Joshua 19 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

The Inheritance for Simeon

Jos 19:1The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah.

Jos 19:2

Jos 19:2And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,

Jos 19:3

Jos 19:3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

Jos 19:4

Jos 19:4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

Jos 19:5

Jos 19:5Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,

Jos 19:6

Jos 19:6Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages;

Jos 19:7

Jos 19:7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their villages,

Jos 19:8

Jos 19:8together with all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans.

Jos 19:9

Jos 19:9The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

The Inheritance for Zebulun

Jos 19:10

Jos 19:10The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid.

Jos 19:11

Jos 19:11Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam.

Jos 19:12

Jos 19:12From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia.

Jos 19:13

Jos 19:13From there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah,

Jos 19:14

Jos 19:14then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel;

Jos 19:15

Jos 19:15and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages.

Jos 19:16

Jos 19:16This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun, according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Issachar

Jos 19:17

Jos 19:17The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans.

Jos 19:18

Jos 19:18Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

Jos 19:19

Jos 19:19Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

Jos 19:20

Jos 19:20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

Jos 19:21

Jos 19:21Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez.

Jos 19:22

Jos 19:22The boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen cities with their villages.

Jos 19:23

Jos 19:23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans—the cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Asher

Jos 19:24

Jos 19:24The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans.

Jos 19:25

Jos 19:25Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

Jos 19:26

Jos 19:26Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath,

Jos 19:27

Jos 19:27then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to Cabul,

Jos 19:28

Jos 19:28Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great.

Jos 19:29

Jos 19:29Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab,[fn] Achzib,

Jos 19:30

Jos 19:30Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages.

Jos 19:31

Jos 19:31This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Naphtali

Jos 19:32

Jos 19:32The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans.

Jos 19:33

Jos 19:33And their boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan.

Jos 19:34

Jos 19:34Then the boundary turns westward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at the Jordan.

Jos 19:35

Jos 19:35The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

Jos 19:36

Jos 19:36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

Jos 19:37

Jos 19:37Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

Jos 19:38

Jos 19:38Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with their villages.

Jos 19:39

Jos 19:39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans—the cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Dan

Jos 19:40

Jos 19:40The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans.

Jos 19:41

Jos 19:41And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

Jos 19:42

Jos 19:42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

Jos 19:43

Jos 19:43Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

Jos 19:44

Jos 19:44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

Jos 19:45

Jos 19:45Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

Jos 19:46

Jos 19:46and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against Joppa.

Jos 19:47

Jos 19:47When the territory of the people of Dan was lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.

Jos 19:48

Jos 19:48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Joshua

Jos 19:49

Jos 19:49When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun.

Jos 19:50

Jos 19:50By command of the LORD they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it.

Jos 19:51

Jos 19:51These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

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