Joshua 19

The Inheritance of Zebulun Joshua 19:10–16

¹⁰Verse 10. The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance was to Sarid. ¹¹Verse 11. Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam. ¹²Verse 12. It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia. ¹³Verse 13. From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretches to Neah. ¹⁴Verse 14. The border turned around it on the north to Hannathon; and it ended at the valley of Iphtah El;

¹⁵Verse 15. Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. ¹⁶Verse 16. This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance of Issachar Joshua 19:17–23

¹⁷Verse 17. The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families. ¹⁸Verse 18. Their border was to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, ¹⁹Verse 19. Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, ²⁰Verse 20. Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, ²¹Verse 21. Remeth, Engannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez. ²²Verse 22. The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

²³Verse 23. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.

The Inheritance of Asher Joshua 19:24–31

²⁴Verse 24. The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. ²⁵Verse 25. Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, ²⁶Verse 26. Allammelech, Amad, Mishal. It reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath. ²⁷Verse 27. It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel. It went out to Cabul on the left hand, ²⁸Verse 28. and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Sidon. ²⁹Verse 29. The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib;

³⁰Verse 30. Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages. ³¹Verse 31. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance of Naphtali Joshua 19:32–39

³²Verse 32. The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. ³³Verse 33. Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended at the Jordan. ³⁴Verse 34. The border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok. It reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise. ³⁵Verse 35. The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, ³⁶Verse 36. Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, ³⁷Verse 37. Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

³⁸Verse 38. Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. ³⁹Verse 39. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.

The Inheritance of Dan Joshua 19:40–48

⁴⁰Verse 40. The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. ⁴¹Verse 41. The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Irshemesh, ⁴²Verse 42. Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, ⁴³Verse 43. Elon, Timnah, Ekron, ⁴⁴Verse 44. Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, ⁴⁵Verse 45. Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,

⁴⁶Verse 46. Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa. ⁴⁷Verse 47. 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 struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their forefather. ⁴⁸Verse 48. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Final Inheritance Distribution Joshua 19:49–51

⁴⁹Verse 49. So they finished distributing the land for inheritance by its borders. The children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them. ⁵⁰Verse 50. According to Yahweh’s commandment, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there. ⁵¹Verse 51. These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, 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 Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.