Joshua:18-20

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* And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh , and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there . And the land was subdued before them . * And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes , which had not yet received their inheritance . * And Joshua said unto the children of Israel , How long are ye slack to go to possess the land , which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you ? * Give out from among you three men for each tribe : and I will send them , and they shall rise , and go through the land , and describe it according to the inheritance of them ; and they shall come again to me . * And they shall divide it into seven parts : Judah shall abide in their coast on the south , and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north . * Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts , and bring the description hither to me , that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God . * But the Levites have no part among you ; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance : and Gad , and Reuben , and half the tribe of Manasseh , have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east , which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them . * And the men arose , and went away : and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land , saying , Go and walk through the land , and describe it , and come again to me , that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh . * And the men went and passed through the land , and described it by cities into seven parts in a book , and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh . * And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD : and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions . * And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families : and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph . * And their border on the north side was from Jordan ; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side , and went up through the mountains westward ; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven . * And the border went over from thence toward Luz , to the side of Luz , which is Bethel , southward ; and the border descended to Atarothadar , near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron . * And the border was drawn thence , and compassed the corner of the sea southward , from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward ; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal , which is Kirjathjearim , a city of the children of Judah : this was the west quarter . * And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim , and the border went out on the west , and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah : * And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom , and which is in the valley of the giants on the north , and descended to the valley of Hinnom , to the side of Jebusi on the south , and descended to Enrogel , * And was drawn from the north , and went forth to Enshemesh , and went forth toward Geliloth , which is over against the going up of Adummim , and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben , * And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward , and went down unto Arabah : * And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward : and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan : this was the south coast . * And Jordan was the border of it on the east side . This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin , by the coasts thereof round about , according to their families . * Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho , and Bethhoglah , and the valley of Keziz , * And Betharabah , and Zemaraim , and Bethel , * And Avim , and Parah , and Ophrah , * And Chepharhaammonai , and Ophni , and Gaba ; twelve cities with their villages : * Gibeon , and Ramah , and Beeroth , * And Mizpeh , and Chephirah , and Mozah , * And Rekem , and Irpeel , and Taralah , * And Zelah , Eleph , and Jebusi , which is Jerusalem , Gibeath , and Kirjath ; fourteen cities with their villages . This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families . * 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 . * And they had in their inheritance Beersheba , or Sheba , and Moladah , * And Hazarshual , and Balah , and Azem , * And Eltolad , and Bethul , and Hormah , * And Ziklag , and Bethmarcaboth , and Hazarsusah , * And Bethlebaoth , and Sharuhen ; thirteen cities and their villages : * Ain , Remmon , and Ether , and Ashan ; four cities and their villages : * 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 . * 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 . * And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families : and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid : * And their border went up toward the sea , and Maralah , and reached to Dabbasheth , and reached to the river that is before Jokneam ; * And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor , and then goeth out to Daberath , and goeth up to Japhia , * And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher , to Ittahkazin , and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah ; * And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon : and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel : * And Kattath , and Nahallal , and Shimron , and Idalah , and Bethlehem : twelve cities with their villages . * This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families , these cities with their villages . * And the fourth lot came out to Issachar , for the children of Issachar according to their families . * And their border was toward Jezreel , and Chesulloth , and Shunem , * And Hapharaim , and Shion , and Anaharath , * And Rabbith , and Kishion , and Abez , * And Remeth , and Engannim , and Enhaddah , and Bethpazzez ; * And the coast reacheth to Tabor , and Shahazimah , and Bethshemesh ; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan : sixteen cities with their villages . * This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families , the cities and their villages . * And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families . * And their border was Helkath , and Hali , and Beten , and Achshaph , * And Alammelech , and Amad , and Misheal ; and reacheth to Carmel westward , and to Shihorlibnath ; * 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 , * And Hebron , and Rehob , and Hammon , and Kanah , even unto great Zidon ; * 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 : * Ummah also , and Aphek , and Rehob : twenty and two cities with their villages . * This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families , these cities with their villages . * The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali , even for the children of Naphtali according to their families . * And their coast was from Heleph , from Allon to Zaanannim , and Adami , Nekeb , and Jabneel , unto Lakum ; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan : * 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 . * And the fenced cities are Ziddim , Zer , and Hammath , Rakkath , and Chinnereth , * And Adamah , and Ramah , and Hazor , * And Kedesh , and Edrei , and Enhazor , * And Iron , and Migdalel , Horem , and Bethanath , and Bethshemesh ; nineteen cities with their villages . * This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families , the cities and their villages . * And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families . * And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah , and Eshtaol , and Irshemesh , * And Shaalabbin , and Ajalon , and Jethlah , * And Elon , and Thimnathah , and Ekron , * And Eltekeh , and Gibbethon , and Baalath , * And Jehud , and Beneberak , and Gathrimmon , * And Mejarkon , and Rakkon , with the border before Japho . * 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 . * This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families , these cities with their villages . * 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 : * 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 . * 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 . * The LORD also spake unto Joshua , saying , * Speak to the children of Israel , saying , Appoint out for you cities of refuge , whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses : * That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither : and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood . * And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city , and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city , they shall take him into the city unto them , and give him a place , that he may dwell among them . * And if the avenger of blood pursue after him , then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand ; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly , and hated him not beforetime . * And he shall dwell in that city , until he stand before the congregation for judgment , and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days : then shall the slayer return , and come unto his own city , and unto his own house , unto the city from whence he fled . * And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali , and Shechem in mount Ephraim , and Kirjatharba , which is Hebron , in the mountain of Judah . * And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward , they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben , and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad , and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh . * These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel , and for the stranger that sojourneth among them , that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither , and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood , until he stood before the congregation . * 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 ;

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