Joshua 13

• 1. When Joshua was an old man, the LORD said to him, "You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered.
• 2. The people still need to occupy the land of the Philistines and the Geshurites--
• 3. territory that belongs to the Canaanites. This land extends from the stream of Shihor, which is on the boundary of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron,
• 4. and includes the five Philistine cities of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites in the south also remains to be conquered. In the north, this area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites;
• 5. the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad beneath Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath;
• 6. and all the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, including all the land of the Sidonians. "I will drive these people out of the land for the Israelites. So be sure to give this land to Israel as a special possession, just as I have commanded you.
• 7. Include all this territory as Israel's inheritance when you divide the land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh."
• 8. Half the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan, for Moses, the servant of the LORD, had previously assigned this land to them.
• 9. Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba, as far as Dibon.
• 10. It also included all the towns of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, and extended as far as the borders of Ammon.
• 11. It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah,
• 12. and all the territory of King Og of Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. King Og was the last of the Rephaites, for Moses had attacked them and driven them out.
• 13. But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
• 14. Moses did not assign any land to the tribe of Levi. Instead, as the LORD had promised them, their inheritance came from the offerings burned on the altar to the LORD, the God of Israel.
• 15. Moses had assigned the following area to the families of the tribe of Reuben.
• 16. Their territory extended from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Gorge (including the town in the middle of the gorge) to the plain beyond Medeba.
• 17. It included Heshbon and the other towns on the plain--Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
• 18. Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
• 19. Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill above the valley,
• 20. Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth.
• 21. The land of Reuben also included all the towns of the plain and the entire kingdom of Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who had reigned in Heshbon and was killed by Moses along with the chiefs of Midian--Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba--princes living in the region who were allied with Sihon.
• 22. The Israelites also killed Balaam the magician, the son of Beor.
• 23. The Jordan River marked the western boundary for the tribe of Reuben. The towns and villages in this area were given as an inheritance to the families of the tribe of Reuben.
• 24. Moses had assigned the following area to the families of the tribe of Gad.
• 25. Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer just west of Rabbah.
• 26. It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to Lo-debar.
• 27. In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon. The Jordan River was the western border, extending as far north as the Sea of Galilee.
• 28. The towns and villages in this area were given as an inheritance to the families of the tribe of Gad.
• 29. Moses had assigned the following area to the families of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
• 30. Their territory extended from Mahanaim, including all of Bashan, all the former kingdom of King Og, and the sixty towns of Jair in Bashan.
• 31. It also included half of Gilead and King Og's royal cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei. All this was given to the descendants of Makir, who was Manasseh's son.
• 32. These are the allotments Moses had made while he was on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, east of Jericho.
• 33. But Moses gave no land to the tribe of Levi, for the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised to be their inheritance.

Joshua 14

• 1. The remaining tribes of Israel inherited land in Canaan as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders.
• 2. These nine and a half tribes received their inheritance by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the LORD's command through Moses.
• 3. Moses had already given an inheritance of land to the two and a half tribes on the east side of the Jordan River.
• 4. The tribe of Joseph had become two separate tribes--Manasseh and Ephraim. And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in and the surrounding pasturelands for their flocks and herds.
• 5. So the distribution of the land was in strict accordance with the LORD's instructions to Moses.
• 6. A delegation from the tribe of Judah, led by Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb said to Joshua, "Remember what the LORD said to Moses, the man of God, about you and me when we were at Kadesh-barnea.
• 7. I was forty years old when Moses, the servant of the LORD, sent me from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land of Canaan. I returned and gave from my heart a good report,
• 8. but my brothers who went with me frightened the people and discouraged them from entering the Promised Land. For my part, I followed the LORD my God completely.
• 9. So that day Moses promised me, `The land of Canaan on which you were just walking will be your special possession and that of your descendants forever, because you wholeheartedly followed the LORD my God.'
• 10. "Now, as you can see, the LORD has kept me alive and well as he promised for all these forty-five years since Moses made this promise--even while Israel wandered in the wilderness. Today I am eighty-five years old.
• 11. I am as strong now as I was when Moses sent me on that journey, and I can still travel and fight as well as I could then.
• 12. So I'm asking you to give me the hill country that the LORD promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the Anakites living there in great, walled cities. But if the LORD is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the LORD said."
• 13. So Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave Hebron to him as an inheritance.
• 14. Hebron still belongs to the descendants of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite because he wholeheartedly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.
• 15. (Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the Anakites.) And the land had rest from war.

Joshua 15

• 1. The land assigned to the families of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, with the wilderness of Zin being its southernmost point.
• 2. The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea,
• 3. ran south of Scorpion Pass into the wilderness of Zin and went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka.
• 4. From there it passed to Azmon, until it finally reached the brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea. This was their southern boundary.
• 5. The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea,
• 6. crossed to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben's son.)
• 7. From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the border extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel.
• 8. The boundary then passed through the valley of the son of Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.
• 9. From there the border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
• 10. The border circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah.
• 11. The boundary line then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
• 12. The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries for the families of the tribe of Judah.
• 13. The LORD instructed Joshua to assign some of Judah's territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the city of Arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak's ancestor.
• 14. Caleb drove out the three Anakites--Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai--descendants of Anak.
• 15. Then he fought against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).
• 16. Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher."
• 17. Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel's wife.
• 18. When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for an additional field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What is it? What can I do for you?"
• 19. She said, "Give me a further blessing. You have been kind enough to give me land in the Negev; please give me springs as well." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
• 20. This was the inheritance given to the families of the tribe of Judah.
• 21. The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south are Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
• 22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
• 23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
• 24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
• 25. Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
• 26. Amam, Shema, Moladah,
• 27. Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
• 28. Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
• 29. Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
• 30. Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
• 31. Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
• 32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. In all, there were twenty-nine of these towns with their surrounding villages.
• 33. The following towns situated in the western foothills were also given to Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
• 34. Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
• 35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
• 36. Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim. In all, there were fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.
• 37. Also included were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
• 38. Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
• 39. Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
• 40. Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish,
• 41. Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah--sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.
• 42. Besides these, there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
• 43. Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
• 44. Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah--nine towns with their surrounding villages.
• 45. The territory of the tribe of Judah also included all the towns and villages of Ekron.
• 46. From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.
• 47. It also included Ashdod with its towns and villages and Gaza with its towns and villages, as far as the brook of Egypt and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
• 48. Judah also received the following towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
• 49. Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
• 50. Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
• 51. Goshen, Holon, and Giloh--eleven towns with their surrounding villages.
• 52. Also included were the towns of Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
• 53. Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
• 54. Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior--nine towns with their surrounding villages.
• 55. Besides these, there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
• 56. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
• 57. Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah--ten towns with their surrounding villages.
• 58. In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
• 59. Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon--six towns with their surrounding villages.
• 60. There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah--two towns with their surrounding villages.
• 61. In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
• 62. Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi--six towns with their surrounding villages.
• 63. But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day.

New Living Translation: 69 of 324 days.