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Joshua 13
New International Version

### Land Still to Be Taken

13 When Joshua had grown old,(A) the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.

2 “This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines(B) and Geshurites,(C) 3 from the Shihor River(D) on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron(E) on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers(F) in Gaza, Ashdod,(G) Ashkelon,(H) Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites(I) 4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek(J) and the border of the Amorites;(K) 5 the area of Byblos;(L) and all Lebanon(M) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon(N) to Lebo Hamath.(O)

6 “As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,(P) that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out(Q) before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,(R) 7 and divide it as an inheritance(S) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

### Division of the Land East of the Jordan

8 The other half of Manasseh,[a] the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the Lord, had assigned(T) it to them.(U)

9 It extended from Aroer(V) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau(W) of Medeba as far as Dibon,(X) 10 and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,(Y) out to the border of the Ammonites.(Z) 11 It also included Gilead,(AA) the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah(AB)— 12 that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan,(AC) who had reigned in Ashtaroth(AD) and Edrei.(AE) (He was the last of the Rephaites.(AF)) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.(AG) 13 But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur(AH) and Maakah,(AI) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.(AJ)

14 But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.(AK)

15 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:

16 The territory from Aroer(AL) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba(AM) 17 to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau,(AN) including Dibon,(AO) Bamoth Baal,(AP) Beth Baal Meon,(AQ) 18 Jahaz,(AR) Kedemoth,(AS) Mephaath,(AT) 19 Kiriathaim,(AU) Sibmah,(AV) Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, 20 Beth Peor,(AW) the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— 21 all the towns on the plateau(AX) and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs,(AY) Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba(AZ)—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. 22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,(BA) who practiced divination.(BB) 23 The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.(BC)

24 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:

25 The territory of Jazer,(BD) all the towns of Gilead(BE) and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;(BF) 26 and from Heshbon(BG) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim(BH) to the territory of Debir;(BI) 27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,(BJ) Sukkoth(BK) and Zaphon(BL) with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee[b](BM)). 28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,(BN) according to their clans.

29 This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:

30 The territory extending from Mahanaim(BO) and including all of Bashan,(BP) the entire realm of Og king of Bashan(BQ)—all the settlements of Jair(BR) in Bashan, sixty towns, 31 half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan).(BS) This was for the descendants of Makir(BT) son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, according to their clans.(BU)

32 This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab(BV) across the Jordan east of Jericho.(BW) 33 But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance;(BX) the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance,(BY) as he promised them.(BZ)

#### Footnotes

1. Joshua 13:8 Hebrew With it (that is, with the other half of Manasseh)
2. Joshua 13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth

#### Cross references

1. Joshua 13:1 : Ge 24:1; Jos 14:10; 23:1, 2; 1Ki 1:1
2. Joshua 13:2 : S Ge 10:14; S Jdg 3:31
3. Joshua 13:2 : S Jos 12:5
4. Joshua 13:3 : 1Ch 13:5; Isa 23:3; Jer 2:18
5. Joshua 13:3 : Jos 15:11, 45; 19:43; Jdg 1:18; 1Sa 5:10; 7:14
6. Joshua 13:3 : Jdg 3:3; 16:5, 18; 1Sa 6:4, 17; Isa 14:29; Jer 25:20; Eze 25:15
7. Joshua 13:3 : S Jos 11:22; Am 3:9
8. Joshua 13:3 : Jdg 1:18; 14:19; 2Sa 1:20
9. Joshua 13:3 : S Dt 2:23
10. Joshua 13:4 : S Jos 12:18
11. Joshua 13:4 : S Ge 14:7; S 15:16; Am 2:10
12. Joshua 13:5 : 1Ki 5:18; Ps 83:7; Eze 27:9
13. Joshua 13:5 : S Jos 11:17
14. Joshua 13:5 : S Dt 3:8
15. Joshua 13:5 : S Nu 13:21; 34:8; Jdg 3:3
16. Joshua 13:6 : Jos 11:8
17. Joshua 13:6 : Ps 80:8
18. Joshua 13:6 : Nu 33:54; S 34:13
19. Joshua 13:7 : S Jos 11:23; Ps 78:55
20. Joshua 13:8 : S Jos 12:6
21. Joshua 13:8 : Jos 18:7
22. Joshua 13:9 : ver 16; S Nu 32:34; Dt 2:36; Jdg 11:26; 2Sa 24:5
23. Joshua 13:9 : ver 17, 21; Jer 48:8, 21
24. Joshua 13:9 : S Nu 21:30; S 32:3; Isa 15:2; Jer 48:18, 22
25. Joshua 13:10 : S Jos 12:2
26. Joshua 13:10 : S Nu 21:24
27. Joshua 13:11 : S Jos 12:2
28. Joshua 13:11 : Jos 12:5
29. Joshua 13:12 : S Dt 1:4
30. Joshua 13:12 : Jos 12:4
31. Joshua 13:12 : S Nu 21:33
32. Joshua 13:12 : S Ge 14:5
33. Joshua 13:12 : S Dt 3:8
34. Joshua 13:13 : S Jos 12:5
35. Joshua 13:13 : S Dt 3:14
36. Joshua 13:13 : Dt 3:12
37. Joshua 13:14 : ver 33; Dt 18:1-2; Jos 14:3
38. Joshua 13:16 : S ver 9; Jos 12:2; 1Sa 30:28
39. Joshua 13:16 : S Nu 21:30; Isa 15:2
40. Joshua 13:17 : S ver 9
41. Joshua 13:17 : S Nu 32:3
42. Joshua 13:17 : Nu 22:41
43. Joshua 13:17 : 1Ch 5:8; Jer 48:23; Eze 25:9
44. Joshua 13:18 : S Nu 21:23
45. Joshua 13:18 : S Dt 2:26
46. Joshua 13:18 : Jos 21:37; Jer 48:21
47. Joshua 13:19 : S Nu 32:37
48. Joshua 13:19 : S Nu 32:3
49. Joshua 13:20 : S Dt 3:29
50. Joshua 13:21 : S ver 9
51. Joshua 13:21 : S Ge 25:2; S Nu 25:15
52. Joshua 13:21 : Nu 31:8
53. Joshua 13:22 : S Nu 22:5
54. Joshua 13:22 : S Ge 30:27; S Nu 23:23
55. Joshua 13:23 : 1Ch 5:7
56. Joshua 13:25 : S Nu 21:32; Jos 21:39
57. Joshua 13:25 : S Jos 12:2
58. Joshua 13:25 : S Dt 3:11
59. Joshua 13:26 : S Nu 21:25; Jer 49:3
60. Joshua 13:26 : S Ge 32:2
61. Joshua 13:26 : S Jos 10:3
62. Joshua 13:27 : S Nu 32:3
63. Joshua 13:27 : S Ge 33:17
64. Joshua 13:27 : Jdg 12:1; Ps 48:2
65. Joshua 13:27 : S Nu 34:11
66. Joshua 13:28 : Ge 46:16; S Nu 32:33; Eze 48:27
67. Joshua 13:30 : S Ge 32:2
68. Joshua 13:30 : S Nu 21:33
69. Joshua 13:30 : S Jos 12:4
70. Joshua 13:30 : S Nu 32:41
71. Joshua 13:31 : Nu 21:33
72. Joshua 13:31 : S Ge 50:23
73. Joshua 13:31 : Jos 17:5
74. Joshua 13:32 : S Nu 26:3
75. Joshua 13:32 : S Nu 22:1
76. Joshua 13:33 : Nu 26:62
77. Joshua 13:33 : S Nu 18:20
78. Joshua 13:33 : S ver 14; Jos 18:7; Eze 44:28

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