Joshua 19

1 The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah

2 and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,

6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages.

7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,

8 and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.

9 The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.

10 The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.

11 It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.

12 From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.

13 From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.

14 Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.

15 It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.

16 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.

17 The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:

18 Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

21 Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.

22 The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.

23 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.

24 The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:

25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,

27 then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.

28 It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

29 The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,

30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.

31 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.

32 The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:

33 Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

34 Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.

35 The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

38 Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.

39 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.

40 The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:

41 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

46 Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.

47 (Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

48 This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.

49 When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,

50 as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.

51 These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

1 ¶ And the second lot came forth to Simeon, [even] for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.

2 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,

3 And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,

4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

5 And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,

6 And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

8 And all the villages that [were] round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah [was] the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

10 ¶ And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:

11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that [is] before Jokneam;

12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,

13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;

14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

16 This [is] the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

17 ¶ [And] the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19 And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,

20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

21 And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;

22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

23 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

24 ¶ And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;

27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, [even] unto great Zidon;

29 And [then] the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

31 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

32 ¶ The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, [even] for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

34 And [then] the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

35 And the fenced cities [are] Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,

38 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

39 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

40 ¶ [And] the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,

42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

45 And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,

46 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.

47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out [too little] for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

48 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49 ¶ When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, [even] Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

51 These [are] the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

1 Afterward fell the other lot of the tribe of the children of Simeon after their families: and their inheritance was among the inheritance of the children of Judah.

2 And Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Molada, were their inheritance,

3 Hazar-Sual, Bala, Azem,

4 El-Tholad, Bethul, Horma,

5 Ziklag, Beth-Markaboth, Hazar, Sussa,

6 Beth-lebaoth, Saruhen. These are thirteen cities and their villages.

7 Ain, Rimon, Ether, Asan. These are four cities and their villages.

8 And all the villages that are round about these cities, unto Baalath-beer-ramath southward. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon in their families.

9 For the inheritance of the children of Simeon is under the cord of the children of Judah. Because the inheritance of the children of Judah was too great for them, therefore the children of Simeon asked under their inheritance.

10 And the third lot fell upon the children of Zebulun after their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto the sand;

11 And go up to the west to Mareala, and come upon Dabaseth, and come upon the brook that floweth before Jakneam;

12 And he turned from Sarid toward the rising of the sun unto the border of Kisloththabor: and he came out to Dabrath, and went up to Japhia.

13 And from thence she goeth toward the going up by Gitta-hepher, and Ithah, and Kazin, and cometh out to Rimon-mithoar and Nea;

14 And he turned about from north to Nathon, and ended in the valley of Jephthah-el,

15 Katath, Nahalal, Simron, Jedeala, and Bethlehem: these are twelve cities and their villages.

16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun in their families; these are their cities and their villages.

17 And the fourth lot fell upon the children of Issachar according to their families.

18 And their border was Jezreel, and Cheshulloth, and Sunem,

19 Hapharaim, Sion, Anaharath,

20 Rabith, Kiseon, Abez,

21 remeth, en-gannim, en-hada, beth-pazez;

22 And they come upon Tabor, and Sahazima, and Bethshemesh; and their end is at Jordan. Sixteen cities and their villages.

23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar in their families, in their cities, and in their villages.

24 And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

25 And their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achsaph.

26 Alamelech, Amead, Miseal; and abutteth Carmel by the sea, and Sihor-libnath;

27 And he turned toward the rising of the sun to Beth-dagon, and came upon Zebulun, and upon the valley of Jephthah-el, upon the north of Beth-emek, and upon Negiel, and came out to Kabul on the left hand,

28 And Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Cana, unto the great Zidon;

29 And he turned toward Ramah unto the strong city of Zor; and he turned toward Hossa, and ended at the sea by the line toward Achsib,

30 Uma, Aphek, Rehob. Twenty-two cities and their villages.

31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher in their families, cities, and villages.

32 And the sixth lot fell to the children of Naphtali in their families.

33 And their borders were from Heleph, Elon, through Zaenannim, Adami-Nekeb, Jabneel, unto Lakum, and endeth at Jordan;

34 And he turned to the evening to Ashnoththabor, and came out from thence to Hukok: and he met Zebulun at south, and Asher at evening, and Judah at Jordan at sunrising;

35 And he hath strong cities; Zidim, Zer, Hamath, Rakath, Cinnereth,

36 Adama, Rama, Hazor,

37 Kedes, Edrei, En-Hazor,

38 Jereon, Migdal-El, Harem, Beth-Anath, Beth-Sames. Nineteen cities and their villages.

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali in their families, cities, and villages.

40 And the seventh lot fell upon the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

41 And the border of their inheritance was Zareah, Esthaol, Irsames,

42 Saelabin, Ajalon, Jethla,

43 Elon, Thimnatha, Ekron,

44 Eltheke, Gibethon, Baalath,

45 Yehud, Bne-Barak, Gath-Rimon,

46 Me-Jarkon, Rakon with the boundaries against Japho.

47 And the border of the children of Dan terminated at the same. And the children of Dan went up, and fought against Leshem, and prevailed, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and took them, and dwelt therein: and they called them Dan after their father's name.

48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan in their families, cities, and villages.

49 And when they had divided the land, and the coasts thereof, the children of Israel gave Joshua the son of Nun an inheritance among them.

50 And they gave him, according to the commandment of the LORD, the city which he required, which is Thimnathzerah in mount Ephraim. And he built the city, and dwelt therein.

51 These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief of the fathers of the families, distributed by lot unto the children of Israel in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; and they finished the distribution of the land.