Joshua 19 — FBV

19Verse 1The second lot cast went to the tribe of Simeon, by families. The land was within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.^{Verse 2}Their allocation included Beersheba, Sheba,⁺Moladah,^{Verse 3}Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,^{Verse 4}Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,^{Verse 5}Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,^{Verse 6}Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 7}Also: Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their associated villages,^{Verse 8}as well as all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath-beer (or Ramah of the Negev). This was the land allotted to the tribe of Simeon, by families.^{Verse 9}The allocation of the tribe of Simeon was part of that given to the tribe of Judah, since what the tribe of Judah had received was too large for them.^{Verse 10}The third lot cast went to the tribe of Zebulun, by families. The boundary of their allocation began at Sarid,^{Verse 11}and then went west past Maralah, touched Dabbeshah, and then the brook near Jokneam.^{Verse 12}Going the other way⁺from Sarid, the boundary headed east to the border of Kislot-tabor, on to Daberath, and then up to Japhia.^{Verse 13}From there it ran east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and on to Rimmon, and turned towards Neah.^{Verse 14}There the boundary turned north to Hannathon, ending at the valley of Iphtah-el.^{Verse 15}The towns included: Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem⁺—twelve towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 16}This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.^{Verse 17}The fourth lot cast went to the tribe of Issachar, by families.^{Verse 18}Their land included these towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,^{Verse 19}Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,^{Verse 20}Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,^{Verse 21}Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.^{Verse 22}The boundary also reached the towns of Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 23}This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Zebulun, by families.^{Verse 24}The fifth lot cast went to the tribe of Asher, by families.^{Verse 25}Their allocation included the towns of Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,^{Verse 26}Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. Their boundary reached Carmel and Shihor-libnat in the west.^{Verse 27}Then it turned east towards Beth-dagon, reaching the land of Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el. From there it headed north to Beth-emek and Neiel, and continued north to Cabul, and on through to^{Verse 28}Ebron,⁺Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and on up to Great Sidon.^{Verse 29}The boundary then turned towards Ramah and then the fortified town of Tyre, turning to Hosah and ending at the sea. Towns included Mehebel, Aczib,^{Verse 30}Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 31}This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Asher, by families.^{Verse 32}The sixth lot cast went to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.^{Verse 33}Their boundary began at Heleph, by the oak at Zaananim, and went across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and up to Lakkum, and ending at the Jordan.^{Verse 34}Then the boundary headed west to Aznoth-tabor, and on to Hukkok. It reached the land of Zebulun on the south, the land of Asher on the west, and the Jordan on the east.^{Verse 35}The fortified towns included: Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,^{Verse 36}Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,^{Verse 37}Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,^{Verse 38}Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their associated villages.^{Verse 39}This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Naphtali, by families.^{Verse 40}The seventh lot cast went to the tribe of Dan, by families.^{Verse 41}Their allocation included the towns of Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,^{Verse 42}Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,^{Verse 43}Elon, Timnah, Ekron,^{Verse 44}Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,^{Verse 45}Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,^{Verse 46}Me-jarkon, Rakkon, along with the territory opposite Joppa.^{Verse 47}However, the tribe of Dan was not able to hold on to their allotted land, so they went and attacked Leshem and captured it. They slaughtered its inhabitants and took possession of the town, settling there. They renamed Leshem as Dan, after their ancestor.^{Verse 48}This was the allocation—the land, towns, and villages—given to the tribe of Dan, by families.^{Verse 49}After they finished allotting the land and establishing its borders, the Israelites gave Joshua, son of Nun, an allocation among them.^{Verse 50}Following the Lord's command, they gave him the town he requested—Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and settled there.^{Verse 51}These were the allocations distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua, son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite tribes. They were made by casting lots at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.