Joshua 19:1-51
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.
2 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
3 And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,
4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
5 And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,
6 And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
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.
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.
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 toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
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,
13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:
15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, 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 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.
18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
19 And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
21 And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
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.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and 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 Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
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,
28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre;a and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to 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 to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
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:
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.
35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
38 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
45 And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,
46 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border beforeb Japho.
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.
48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
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:
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.
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.
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Joshua
Brian Rowlands
Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info.Chapter 19
v1 The second *lot showed that the next part of the land was for the *tribe of Simeon. Joshua gave some of the land to their families that he had given to Judah. v2 It included:
• Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
• v3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,
• v4 Eltolad, Bethul and Hormah,
• v5 Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,
• v6 Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen.
These were 13 towns and their villages.
v7 He also gave to them 4 more towns and their villages. These were
• Ain, Rimmon, Ether and Ashan. v8 This included all the villages near them as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev).
This is the land that Joshua gave to the families of the *tribe of Simeon. v9 He took Simeon’s land from Judah’s land. Judah did not need all the land that Joshua had given to them. So the *tribe of Simeon lived inside the land that Joshua had given to Judah.
Verses 1-9 This is the land that Joshua gave to the *tribe of Simeon. Simeon was the smallest *tribe. The *tribe of Simeon occupied some of the land that Joshua had given to Judah. Simeon, the son of Jacob, was a very bad person. Before Jacob died, he *cursed Simeon (Genesis 49:5-7). Jacob said that God would scatter the *tribe of Simeon over the land. This became true by Joshua.
v10 The *lot showed that the next part of the land was for Zebulun. The edge of it went as far as Sarid. v11 Then it went west to Maralah. Then it touched Dabbesheth, and went to the valley near Jokneam. v12 From Sarid, the edge of their land went east to the land of Kisloth Tabor. Then it went to Daberath and up to Japhia. v13 It continued east to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin. It went on to Rimmon, and turned to go to Neah.
v14 The edge went north to Hannathon and it stopped at the valley of Iphtah El. v15 Twelve (12) towns and their villages were in this part of the land. The towns included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem.
v16 Joshua gave these towns and their villages to families of the *tribe of Zebulun.
Verses 10-16 This is the land that Joshua gave to the *tribe of Zebulun. He gave Zebulun a small piece of land in the north of the country. It was near Lake Galilee. There were no important towns in Zebulun.
Verse 15 This Bethlehem is not the town where Jesus was born.
v17 The *lot showed Joshua that the next part of the land was for Issachar’s families. v18 Their land included
• Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
• v19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
• v20 Rabbith, Kishion and Ebez,
• v21 Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez.
v22 The edge of their land touched Tabor, Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh and it ended at the river Jordan.
Joshua gave 16 towns and their villages to them.
v23 Joshua gave these towns and their villages to the families of the *tribe of Issachar.
Verses 17-23 This is the land that Joshua gave to the *tribe of Issachar. This land was also in the north near Lake Galilee.
v24 The next *lot showed Joshua the land that he must give to Asher’s families. v25 This is the land that he gave to them:
• Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
• v26 Allammelech, Amad and Mishal.
The edge of the land on the west touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath. v27 Then it went east towards Beth Dagon, to touch Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah El.
Then the edge of their land went north to Beth Emek and Neiel. It passed the left side of Cabul. v28 It went to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Sidon.
v29 Then the edge went back towards Ramah to the strong city of Tyre. Then it turned to Hosah and ended at the sea. This was near Aczib, v30 Ummah, Aphek and Rehob.
Joshua gave to them 22 towns and their villages.
v31 Joshua gave these towns and villages to the families of Asher’s *tribe.
Verses 24-31 This is the land that Joshua gave to the *tribe of Asher. It is in the north west of the country, on the coast.
v32 The 6th *lot showed Joshua the land that he must give to Naphtali’s families. v33 The edge of their land went from Heleph and the big tree in Zaanannim. Then it went past Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum. It ended at the river Jordan.
v34 Another edge went west through Aznoth Tabor to Hukkok. It touched Zebulun on its south side. It touched Asher on its west and it touched Jordan on its east side. v35 The land contained the strong cities Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath and Kinnereth. v36 And Joshua gave to them:
• Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
• v37 Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
• v38 Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh.
He gave 19 towns and their villages to them.
v39 Joshua gave these towns and villages to the families of Naphtali.
Verses 32-39 This is the land that Joshua gave to the *tribe of Naphtali. This land is near Lake Galilee. Jesus lived most of his life in Naphtali. Nazareth, Capernaum and Tiberias are in Naphtali. Jesus did most of his *miracles in Naphtali.
v40 The next *lot showed Joshua the land to give to Dan’s families. v41 This is the land that he gave to them:
• Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
• v42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
• v43 Elon, Timnah and Ekron,
• v44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
• v45 Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
• v46 Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with land in front of Joppa.
v47 (But Dan’s people could not take their land, so they went to attack Leshem. They took it and killed its people. Then they lived there themselves. They called the city Dan, which was the name of their father.)
v48 Joshua gave these towns and their villages to the families of Dan’s *tribe.
Verses 40-48 This is the land that Joshua gave to the *tribe of Dan. It was a small area. It was difficult for the *tribe of Dan to defeat the people who lived there. Later, they moved north and they occupied another area (Judges 18:1-31). People used to say that the land of *Israel was the land from Dan to Beer Sheba.
v49 After they had divided the land, the *Israelites gave to Joshua son of Nun his own land. v50 This is what the *Lord had told them to do. Joshua asked for the town Timnah Serah in the hills of Ephraim. And they gave it to him. He built the town and he went to live there.
v51 This is the list of all the lands that they gave to each *tribe. The *lots showed Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the leaders which land was for each *tribe. They did this by the *Tent of Meeting, in front of the *Lord. So they finished giving each *tribe a part of the land.
Verses 49-50 When they had divided all the land, the *Israelites gave to Joshua his own town. It was in Ephraim, the land that belonged to his own *tribe.
Verse 51 God gave to all the *Israelites land to live in. This is like a picture of what God does for us. He has given to us everything that we need. Sometimes, we do not have things because we do not ask God for them (see James 4:2). God always wants to give us what is best.
lot, lots ~ a method to choose something by chance, or with God’s help.tribe ~ the whole family of one of Jacob’s 12 sons.
curse ~ to use bad words; or, to say bad words against someone else; or, to ask God to do something bad to a person.
miracle ~ a wonderful work that God does by his power.
Israel ~ all the people born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children; the people that God chose; or, the land that the Israelites lived in.
Israelites ~ people from Israel. They are also called Hebrews and Jews.
Jew ~ a person who was born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children. It is also a name for one of the Israelites.
Israelites ~ people from Israel. They are also called Hebrews and Jews.
Israel ~ all the people born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children; the people that God chose; or, the land that the Israelites lived in.
Jew ~ a person who was born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children. It is also a name for one of the Israelites.
Lord ~ a name for God in the Bible. The original language of the Old Testament is called Hebrew. In the Hebrew language, there are two words that we translate as ‘Lord’. The Hebrew word ‘ADONAI’ means that God rules. God is our master. The Hebrew word ‘YHWH’ means that God never changes. God is always God.
Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible, which the writers wrote before the life of Jesus.
'lot, lots ~ a method to choose something by chance, or with God’s help.'Tent of Meeting ~ a special tent where God met with his people.