March 28 – Joshua 19-21

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Joshua Chapters 19-21

The Inheritance for Simeon
Jos 19:1  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.
Jos 19:2  And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
Jos 19:3  And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,
Jos 19:4  And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
Jos 19:5  And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,
Jos 19:6  And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
Jos 19:7  Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
Jos 19:8  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.
Jos 19:9  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.

The Inheritance for Zebulun
Jos 19:10  And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
Jos 19:11  And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
Jos 19:12  And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
Jos 19:13  And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
Jos 19:14  And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:
Jos 19:15  And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
Jos 19:16  This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Issachar
Jos 19:17  And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
Jos 19:18  And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
Jos 19:19  And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
Jos 19:20  And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
Jos 19:21  And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
Jos 19:22  And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
Jos 19:23  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

The Inheritance for Asher
Jos 19:24  And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
Jos 19:25  And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
Jos 19:26  And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
Jos 19:27  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,
Jos 19:28  And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
Jos 19:29  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:
Jos 19:30  Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
Jos 19:31  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Naphtali
Jos 19:32  The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
Jos 19:33  And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
Jos 19:34  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.
Jos 19:35  And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
Jos 19:36  And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
Jos 19:37  And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
Jos 19:38  And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
Jos 19:39  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

The Inheritance for Dan
Jos 19:40  And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
Jos 19:41  And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
Jos 19:42  And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
Jos 19:43  And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
Jos 19:44  And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
Jos 19:45  And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,
Jos 19:46  And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
Jos 19:47  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.
Jos 19:48  This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Joshua
Jos 19:49  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:
Jos 19:50  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.
Jos 19:51  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 Cities of Refuge
Jos 20:1  The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
Jos 20:2  Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:
Jos 20:3  That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
Jos 20:4  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.
Jos 20:5  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.
Jos 20:6  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.
Jos 20:7  And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
Jos 20:8  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.
Jos 20:9  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.

Cities and Pasturelands Allotted to Levi
Jos 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;
Jos 21:2  And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
Jos 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.
Jos 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.
Jos 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.
Jos 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.
Jos 21:7  The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Jos 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.
Jos 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,
Jos 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.
Jos 21:11  And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Jos 21:12  But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Jos 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,
Jos 21:14  And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
Jos 21:15  And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
Jos 21:16  And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
Jos 21:17  And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Jos 21:18  Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Jos 21:19  All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Jos 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.
Jos 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,
Jos 21:22  And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
Jos 21:23  And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
Jos 21:24  Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Jos 21:25  And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Jos 21:26  All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
Jos 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.
Jos 21:28  And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
Jos 21:29  Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
Jos 21:30  And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Jos 21:31  Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
Jos 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 with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
Jos 21:33  All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Jos 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,
Jos 21:35  Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Jos 21:36  And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Jos 21:37  Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
Jos 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,
Jos 21:39  Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
Jos 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 cities.
Jos 21:41  All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Jos 21:42  These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
Jos 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.
Jos 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.
Jos 21:45  There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

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