, four cities and their villages, ⁸All the villages that were surrounding the cities of Baalath-beer to Ramah on the south. ⁹The inheritance of the sons of Simeon was out of the portion of the sons of Judah, for the land given to Judah was too much for them.

Land inheritance for the tribe of Zebulun.

¹⁰The third land inheritance was given to the tribe of Zebulun, according to their families. Their border was as far as the landmark of Sarid. ¹¹Toward the sea, to Maralah, reaching to the town of Dabbasheth and the river that is before the city of Jokneam. ¹²Turning at the landmark of Sarid eastward to the border of Mount Tabor, going to the city of Daberath and up to the town of Japhia. ¹³Heading east to the town of Gittah-hepher, to the town of Ittah-kazin, to the town of Rimmon-methoar, ending at the town of Neah. ¹⁴The north border was encompassing the town of Hannathon, along the outskirts of the valley of Jiphthahel. ¹⁵The city of Kattath, the city of Nahallal, the city of Shimron, the town of Idalah and the city of Bethlehem, twelve cities and towns plus their villages. ¹⁶These cities and villages were the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun.

Land inheritance for the tribe of Issachar.

¹⁷The forth land inheritance was given to the tribe of Issachar, according to their families. ¹⁸Their border was from the city of Jezreel, the town of Chesulloth, the city of Shunem, ¹⁹the town of Hapharaim, the city of Shihon, the town of Anaharath, ²⁰the town of Rabbith, the city of Kishion, the town of Abez, ²¹the town of Remeth, the city of En-gannim, the city of En-haddah and the town of Beth-pazzez. ²²Reaching to Mount Tabor, the town of Shahazimah, the city of Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan river, sixteen cities and towns plus their villages. ²³These cities and villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar.

Land inheritance for the tribe of Asher.

²⁴The fifth land inheritance was given to the tribe of Asher, according to their families. ²⁵Their border was from the town of Helkath, the town of Hali, the village of Beten, the city of Achshaph, ²⁶the town of Alammelech, the town of Amad, the city of Misheal, reaching west to the town of Carmel and to the brook of Shihor-libnath. ²⁷Turning to the east to the town of Beth-dagon, reaching to the fertile plains of Zebulun, to the valley of Jiphthah-el, north to the town of Beth-emek, the city of Neiel, going around the town of Cabul on the left. ²⁸the city of Hebron, the city of Rehob, the village of Hammon, the city of Kanah, to the great city of Sidon. ²⁹Turning to the city of Ramah and the strong city of Tyre. Turning then to the village of Hosah, going out to the sea, following the border line of the town of Achzib, ³⁰the city of Ummah, the city of Aphek and the city of Rehob, twenty-two cities and towns plus their villages. ³¹These cities, towns and villages were the inheritance of Asher.

Land inheritance for the tribe of Naphtali.

³²The sixth land inheritance was given to the tribe of Naphtali, according to their families. ³³Their border was from the town of Heleph, from the oak tree in the city of Zaanannim, to Adami, Nekeb, Jabneel, to the city of Lakum, with its border going out to the Jordan river. ³⁴Turning west toward the peak of Mount Tabor, going to the town of Hukkok, reaching to the territory of the tribe of Zebulun on the south, the tribe of Asher on the west and to the tribe of Judah going towards the east to the Jordan river. ³⁵The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, ³⁶Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, ³⁷Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, ³⁸Iron, Migdalel, Horem, Beth-anath, Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages. ³⁹These cities and villages were the inheritance for the tribe of Naphtali.

Land inheritance for the tribe of Dan.

⁴⁰The seventh land inheritance was given to the tribe of Dan, according to their families. ⁴¹Their border included the city of Zorah, the town of Eshtaol, the city of Ir-shemesh, ⁴²the city of Shaalabbin, the city of Ajalon, the village of Jethlah, ⁴³the town of Elon, the city of Timnah, the city of Ekron, ⁴⁴the town of Eltekeh, the village of Gibbethon, the town of Baalath, ⁴⁵the town of Jehud, the city of Beneberak, the city of Gath-rimmon, ⁴⁶the town of Mejarkon, the town of Rakkon, with the border ending before Jappa. ⁴⁷Now the cities and territories of the sons of Dan was not enough for them. So they fought against the people of Leshem, took that territory and dwelt there. Changing the name of the territory from Leshem to Dan, after the name of their father Dan. ⁴⁸These cities and villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Dan.

Land inheritance of Joshua, given to him by the sons of Israel.

⁴⁹When they finished dividing up the land, the sons of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua. ⁵⁰According to the command of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked for, Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim. Where Joshua built a city and then dwelt there. ⁵¹This is the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua and the leaders of the tribes divided as an inheritance, by lot before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Joshua: chapter 20

¹The LORD then spoke to Joshua, saying; ²Tell the sons of Israel to set up cities of refuge, that I spoke to you of, by the hand of Moses. ³A city where a manslayer who unintentionally kills another man, can flee to and take refuge from his avenger. ⁴He can flee to one of these cities, explain his case to the city officials and they shall bring him into the city, giving him a place to live with them. ⁵And if his avenger should pursue him, the city officials shall not deliver the manslayer into his hand, for he did not intend to kill the man, nor did he hate the man in the past. ⁶He shall live in that city until he stands before the people for judgment and until the death of the current high priest. Afterwards the manslayer can return to his original city and home.

Six cities of refuge set apart, 3 east of the Jordan and 3 west of the Jordan river.

⁷So they set apart the city of Kadesh in Galilee, the city of Shechem in the hills of Ephraim and the city of Hebron in the hills of Judah, west of the Jordan. ⁸Beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they gave the city of Bezer in the wilderness, from the tribe of Reuben, the city of Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad and the city of Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh. ⁹These were the six appointed cities of refuge for the sons of Israel and for the alien who was living among them. That the man who unintentionally killed anyone could flee there free from death until he stood before the congregation.

Joshua: chapter 21

The cities and open lands given to the Levites.

¹The heads of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest, Joshua and to the heads of the tribes of Israel. ²Saying to them; By the hand of Moses, the LORD commanded that you should give cities to us to live in and open lands for our cattle.

³So upon the command of the LORD, the sons of Israel gave from their inheritance to the Levites the following cities and open lands: ⁴By casting lots, the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Simeon and the tribe of Benjamin, gave the descendants of Aaron of the Kohath family, thirteen cities. ⁵By lot, the tribe of Ephraim, the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, gave to the rest of the sons of Kohath, ten cities. ⁶The tribe of Issachar, the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh, that was beyond the Jordan, gave to the family of Gershon, thirteen cities. ⁷The tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the tribe of Zebulun, gave the family of Merari, twelve cities. ⁸Thus the sons of Israel gave these cities and towns with their open lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded them to do by the hand of Moses.

⁹From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, the following cities were given. ¹⁰To the descendants of Aaron, for theirs was the first lot. ¹¹The city of Hebron with its open lands in the hills of Judah. ¹²But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb. ¹³However, the city of Hebron and its open lands, they gave to the Levites as a city of refuge and the territory of Libnah and its open lands, ¹⁴the town of Jattir and its open lands, the town of Eshtemoa and its open lands, ¹⁵the town of Holon and its open lands, the town of Debir and its open lands, ¹⁶the city of Ain and its open lands, the town of Juttah and its open lands and the city of Beth-shemesh and its open lands; 9 cities or towns from these two tribes. ¹⁷From the tribe of Benjamin, the following cities were given. the city of Gibeon and its open lands, the city of Geba and its open lands, ¹⁸the city of Anathoth and its open lands, the town of Almon and its open lands, 4 cities and towns and their open lands. ¹⁹all the cities and towns given to the descendants of Aaron the priest were 13.

²⁰From the tribe of Ephraim, the following cities and towns were given to the remaining sons of the family of Kohath. ²¹The city of Shechem and its open lands as a city of refuge and the city of Gezer and its open lands, ²²the city of Kibzaim and its open lands, the town of Beth-horon and its open lands, 4 cities or towns.

²³From the tribe of Dan, the following cities were given. the town of Eltekeh and open lands, the village of Gibbethon and its open lands, ²⁴The city of Aijalon and its open lands, the city of Gath-rimmon and its open lands, 4 cities or towns.

²⁵From the half-tribe of Manasseh, the city of Tanach and its open lands and the city of Gath-rimmon and its open lands, 2 cities. ²⁶All the cities and towns and open land given to the remaining sons of Kohath were 10.

²⁷From the half tribe of Manasseh, that was beyond the Jordan, the following cities were given. To the family of Gershon, the city of Golan and its open lands as a city of refuge and the city of Beesh-terah and its open lands, 2 cities.

²⁸From the tribe of Issachar, the following cities were given. Kishon and its open lands, the city of Daberath and its open lands, ²⁹The city of Jarmuth and its open lands, the city of En-gannim and its open lands, 4 cities.

³⁰From the tribe of Asher, the following cities were given. The city of Mishal and its open lands, the city of Abdon and its open lands, ³¹the town of Helkath and its open lands and the city of Rehob and its open lands, 4 cities and towns.

³²From the tribe of Naphtali, the following cities were given. The city of Kedesh in Galilee and its open lands as a city of refuge, the city of Hammoth-dor and its open lands and the city of Kartah and its open lands, 3 cities. ³³All the cities and towns and with their open land given to the Gershonites were 13.

³⁴From the tribe of Zebulun, the following cities and towns were given to the family of Merari, The city of Jokneam and its open lands, the city of Kartah and its open lands, ³⁵the town of Dimnah and its open lands, the city of Nahalal and its open lands, 4 cities and towns.

³⁶From the tribe of Reuben, the following cities were given. The city of Bezer and its open lands, the city of Jahazah and its open lands, ³⁷the city of Kedemoth and its open lands and the city of Mephaath and its open lands, 4 cities and towns.

³⁸From the tribe of Gad, the following cities were given. The city of Ramoth in Gilead and its open lands as a city of refuge, the town of Mahanaim and its open lands, ³⁹The city of Heshbon and its open lands, the city of Jazer and its open lands, 4 cities and towns. ⁴⁰All the cities and towns and open lands given to the family of Merari were 12.

⁴¹All the cities and towns and open lands that were given to the Levites 48. ⁴²Each city or town had lands around them. ⁴³Thus the LORD gave all the land to Israel that He promised to give to their father's and they possessed it and dwelt in it. ⁴⁴The LORD then gave them rest, according to all that He swore to their fathers. Not one man stood against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hands. ⁴⁵Not one word or any good thing that the LORD had spoken failed to come to pass for the house of Israel.

Joshua: chapter 22

¹Joshua then called the tribes that took their inheritance of the land before crossing over the Jordan river, (the Reubenites, the Gadites and the men within the half-tribe of Manasseh). ²And said to them; You have done all that Moses, the servant of the LORD had commanded of you. Obeying my voice and doing all that the LORD commanded of you. ³All these days you have not left your brothers and you have kept the command of the LORD. ⁴The LORD has now given rest to your brothers, go now to your own homes and the land of your possession beyond the Jordan river, that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you. ⁵But diligently harken to the commands and the Law of the LORD. To love the LORD your God, walking in all His ways, keeping His commandments, to cleave to Him and serve Him with all your heart and soul.

^6-7As Joshua sent the three tribes away, back to their lands, he blessed them. ⁸Saying to them; You are returning with great treasures, much cattle, silver and gold, bronze and iron and much clothing. Divide up the spoil among your brothers. ⁹The three tribes then left the land of Canaan, to return to their land of Gilead.

¹⁰When the three tribes had come to the Jordan river in the land of Canaan, they built an impressive altar there. ¹¹As it became known to the other Israelites living in Canaan, that the three tribes had built an altar at the passage of the sons of Israel. ¹²The entire congregation of the sons of Israel gathered themselves at Shiloh to go and war against their brethren.

NOTE: (Even though the altar was constructed in good faith, Deuteronomy 12:5, says; that you are to seek the Lord as to where to build an altar).

¹³But first the other tribes in Canaan, sent Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest to the three tribes in the land of Gilead. ¹⁴And with him was ten rulers, a ruler and representative from each of the tribes of Israel. ¹⁵They came to the three tribes in their homeland of Gilead and spoke to them saying; ¹⁶Our entire congregation of the LORD wants to know, why you have committed this trespass against the God of Israel. Turning and rebelling against the LORD, by building an altar? ¹⁷Was the wickedness of Peor, not enough for you? The plague of that effected the whole congregation of the LORD and we have not been made clean of that until today. ¹⁸Why do you turn from following the LORD, don't you know that, if you rebel against the LORD, He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel? ¹⁹If you believe your land before the Jordan to be unclean, come over to the land of Canaan, the promise land where the LORD's Tabernacle dwells and take your possession with us. But, do not rebel against the LORD or us, by building an altar for yourselves apart from the Tabernacle of our God. ²⁰For Achan the son of Zerah committed a sin keeping the accursed things and wrath come upon the entire congregation of Israel. Nor did that man perish alone in his iniquity.

²¹To this the three tribes answered, saying; ²²The LORD God of Israel knows if we are in rebellion against Him and if it is so, you do not need to bother saving us. ²³Whether we have built an altar in rebellion against the LORD. Or, if we have built an altar to offer offerings on it, let the LORD Himself decide this. ²⁴We have also done this for our sons, so that in time to come your sons will not say to our sons; What have you to do with the LORD God of Israel? ²⁵For the LORD has separated us by the Jordan river, we did this, so we will not stop fearing the LORD. ²⁶For we did not build this altar for burnt offering or sacrifice, ²⁷But as a witness between us and our generations after us, so that we might keep the service of the LORD, with our burnt offerings, sacrifices and peace offerings. ²⁸That we might say to our children's generations; See the pattern of the altar of the LORD that our fathers made as a witness between us. ²⁹Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, by building an altar for burnt offerings and sacrifices, apart from the altar of the LORD our God that is before His Tabernacle!

³⁰When Phinehas the priest, the rulers and heads of the tribes of Israel, heard these words, it seemed good to them. ³¹Then Phinehas the priest said to the three tribes; Today we see that the LORD is among you, for you have not committed this sin against the LORD. ³²Phinehas and the rulers then left the land of Gilead and returned to the land of Canaan. ³³The words spoken pleased the sons of Israel, as they praised God and no more was said about going up against them in battle. ³⁴And the sons of Reuben and Gad regarded the altar as a witness that the LORD is God among both of us.

Joshua: chapter 23

¹Many days after the LORD had given rest to Israel from their enemies, Joshua now an old man, began to feel his age. ²So Joshua spoke to the elders, leaders, judges and officers and said; I am old now and advanced in years. ³You have seen how the LORD your God has fought for you and what He has done to all the nations for your sake. ⁴I have divided the nations that are left, from the Jordan river westward to the great sea to be a further inheritance for your tribes. ⁵The LORD your God shall drive them out from before you and you will possess their lands, just as He has promised to you. ⁶Remain very courageous to keep and do all that is written in the book of the Law of Moses, do not modify it, making it more strict or more lenient. ⁷So that you do not mix with the other nations that remain among you, do not even mention the name of their gods, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow down to them. ⁸But cleave to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. ⁹For He has driven out great and mighty nations and no one has been able to stand before you to this day. ¹⁰One man shall chase a thousand. For the LORD your God fights for you, as He has promised. ¹¹Now guard your hearts that you love the LORD your God. ¹²For if you turn back, in any way, holding on to the customs of the strangers among you, inter-marrying with them. ¹³Know for certain that the LORD your God will not drive out the nations for you. But, they shall be a snare to you and thorns in your sides, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.

¹⁴This day, I am nearing my death. And you know yourselves that not one thing the LORD has spoken concerning you has failed, but everything has come to pass. ¹⁵So shall it be that just as every good thing which the LORD your God has spoken to you comes to you. Every evil thing that He has spoken of shall also come upon you until He has destroyed you from the land that He has given you. ¹⁶When you do transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, having left to serve other gods, His anger shall be kindled against you and you will perish quickly from off the land that He has given to you.

Joshua: chapter 24

The Death of Joshua

¹Joshua then gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and called for the elders, the heads, the judges and the officers of Israel. ²And said to all the people; So says the LORD God of Israel; Hear this of your fathers in times past, Terah the father of Abraham and his son Nahor served other gods. ³I led your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates River, throughout the land of Canaan, multiplying his seed and I gave him Isaac. ⁴I gave Isaac's twin sons of Jacob and Esau. Even giving Esau Mount Seir for his own, as Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt. ⁵After many years, I then sent Moses and Aaron to Egypt and I plagued Egypt and brought your fathers out of Egypt. ⁶They then came to the Red Sea, with the Egyptians right behind them with their chariots and horsemen. ⁷As they cried out to the LORD, I put darkness between them and the Egyptians, then drowning the Egyptians in the sea. Even though the Israelites saw all of what I did in Egypt, they lived in the wilderness for forty years. ⁸When I had brought them into the land of the Amorites and war broke out. I destroyed the Amorites, so that they might possess the land. ⁹Then Balak the king of Moab, called Balaam the son of Beor to curse Israel. ¹⁰But I would not agree with Balaam, thus he actually blessed you. For I delivered them from his hand. ¹¹Then you crossed over the Jordan river and came to Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites and the Jebusites and I delivered all of them into your hands. ¹²For I sent the terror of you before them and drove them all out. As I drove out the two kings of the Amorites, you did not have to do a thing. ¹³I've given you this land that you did not labor for, cities that you did not build that you now dwell in. Vineyards and olive yards that you eat off, yet did not plant. ¹⁴Therefore, fear the LORD and truly serve Him. Put away the gods that your fathers served in Egypt and in past times.

¹⁵Therefore, choose this day whom you will serve! If it seems wrong to you to serve the LORD, or if you wish to serve the gods which your father's served, or the gods of the foreigners in whose land you live. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

¹⁶And the people said; Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods. ¹⁷For the LORD our God brought us and our father's up out of bondage from the land of Egypt, performing great wonders in our sight. Keeping us in all our ways and safe from the people we encountered. ¹⁸The LORD drove out all the people from before us, even the Amorites, who lived in the land. Yes, we will also serve the LORD, for He is our God.

¹⁹Joshua replied; You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God and a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions. ²⁰When you forsake Him and serve strange gods, He will then turn and do you harm, destroying you after all the good He has done for you.

²¹But the people replied to Joshua; No! We will serve the LORD. ²²And Joshua said; You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD. And they answered; We are witnesses.

²³Therefore now put away the strange gods among you and give your heart to the LORD God of Israel. ²⁴And the people said to Joshua; We will serve the LORD our God and His voice we will obey. ²⁵So that day in Shechem, Joshua made a covenant with the people, making it official complete with statutes and an ordinance. ²⁶Joshua wrote all these words in the book of the Law of God, then he took a large stone and placed it there under an oak by the sanctuary of the LORD. ²⁷Joshua then said to all the people, this stone that you see, shall be a witness to us, lest you deny your God. ²⁸Joshua then sent the people away, each man to his own inheritance.

²⁹After these things, Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD died, at age one hundred ten years old. ³⁰And the people buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah in Mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.

³¹Now Israel had served the LORD during the lifetime of Joshua and continued serving the LORD throughout the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had known of the works the LORD had done for Israel.

³²The bones of Joseph, that had been brought up out of Egypt, were also buried in Shechem, in a piece of ground which Jacob bought from Hamor, the father of Shechem for one hundred pieces of silver. And it later became the inheritance of the sons of Joseph.

³³Eleazar the son of Aaron also died. And they buried him in a hill belonging to Phinehas his son, which was given him in Mount Ephraim.