Joshua 21 — NETB

21Verse 1The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders^{Verse 2}in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.”^{Verse 3}So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.^{Verse 4}The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.^{Verse 5}The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.^{Verse 6}Gershon’s descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.^{Verse 7}Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.^{Verse 8}So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the Lord had instructed Moses.^{Verse 9}They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.^{Verse 10}They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.^{Verse 11}They assigned them Kiriath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas.^{Verse 12}(Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)^{Verse 13}So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah,^{Verse 14}Jattir, Eshtemoa,^{Verse 15}Holon, Debir,^{Verse 16}Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes.^{Verse 17}From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba,^{Verse 18}Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.^{Verse 19}The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.^{Verse 20}The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.^{Verse 21}They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,^{Verse 22}Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.^{Verse 23}From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon,^{Verse 24}Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.^{Verse 25}From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities.^{Verse 26}The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.^{Verse 27}They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities;^{Verse 28}from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath,^{Verse 29}Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;^{Verse 30}from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon,^{Verse 31}Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;^{Verse 32}from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of three cities.^{Verse 33}The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.^{Verse 34}They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,^{Verse 35}Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;^{Verse 36}from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,^{Verse 37}Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities;^{Verse 38}from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,^{Verse 39}Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.^{Verse 40}The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.^{Verse 41}The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.^{Verse 42}Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.^{Verse 43}So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it.^{Verse 44}The Lord made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them.^{Verse 45}Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.