Joshua 19

Land for Simeon

1 The second part of the land was given to the tribe of Simeon. Each family group received some of the land inside the area of Judah.2 They received Beersheba (also called Sheba), Moladah,3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

6 Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen. There were thirteen towns and their villages.
7 They received the towns of Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan, four towns and their villages.8 They also received all the very small areas with people living in them as far as Baalath Beer (this is the same as Ramah in southern Canaan). So these were the lands given to the family groups in the tribe of Simeon.

9 The land of the Simeonites was taken from part of the land of Judah. Since Judah had much more land than they needed, the Simeonites received part of their land.

Land for Zebulun

10 The third part of the land was given to the tribe of Zebulun. Each family group of Zebulun received some of the land. The border of Zebulun went as far as Sarid.11 Then it went west to Maralah and came near Dabbesheth and then near Jokneam.12 Then it turned to the east. It went from Sarid to the area of Kisloth Tabor and on to Daberath and to Japhia.13 It continued eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin, ending at Rimmon. There the border turned and went toward Neah.14 At Neah it turned again and went to the north to Hannathon and continued to the Valley of Iphtah El.

15 Inside this border were the cities of Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve towns and their villages.

16 So these are the towns and the villages that were given to the family groups of Zebulun.

Land for Issachar

17 The fourth part of the land was given to the tribe of Issachar. Each family group of Issachar received some of the land.18 Their land included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.

22 The border of their land touched the area called Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh and stopped at the Jordan River. There were sixteen towns and their villages.

23 These cities and towns were part of the land that was given to the family groups of Issachar.

Land for Asher

24 The fifth part of the land was given to the tribe of Asher. Each family group of Asher received some of the land.25 Their land included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,

26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal.
The western border touched Mount Carmel and Shihor Libnath.27 Then it turned east and went to Beth Dagon, touching Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El. Then it went north of Beth Emek and Neiel and passed north to Cabul.28 From there it went to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah and continued to Greater Sidon.29 Then the border went back south toward Ramah and continued to the strong, walled city of Tyre. There it turned and went toward Hosah, ending at the sea. This was in the area of Aczib,

30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two towns and their villages.

31 These cities and their villages were part of the land that was given to the family groups of Asher.

Land for Naphtali

32 The sixth part of the land was given to the tribe of Naphtali. Each family group of Naphtali received some of the land.33 The border of their land started at the large tree in Zaanannim, which is near Heleph. Then it went through Adami Nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and ended at the Jordan River.34 Then it went to the west through Aznoth Tabor and stopped at Hukkok. It went to the area of Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah, at the Jordan River, on the east.35 The strong, walled cities inside these borders were called Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh. There were nineteen towns and all their villages.

39 The towns and the villages around them were in the land that was given to the family groups of Naphtali.

Land for Dan

40 The seventh part of the land was given to the tribe of Dan. Each family group of Dan received some of the land.41 Their land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron,44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,

46 Me Jarkon, Rakkon, and the area near Joppa.
47 (But the Danites had trouble taking their land. They went and fought against Leshem, defeated it, and killed the people who lived there. So the Danites moved into the town of Leshem and changed its name to Dan, because he was the father of their tribe.)

48 All of these towns and villages were given to the family groups of Dan.

Land for Joshua

49 After the leaders finished dividing the land and giving it to the different tribes, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun his land also.

50 They gave Joshua the town he asked for, Timnath Serah in the mountains of Ephraim, just as the Lord commanded. He built up the town and lived there.
51 So these lands were given to the different tribes of Israel. Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of each tribe divided up the land by lots at Shiloh. They met in the presence of the Lord at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. Now they were finished dividing the land.

Joshua 19

1 And the second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.2 And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,3 and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Ezem,4 and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,5 and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,6 and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages:7 Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages:8 and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.9 Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid;11 and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam;12 and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor; and it went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia;13 and from thence it passed along eastward to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretcheth unto Neah;14 and the border turned about it on the north to Hannathon; and the goings out thereof were at the valley of Iphtah-el;15 and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.18 And their border was unto Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,19 and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez,21 and Remeth, and Engannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez,22 and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,26 and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;27 and it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand,28 and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Sidon;29 and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea by the region of Achzib;30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

32 The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.33 And their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adaminekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum; and the goings out thereof were at the Jordan;34 and the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from thence to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrising.35 And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,36 and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,37 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.41 And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,42 and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah,43 and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,45 and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,46 and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.47 And the border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought 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.48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49 So they made an end of distributing the land for inheritance by the borders thereof; and the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them:50 according to the commandment of Jehovah they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.