Joshua 19-21 - Prayer Tents

Joshua 19

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.H8145H1486H3318H8095H4294H1121H8095H4940H5159H8432H5159H1121H30632Simeon's homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,H5159H884H7652H41373Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,H2705H1088H61074Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,H513H1329H27675Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,H6860H1024H27016Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their surrounding villages.H1034H8287H7969H6240H5892H26917It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages,H5871H7417H6281H6228H702H5892H26918including 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.H2691H5439H5892H1192H7414H5045H5159H4294H1121H8095H49409Their 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.H7992H1486H5927H1121H2074H4940H1366H5159H830111From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam.H1366H5927H3220H4831H6293H1708H6293H5158H6440H336212In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia.H7725H8301H6924H4217H8121H1366H3696H3318H1705H5927H330913Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah.H5674H4217H6924H1662H6278H3318H7417H526914The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el.H1366H5437H6828H2615H8444H1516H331715The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their surrounding villages.H7005H5096H8110H3030H1035H8147H6240H5892H269116The 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.H7243H1486H3318H3485H1121H3485H494018Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,H1366H3157H3694H776619Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,H2663H7866H58820Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,H7245H7191H7721Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.H7432H5873H5876H104822The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.H1366H6293H8396H7831H1053H8444H1366H3383H8337H6240H5892H269123The 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.H2549H1486H3318H4294H1121H836H494025Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,H1366H2520H2482H991H40726Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,H487H6008H4861H6293H3760H3220H788427then 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,H7725H4217H8121H1016H6293H2074H1516H3317H6828H1025H5272H3318H3521H804028Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.H5683H7340H2540H7071H7227H672129Then 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,H1366H7725H7414H4013H5892H6865H1366H7725H2621H8444H3220H2256H39230Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages.H5981H663H7340H6242H8147H5892H269131The 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.H8345H1486H3318H1121H5321H1121H5321H494033Its 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.H1366H2501H438H6815H129H5346H2995H3946H8444H338334The 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.H1366H7725H3220H243H3318H2712H6293H2074H5045H6293H836H3220H3063H3383H4217H812135The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,H4013H5892H6661H6863H2575H7557H367236Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,H128H7414H267437Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,H6943H154H587738Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their surrounding villages.H3375H4027H2765H1043H1053H8672H6240H5892H269139The 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.H7637H1486H3318H4294H1121H1835H494041The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,H1366H5159H6881H847H590542Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,H8169H357H349443Elon, Timnah, Ekron,H356H8553H613844Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,H514H1405H119145Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,H3055H1139H166746Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa.H4313H7542H1366H4136H330547But 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.H1366H1121H1835H3318H1121H1835H5927H3898H3959H3920H5221H6310H2719H3423H3427H7121H3959H1835H8034H1835H148The 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.H3615H776H5157H1367H1121H3478H5414H5159H3091H1121H5126H843250For 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.H6310H3068H5414H5892H7592H8556H2022H669H1129H5892H342751These 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

Joshua 20

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

Joshua 21

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.H5066H7218H1H3881H499H3548H3091H1121H5126H7218H1H4294H1121H34782They 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."H1696H7887H776H3667H559H3068H6680H3027H4872H5414H5892H3427H4054H9293So 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.H1121H3478H5414H3881H5159H6310H3068H5892H40544The 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.H1486H3318H4940H6956H1121H175H3548H3881H1486H4294H3063H4294H8099H4294H1144H7969H6240H58925The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.H3498H1121H6955H1486H4940H4294H669H4294H1835H2677H4294H4519H6235H58926The clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.H1121H1648H1486H4940H4294H3485H4294H836H4294H5321H2677H4294H4519H1316H7969H6240H58927The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.H1121H4847H4940H4294H7205H4294H1410H4294H2074H8147H6240H58928So the Israelites obeyed the LORD's command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.H1121H3478H5414H1486H3881H5892H4054H3068H6680H3027H48729The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and SimeonH5414H4294H1121H3063H4294H1121H8095H5892H7121H803410to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first.H1121H175H4940H6956H1121H3878H7223H7223H148611Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)H5414H7151H704H7153H1H6061H2275H2022H3063H4054H543912But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.H7704H5892H2691H5414H3612H1121H3312H27213The 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,H5414H1121H175H3548H2275H4054H5892H4733H7523H3841H405414Jattir, Eshtemoa,H3492H4054H851H405415Holon, Debir,H2473H4054H1688H405416Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.H5871H4054H3194H4054H1053H4054H8672H5892H8147H762617From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,H4294H1144H1391H4054H1387H405418Anathoth, and Almon—four towns.H6068H4054H5960H4054H702H589219So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.H5892H1121H175H3548H7969H6240H5892H405420The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim.H4940H1121H6955H3881H3498H1121H6955H5892H1486H4294H66921Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,H5414H7927H4054H2022H669H5892H4733H7523H1507H405422Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns.H6911H4054H1032H4054H702H589223The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,H4294H1835H514H4054H1405H405424Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four towns.H357H4054H1667H4054H702H589225The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns.H4276H4294H4519H8590H4054H1667H4054H8147H589226So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.H5892H6235H4054H4940H1121H6955H349827The 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.H1121H1648H4940H3881H2677H4294H4519H1474H1316H4054H5892H4733H7523H1203H4054H8147H589228From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath,H4294H3485H7191H4054H1705H405429Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four towns.H3412H4054H5873H4054H702H589230From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,H4294H836H4861H4054H5658H405431Helkath, and Rehob—four towns.H2520H4054H7340H4054H702H589232From 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.H4294H5321H6943H1551H4054H5892H4733H7523H2576H4054H7178H4054H7969H589233So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon.H5892H1649H4940H7969H6240H5892H405434The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,H4940H1121H4847H3498H3881H4294H2074H3362H4054H7177H405435Dimnah, and Nahalal—four towns.H1829H4054H5096H4054H702H589236From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,H7205H1221H309637Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four towns.H6932H4158H702H589238From 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,H4294H1410H7433H1568H4054H5892H4733H7523H4266H405439Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns.H2809H4054H3270H4054H702H589240So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.H5892H1121H4847H4940H3498H4940H3881H1486H8147H6240H589241The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight.H5892H3881H8432H272H1121H3478H705H8083H5892H405442Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.H5892H5892H5892H4054H5439H589243So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.H3068H5414H3478H776H7650H5414H1H3423H342744And 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.H3068H5117H5439H7650H1H5975H376H341H6440H3068H5414H341H302745Not 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