Jos 19, Jos 24 | ESV | STEP | The second lot came out for Simeon , for the tribe of the people of Simeon , according to their clans , and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah .

1 The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, ^aand their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. 2 ^bAnd they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, 3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, 6 Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages; 7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their villages, 8 together with all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans. 9 ^cThe inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

The Inheritance for Zebulun

10 The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid. 11 Then their boundary goes up ^dwestward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of ^eJokneam. 12 From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia. 13 From there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah, 14 then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel; 15 and Kattath, Nahalal, ^fShimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun, according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Issachar

17 The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans. 18 Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, ^gShunem, 19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 21 Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez. 22 The boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen cities with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans—the cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Asher

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans. 25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches ^hCarmel and Shihor-libnath, 27 then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to ⁱCabul, 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as ^jSidon the Great. 29 Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab, ^{▼▼Compare Septuagint; Hebrew Mehebel} Achzib, 30 Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Naphtali

32 The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans. 33 And their boundary ran from Heleph, from ^lthe oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan. 34 Then the boundary turns ^mwestward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at the Jordan. 35 The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, ⁿChinnereth, 36 Adamah, Ramah, ^oHazor, 37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, 38 Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans—the cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Dan

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans. 41 And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, 42 ^pShaalabbin, ^qAijalon, Ithlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45 Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, 46 and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against ^rJoppa. 47 When ^sthe territory of the people of Dan was lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

The Inheritance for Joshua

49 When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. 50 By command of the Lord they gave him the city that he asked, ^tTimnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it.

51 ^uThese are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel distributed by lot ^vat Shiloh before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

Joshua 24

The Covenant Renewal at Shechem

1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel ^wto Shechem and ^xsummoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And ^ythey presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Long ago, ^zyour fathers lived beyond the Euphrates, ^{▼▼Hebrew the River} Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and ^abthey served other gods. 3 ^acThen I took your father Abraham from beyond the River and ^adled him through all the land of Canaan, and made his offspring many. ^aeI gave him Isaac. 4 And to Isaac I gave ^afJacob and Esau. ^agAnd I gave Esau the hill country of Seir to possess, ^ahbut Jacob and his children went down to Egypt. 5 ^aiAnd I sent Moses and Aaron, ^ajand I plagued Egypt with what I did in the midst of it, and ^akafterward I brought you out.

6 “‘Then ^alI brought your fathers out of Egypt, and ^amyou came to the sea. ^anAnd the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. 7 ^aoAnd when they cried to the Lord, ^aphe put darkness between you and the Egyptians ^aqand made the sea come upon them and cover them; ^arand your eyes saw what I did in Egypt. ^asAnd you lived in the wilderness a long time. 8 Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan. ^atThey fought with you, and I gave them into your hand, and you took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you. 9 ^auThen Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. ^avAnd he sent and invited Balaam the son of Beor to curse you, 10 ^awbut I would not listen to Balaam. ^axIndeed, he blessed you. So I delivered you out of his hand. 11 ^ayAnd you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho, ^azand the leaders of Jericho fought against you, and also ^bathe Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. And I gave them into your hand. 12 And I sent ^bbthe hornet before you, which drove them out before you, the two kings of the Amorites; it was ^bcnot by your sword or by your bow. 13 I gave you a land on which you had not labored ^bdand cities that you had not built, and you dwell in them. You eat the fruit of vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant.’

Choose Whom You Will Serve

14 ^be“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. ^bfPut away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 ^bgAnd if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, ^bhchoose this day whom you will serve, whether ^bithe gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or ^bjthe gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. ^bkBut as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods, 17 for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our fathers up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed. 18 And the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.”

19 But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord, for he is ^bla holy God. He is ^bma jealous God; ^bnhe will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 ^boIf you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then ^bphe will turn and do you harm and consume you, after having done you good.” 21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord.” 22 Then Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that ^bqyou have chosen the Lord, to serve him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” 23 He said, “Then ^brput away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord, the God of Israel.” 24 And the people said to Joshua, “The Lord our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.” 25 So Joshua ^bsmade a covenant with the people that day, and put in place ^btstatutes and rules for them at Shechem. 26 And Joshua ^buwrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And ^bvhe took a large stone and set it up there ^bwunder the terebinth that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, ^bxthis stone shall be a witness against us, for ^byit has heard all the words of the Lord that he spoke to us. Therefore it shall be a witness against you, lest you deal falsely with your God.” 28 So Joshua ^bzsent the people away, every man to his inheritance.

Joshua’s Death and Burial

29 ^caAfter these things Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being 110 years old. 30 And they buried him in his own inheritance at ^cbTimnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash.

31 ^ccIsrael served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua ^cdand had known all the work that the Lord did for Israel.

32 ^ceAs for the bones of Joseph, which the people of Israel brought up from Egypt, they buried them at Shechem, in the piece of land ^cfthat Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. ^{▼▼Hebrew for a hundred qesitah; a unit of money of unknown value} It became an inheritance of the descendants of Joseph.

33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him at Gibeah, the town of ^chPhinehas his son, which had been given him in ^cithe hill country of Ephraim.