strkjv@Joshua:21:1
@ Then came
near
the
heads
of the
fathers
of the
Levites
unto
Eleazar
the
priest
, and unto
Joshua
the
son
of
Nun
, and unto the
heads
of the
fathers
of the
tribes
of the
children
of
Israel
;
strkjv@Joshua:21:2
@ And they
spake
unto them at
Shiloh
in the
land
of
Canaan
K@,
saying
, The
LORD
commanded
by the
hand
of
Moses
to
give
us
cities
to dwell
in
, with the
suburbs
thereof for our
cattle
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:3
@ And the
children
of
Israel
gave
unto the
Levites
out of their
inheritance
, at the
commandment
of the
LORD
, these
cities
and their
suburbs
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:4
@ And the
lot
came
out
for the
families
of the
Kohathites
: and the
children
of
Aaron
the
priest
, which were of the
Levites
, had by
lot
out of the
tribe
of
Judah
, and out of the
tribe
of
Simeon
, and out of the
tribe
of
Benjamin
,
thirteen
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:5
@ And the
rest
of the
children
of
Kohath
had by
lot
out of the
families
of the
tribe
of
Ephraim
, and out of the
tribe
of
Dan
, and out of the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
,
ten
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:6
@ And the
children
of
Gershon
had by
lot
out of the
families
of the
tribe
of
Issachar
, and out of the
tribe
of
Asher
, and out of the
tribe
of
Naphtali
, and out of the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
in
Bashan
,
thirteen
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:7
@ The
children
of
Merari
by their
families
had out of the
tribe
of
Reuben
R@, and out of the
tribe
of
Gad
, and out of the
tribe
of
Zebulun
,
twelve
sh@
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:8
@ And the
children
of
Israel
gave
by
lot
unto the
Levites
these
cities
with their
suburbs
, as the
LORD
commanded
by the
hand
of
Moses
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:9
@ And they
gave
out of the
tribe
of the
children
of
Judah
, and out of the
tribe
of the
children
of
Simeon
, these
cities
which are here
mentioned
by
name
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:10
@ Which the
children
of
Aaron
, being of the
families
of the
Kohathites
, who were of the
children
of
Levi
, had: for theirs was the
first
lot
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:11
@ And they
gave
them the
city
of
Arba
A
Qiryaththe
father
of
Anak
, which city is
Hebron
, in the
hill
country of
Judah
, with the
suburbs
thereof round
about
it.
strkjv@Joshua:21:12
@ But the
fields
of the
city
, and the
villages
thereof,
gave
they to
Caleb
the
son
of
Jephunneh
for his
possession
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:13
@ Thus they
gave
to the
children
of
Aaron
the
priest
Hebron
with her
suburbs
, to be a
city
of
refuge
for the
slayer
; and
Libnah
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:14
@ And
Jattir
with her
suburbs
, and
Eshtemoa
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:15
@ And
Holon
with her
suburbs
, and
Debir
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:16
@ And
Ain
with her
suburbs
, and
Juttah
with her
suburbs
, and
Bethshemesh
Beythwith her
suburbs
;
nine
cities
out of those
two
tribes
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:17
@ And out of the
tribe
of
Benjamin
,
Gibeon
with her
suburbs
,
Geba
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:18
@
Anathoth
with her
suburbs
, and
Almon
with her
suburbs
;
four
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:19
@ All the
cities
of the
children
of
Aaron
, the
priests
, were
thirteen
cities
with their
suburbs
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:20
@ And the
families
of the
children
of
Kohath
, the
Levites
which
remained
of the
children
of
Kohath
, even they had the
cities
of their
lot
out of the
tribe
of
Ephraim
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:21
@ For they
gave
them
Shechem
with her
suburbs
in
mount
Ephraim
, to be a
city
of
refuge
for the
slayer
; and
Gezer
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:22
@ And
Kibzaim
with her
suburbs
, and
Bethhoron
Beythwith her
suburbs
;
four
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:23
@ And out of the
tribe
of
Dan
,
Eltekeh
with her
suburbs
,
Gibbethon
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:24
@
Aijalon
with her
suburbs
,
Gathrimmon
Gath- with her
suburbs
;
four
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:25
@ And out of the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
,
Tanach
with her
suburbs
, and
Gathrimmon
Gath- with her
suburbs
;
two
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:26
@ All the
cities
were
ten
with their
suburbs
for the
families
of the
children
of
Kohath
that
remained
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:27
@ And unto the
children
of
Gershon
, of the
families
of the
Levites
, out of the other
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
they gave
Golan
in
Bashan
with her
suburbs
, to be a
city
of
refuge
for the
slayer
; and
Beeshterah
with her
suburbs
;
two
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:28
@ And out of the
tribe
of
Issachar
,
Kishon
with her
suburbs
,
Dabareh
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:29
@
Jarmuth
with her
suburbs
,
Engannim
Eynwith her
suburbs
;
four
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:30
@ And out of the
tribe
of
Asher
,
Mishal
with her
suburbs
,
Abdon
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:31
@
Helkath
with her
suburbs
, and
Rehob
with her
suburbs
;
four
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:32
@ And out of the
tribe
of
Naphtali
,
Kedesh
in
Galilee
with her
suburbs
, to be a
city
of
refuge
for the
slayer
; and
Hammothdor
Chammothwith her
suburbs
, and
Kartan
with her
suburbs
;
three
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:33
@ All the
cities
of the
Gershonites
according to their
families
were
thirteen
cities
with their
suburbs
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:34
@ And unto the
families
of the
children
of
Merari
, the
rest
of the
Levites
, out of the
tribe
of
Zebulun
,
Jokneam
with her
suburbs
, and
Kartah
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:35
@
Dimnah
with her
suburbs
,
Nahalal
with her
suburbs
;
four
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:36
@ And out of the tribe of
Reuben
R@,
Bezer
with her suburbs, and
Jahazah
with her suburbs,
strkjv@Joshua:21:37
@
Kedemoth
with her suburbs, and
Mephaath
with her suburbs;
four
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:38
@ And out of the
tribe
of
Gad
,
Ramoth
in
Gilead
with her
suburbs
, to be a
city
of
refuge
for the
slayer
; and
Mahanaim
with her
suburbs
,
strkjv@Joshua:21:39
@
Heshbon
with her
suburbs
,
Jazer
with her
suburbs
;
four
cities
in all.
strkjv@Joshua:21:40
@ So all the
cities
for the
children
of
Merari
by their
families
, which were
remaining
of the
families
of the
Levites
, were by their
lot
twelve
sh@
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:41
@ All the
cities
of the
Levites
within
the
possession
of the
children
of
Israel
were
forty
and
eight
cities
with their
suburbs
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:42
@ These
cities
were every
one
H5892with their
suburbs
round
about
them: thus were all these
cities
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:43
@ And the
LORD
gave
unto
Israel
all the
land
which he
sware
to
give
unto their
fathers
; and they
possessed
it, and
dwelt
therein.
strkjv@Joshua:21:44
@ And the
LORD
gave them
rest
round
about
, according to all that he
sware
unto their
fathers
: and there
stood
not a
man
of all their
enemies
before
them; the
LORD
delivered
all their
enemies
into their
hand
.
strkjv@Joshua:21:45
@ There
failed
not
ought
of any
good
thing
which the
LORD
had
spoken
unto the
house
of
Israel
; all came to
pass
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:1
@ Then
Joshua
called
the
Reubenites
R@, and the
Gadites
, and the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:2
@ And
said
unto them, Ye have
kept
all that
Moses
the
servant
of the
LORD
commanded
you, and have
obeyed
my
voice
in all that I
commanded
you:
strkjv@Joshua:22:3
@ Ye have not
left
your
brethren
these
many
days
unto this
day
, but have
kept
the
charge
of the
commandment
of the
LORD
your
God
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:4
@ And now the
LORD
your
God
hath given
rest
unto your
brethren
, as he
promised
them: therefore now
return
ye, and
get
you unto your
tents
, and unto the
land
of your
possession
, which
Moses
the
servant
of the
LORD
gave
you on the other
side
Jordan
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:5
@ But take
diligent
heed
to
do
the
commandment
and the
law
, which
Moses
the
servant
of the
LORD
charged
you, to
love
the
LORD
your
God
, and to
walk
in all his
ways
, and to
keep
his
commandments
, and to
cleave
unto him, and to
serve
him with all your
heart
and with all your
soul
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:6
@ So
Joshua
blessed
them, and sent them
away
: and they
went
unto their
tents
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:7
@ Now to the one
half
of the
tribe
of
Manasseh
Moses
had
given
possession in
Bashan
: but unto the other
half
thereof
gave
Joshua
among
their
brethren
on this
side
Jordan
westward
. And when
Joshua
sent them
away
also unto their
tents
, then he
blessed
them,
strkjv@Joshua:22:8
@ And he
spake
unto them,
saying
,
Return
with
much
riches
unto your
tents
, and with
very
much
cattle
, with
silver
, and with
gold
, and with
brass
, and with
iron
, and with
very
much
raiment
:
divide
the
spoil
of your
enemies
with your
brethren
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:9
@ And the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
and the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
returned
, and
departed
from the
children
of
Israel
out of
Shiloh
, which is in the
land
of
Canaan
K@, to
go
unto the
country
of
Gilead
, to the
land
of their
possession
, whereof they were
possessed
, according to the
word
of the
LORD
by the
hand
of
Moses
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:10
@ And when they
came
unto the
borders
of
Jordan
, that are in the
land
of
Canaan
K@, the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
and the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
built
there an
altar
by
Jordan
, a
great
altar
to see
to
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:11
@ And the
children
of
Israel
heard
say
, Behold, the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
and the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
have
built
an
altar
over
against
the
land
of
Canaan
K@, in the
borders
of
Jordan
, at the
passage
of the
children
of
Israel
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:12
@ And when the
children
of
Israel
heard
of it, the whole
congregation
of the
children
of
Israel
gathered themselves
together
at
Shiloh
, to go
up
to
war
against them.
strkjv@Joshua:22:13
@ And the
children
of
Israel
sent
unto the
children
of
Reuben
R@, and to the
children
of
Gad
, and to the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
, into the
land
of
Gilead
,
Phinehas
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:14
@ And with him
ten
princes
, of
each
H259
chief
house
a
prince
throughout all the
tribes
of
Israel
; and each
one
was an
head
of the
house
of their
fathers
among the
thousands
of
Israel
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:15
@ And they
came
unto the
children
of
Reuben
R@, and to the
children
of
Gad
, and to the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
, unto the
land
of
Gilead
, and they
spake
with them,
saying
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:16
@ Thus
saith
the whole
congregation
of the
LORD
, What
trespass
is this that ye have
committed
against the
God
of
Israel
, to turn
away
this
day
from
following
the
LORD
, in that ye have
builded
you an
altar
, that ye might
rebel
this
day
against the
LORD
?
strkjv@Joshua:22:17
@ Is the
iniquity
of
Peor
too
little
for us, from which we are not
cleansed
until this
day
, although there was a
plague
in the
congregation
of the
LORD
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:18
@ But that ye must turn
away
this
day
from
following
the
LORD
? and it will be, seeing ye
rebel
to
day
against the
LORD
, that to
morrow
he will be
wroth
with the whole
congregation
of
Israel
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:19
@
Notwithstanding
, if the
land
of your
possession
be
unclean
, then pass ye
over
unto the
land
of the
possession
of the
LORD
, wherein the
LORDS
tabernacle
dwelleth
, and take
possession
among
us: but
rebel
not against the
LORD
,
nor
rebel
against us, in
building
you an
altar
beside
the
altar
of the
LORD
our
God
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:20
@ Did not
Achan
the
son
of
Zerah
commit
a
trespass
in the accursed
thing
, and
wrath
fell
on all the
congregation
of
Israel
? and that
man
perished
not
alone
in his
iniquity
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:21
@ Then the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
and the
half
tribe
of
Manasseh
answered
, and
said
unto the
heads
of the
thousands
of
Israel
,
strkjv@Joshua:22:22
@ The
LORD
God
of
gods
, the
LORD
God
of
gods
, he
knoweth
, and
Israel
he shall
know
; if it be in
rebellion
, or if in
transgression
against the
LORD
, (
save
us not this
day
, )
strkjv@Joshua:22:23
@ That we have
built
us an
altar
to
turn
from
following
the
LORD
, or if to
offer
thereon burnt
offering
or meat
offering
, or if to
offer
peace
offerings
thereon, let the
LORD
himself
require
it;
strkjv@Joshua:22:24
@ And if we have not rather
done
it for
fear
of this
thing
,
saying
, In time to
come
your
children
might
speak
unto our
children
,
saying
, What have ye to do with the
LORD
God
of
Israel
?
strkjv@Joshua:22:25
@ For the
LORD
hath
made
Jordan
a
border
between us and you, ye
children
of
Reuben
and
children
of
Gad
; ye have no
part
in the
LORD
: so shall your
children
make
our
children
cease
from
fearing
the
LORD
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:26
@ Therefore we
said
, Let us now
prepare
to
build
us an
altar
, not for burnt
offering
, nor for
sacrifice
:
strkjv@Joshua:22:27
@ But that it may be a
witness
between us, and you, and our
generations
after
us, that we might
do
the
service
of the
LORD
before
him with our burnt
offerings
, and with our
sacrifices
, and with our peace
offerings
; that your
children
may not
say
to our
children
in time to
come
, Ye have no
part
in the
LORD
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:28
@ Therefore
said
we, that it shall be, when they should so
say
to us or to our
generations
in time to
come
, that we may
say
again,
Behold
the
pattern
of the
altar
of the
LORD
, which our
fathers
made
, not for burnt
offerings
, nor for
sacrifices
; but it is a
witness
between us and you.
strkjv@Joshua:22:29
@ God
forbid
that we should
rebel
against the
LORD
, and
turn
this
day
from
following
the
LORD
, to
build
an
altar
for burnt
offerings
, for meat
offerings
, or for
sacrifices
, beside the
altar
of the
LORD
our
God
that is
before
his
tabernacle
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:30
@ And when
Phinehas
the
priest
, and the
princes
of the
congregation
and
heads
of the
thousands
of
Israel
which were with him,
heard
the
words
that the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
and the
children
of
Manasseh
spake
, it
pleased
them.
strkjv@Joshua:22:31
@ And
Phinehas
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest
said
unto the
children
of
Reuben
R@, and to the
children
of
Gad
, and to the
children
of
Manasseh
, This
day
we
perceive
that the
LORD
is
among
us, because ye have not
committed
this
trespass
against the
LORD
:
now
ye have
delivered
the
children
of
Israel
out of the
hand
of the
LORD
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:32
@ And
Phinehas
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest
, and the
princes
,
returned
from the
children
of
Reuben
R@, and from the
children
of
Gad
, out of the
land
of
Gilead
, unto the
land
of
Canaan
K@, to the
children
of
Israel
, and
brought
them
word
again
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:33
@ And the
thing
pleased
the
children
of
Israel
; and the
children
of
Israel
blessed
God
, and did not
intend
to go
up
against them in
battle
, to
destroy
the
land
wherein the
children
of
Reuben
and
Gad
dwelt
.
strkjv@Joshua:22:34
@ And the
children
of
Reuben
and the
children
of
Gad
called
the
altar
Ed: for it shall be a
witness
between us that the
LORD
is
God
.
strkjv@Joshua:23:1
@ And it came to pass a
long
time
after
that the
LORD
had given
rest
unto
Israel
from all their
enemies
round
about
, that
Joshua
waxed
old
and
stricken
in
age
.
Close Tab