Joshua 19-21 - Prayer Tents

The Land Given to Simeon

19The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their homeland was surrounded by Judah's territory.H8145H1486H3318H8095H4294H1121H8095H4940H5159H8432H5159H1121H3063 2Simeon's homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,H5159H884H7652H4137 3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,H2705H1088H6107 4Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,H513H1329H2767 5Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,H6860H1024H2701 6Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their surrounding villages.H1034H8287H7969H6240H5892H2691 7It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages,H5871H7417H6281H6228H702H5892H2691 8including all the surrounding villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also known as Ramah of the Negev). This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.H2691H5439H5892H1192H7414H5045H5159H4294H1121H8095H4940 9Their allocation of land came from part of what had been given to Judah because Judah's territory was too large for them. So the tribe of Simeon received an allocation within the territory of Judah.H2256H1121H3063H5159H1121H8095H2506H1121H3063H7227H1121H8095H5157H8432H5159

The Land Given to Zebulun

10The third allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun. The boundary of Zebulun's homeland started at Sarid.H7992H1486H5927H1121H2074H4940H1366H5159H8301 11From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam.H1366H5927H3220H4831H6293H1708H6293H5158H6440H3362 12In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia.H7725H8301H6924H4217H8121H1366H3696H3318H1705H5927H3309 13Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah.H5674H4217H6924H1662H6278H3318H7417H5269 14The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el.H1366H5437H6828H2615H8444H1516H3317 15The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their surrounding villages.H7005H5096H8110H3030H1035H8147H6240H5892H2691 16The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H1121H2074H4940H5892H2691

The Land Given to Issachar

17The fourth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Issachar.H7243H1486H3318H3485H1121H3485H4940 18Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,H1366H3157H3694H7766 19Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,H2663H7866H588 20Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,H7245H7191H77 21Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.H7432H5873H5876H1048 22The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.H1366H6293H8396H7831H1053H8444H1366H3383H8337H6240H5892H2691 23The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Issachar included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H4294H1121H3485H4940H5892H2691

The Land Given to Asher

24The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Asher.H2549H1486H3318H4294H1121H836H4940 25Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,H1366H2520H2482H991H407 26Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,H487H6008H4861H6293H3760H3220H7884 27then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul,H7725H4217H8121H1016H6293H2074H1516H3317H6828H1025H5272H3318H3521H8040 28Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.H5683H7340H2540H7071H7227H6721 29Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea. The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib,H1366H7725H7414H4013H5892H6865H1366H7725H2621H8444H3220H2256H392 30Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages.H5981H663H7340H6242H8147H5892H2691 31The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Asher included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H4294H1121H836H4940H5892H2691

The Land Given to Naphtali

32The sixth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali.H8345H1486H3318H1121H5321H1121H5321H4940 33Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, and extended across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River.H1366H2501H438H6815H129H5346H2995H3946H8444H3383 34The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River on the east.H1366H7725H3220H243H3318H2712H6293H2074H5045H6293H836H3220H3063H3383H4217H8121 35The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,H4013H5892H6661H6863H2575H7557H3672 36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,H128H7414H2674 37Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,H6943H154H5877 38Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their surrounding villages.H3375H4027H2765H1043H1053H8672H6240H5892H2691 39The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H4294H1121H5321H4940H5892H2691

The Land Given to Dan

40The seventh allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Dan.H7637H1486H3318H4294H1121H1835H4940 41The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,H1366H5159H6881H847H5905 42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,H8169H357H3494 43Elon, Timnah, Ekron,H356H8553H6138 44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,H514H1405H1191 45Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,H3055H1139H1667 46Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa.H4313H7542H1366H4136H3305 47But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land, so they attacked the town of Laish. They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor.H1366H1121H1835H3318H1121H1835H5927H3898H3959H3920H5221H6310H2719H3423H3427H7121H3959H1835H8034H1835H1 48The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Dan included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H4294H1121H1835H4940H5892H2691

The Land Given to Joshua

49After all the land was divided among the tribes, the Israelites gave a piece of land to Joshua as his allocation.H3615H776H5157H1367H1121H3478H5414H5159H3091H1121H5126H8432 50For the LORD had said he could have any town he wanted. He chose Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and lived there.H6310H3068H5414H5892H7592H8556H2022H669H1129H5892H3427 51These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders allocated as grants of land to the tribes of Israel by casting sacred lots in the presence of the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle at Shiloh. So the division of the land was completed.H5159H499H3548H3091H1121H5126H7218H1H4294H1121H3478H5157H1486H7887H6440H3068H6607H168H4150H3615H2505H776

The Cities of Refuge

20The LORD said to Joshua,H3068H1696H3091H559 2"Now tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed Moses.H1696H1121H3478H559H5414H5892H4733H1696H3027H4872 3Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed.H7523H5221H5315H7684H1847H5127H4733H1350H1818 4"Upon reaching one of these cities, the one who caused the death will appear before the elders at the city gate and present his case. They must allow him to enter the city and give him a place to live among them.H5127H259H5892H5975H6607H8179H5892H1696H1697H241H2205H5892H622H5892H5414H4725H3427 5If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the slayer to them, for he killed the other person unintentionally and without previous hostility.H1350H1818H7291H310H5462H7523H3027H5221H7453H1097H1847H8130H8543H8032 6But the slayer must stay in that city and be tried by the local assembly, which will render a judgment. And he must continue to live in that city until the death of the high priest who was in office at the time of the accident. After that, he is free to return to his own home in the town from which he fled."H3427H5892H5975H6440H5712H4941H4194H1419H3548H834H3117H7523H7725H935H5892H1004H5892H5127 7The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.H6942H6943H1551H2022H5321H7927H2022H669H7153H2275H2022H3063 8On the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho, the following cities were designated: Bezer, in the wilderness plain of the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead, in the territory of the tribe of Gad; and Golan in Bashan, in the land of the tribe of Manasseh.H5676H3383H3405H4217H5414H1221H4057H4334H4294H7205H7216H1568H4294H1410H1474H1316H4294H4519 9These cities were set apart for all the Israelites as well as the foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed another person could take refuge in one of these cities. In this way, they could escape being killed in revenge prior to standing trial before the local assembly.H5892H4152H1121H3478H1616H1481H8432H5221H5315H7684H5127H4191H3027H1350H1818H5975H6440H5712

The Towns Given to the Levites

21Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel.H5066H7218H1H3881H499H3548H3091H1121H5126H7218H1H4294H1121H3478 2They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our livestock."H1696H7887H776H3667H559H3068H6680H3027H4872H5414H5892H3427H4054H929 3So by the command of the LORD the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land.H1121H3478H5414H3881H5159H6310H3068H5892H4054 4The descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, were allotted thirteen towns that were originally assigned to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.H1486H3318H4940H6956H1121H175H3548H3881H1486H4294H3063H4294H8099H4294H1144H7969H6240H5892 5The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.H3498H1121H6955H1486H4940H4294H669H4294H1835H2677H4294H4519H6235H5892 6The clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.H1121H1648H1486H4940H4294H3485H4294H836H4294H5321H2677H4294H4519H1316H7969H6240H5892 7The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.H1121H4847H4940H4294H7205H4294H1410H4294H2074H8147H6240H5892 8So the Israelites obeyed the LORD's command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.H1121H3478H5414H1486H3881H5892H4054H3068H6680H3027H4872 9The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and SimeonH5414H4294H1121H3063H4294H1121H8095H5892H7121H8034 10to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first.H1121H175H4940H6956H1121H3878H7223H7223H1486 11Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)H5414H7151H704H7153H1H6061H2275H2022H3063H4054H5439 12But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.H7704H5892H2691H5414H3612H1121H3312H272 13The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,H5414H1121H175H3548H2275H4054H5892H4733H7523H3841H4054 14Jattir, Eshtemoa,H3492H4054H851H4054 15Holon, Debir,H2473H4054H1688H4054 16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.H5871H4054H3194H4054H1053H4054H8672H5892H8147H7626 17From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,H4294H1144H1391H4054H1387H4054 18Anathoth, and Almon—four towns.H6068H4054H5960H4054H702H5892 19So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.H5892H1121H175H3548H7969H6240H5892H4054 20The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim.H4940H1121H6955H3881H3498H1121H6955H5892H1486H4294H669 21Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,H5414H7927H4054H2022H669H5892H4733H7523H1507H4054 22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns.H6911H4054H1032H4054H702H5892 23The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,H4294H1835H514H4054H1405H4054 24Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four towns.H357H4054H1667H4054H702H5892 25The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns.H4276H4294H4519H8590H4054H1667H4054H8147H5892 26So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.H5892H6235H4054H4940H1121H6955H3498 27The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.H1121H1648H4940H3881H2677H4294H4519H1474H1316H4054H5892H4733H7523H1203H4054H8147H5892 28From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath,H4294H3485H7191H4054H1705H4054 29Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four towns.H3412H4054H5873H4054H702H5892 30From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,H4294H836H4861H4054H5658H4054 31Helkath, and Rehob—four towns.H2520H4054H7340H4054H702H5892 32From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.H4294H5321H6943H1551H4054H5892H4733H7523H2576H4054H7178H4054H7969H5892 33So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon.H5892H1649H4940H7969H6240H5892H4054 34The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,H4940H1121H4847H3498H3881H4294H2074H3362H4054H7177H4054 35Dimnah, and Nahalal—four towns.H1829H4054H5096H4054H702H5892 36From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,H7205H1221H3096 37Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four towns.H6932H4158H702H5892 38From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,H4294H1410H7433H1568H4054H5892H4733H7523H4266H4054 39Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns.H2809H4054H3270H4054H702H5892 40So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.H5892H1121H4847H4940H3498H4940H3881H1486H8147H6240H5892 41The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight.H5892H3881H8432H272H1121H3478H705H8083H5892H4054 42Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.H5892H5892H5892H4054H5439H5892 43So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.H3068H5414H3478H776H7650H5414H1H3423H3427 44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies.H3068H5117H5439H7650H1H5975H376H341H6440H3068H5414H341H3027 45Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.H5307H1697H2896H1697H3068H1696H1004H3478H935