Joshua 19 - New International Version (NIV)

Allotment for Simeon^(A)

19 The second lot came out for the tribe of Simeon according to its clans. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah.^{(B) 2} It included:

Beersheba^(C) (or Sheba),^[a] Moladah,^{(D) 3} Hazar Shual,^(E) Balah, Ezem,^{(F) 4} Eltolad,^(G) Bethul, Hormah,^{(H) 5} Ziklag,^(I) Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah, ⁶ Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen—thirteen towns and their villages;

⁷ Ain, Rimmon,^(J) Ether and Ashan^(K)—four towns and their villages— ⁸ and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev).^(L)

This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, according to its clans. ⁹ The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the share of Judah,^(M) because Judah’s portion was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within the territory of Judah.^(N)

Allotment for Zebulun

¹⁰ The third lot came up for Zebulun^(O) according to its clans:

The boundary of their inheritance went as far as Sarid.^{(P) 11} Going west it ran to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and extended to the ravine near Jokneam.^{(Q) 12} It turned east from Sarid^(R) toward the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath^(S) and up to Japhia. ¹³ Then it continued eastward to Gath Hepher^(T) and Eth Kazin; it came out at Rimmon^(U) and turned toward Neah. ¹⁴ There the boundary went around on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.^{(V) 15} Included were Kattath, Nahalal,^(W) Shimron,^(X) Idalah and Bethlehem.^(Y) There were twelve towns and their villages.

¹⁶ These towns and their villages were the inheritance of Zebulun,^(Z) according to its clans.^(AA)

Allotment for Issachar

¹⁷ The fourth lot came out for Issachar^(AB) according to its clans. ¹⁸ Their territory included:

Jezreel,^(AC) Kesulloth, Shunem,^{(AD) 19} Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, ²⁰ Rabbith, Kishion,^(AE) Ebez, ²¹ Remeth, En Gannim,^(AF) En Haddah and Beth Pazzez. ²² The boundary touched Tabor,^(AG) Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh,^(AH) and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.

²³ These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar,^(AI) according to its clans.^(AJ)

Allotment for Asher

²⁴ The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher^(AK) according to its clans. ²⁵ Their territory included:

Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,^{(AL) 26} Allammelek, Amad and Mishal.^(AM) On the west the boundary touched Carmel^(AN) and Shihor Libnath. ²⁷ It then turned east toward Beth Dagon,^(AO) touched Zebulun^(AP) and the Valley of Iphtah El,^(AQ) and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Kabul^(AR) on the left. ²⁸ It went to Abdon,^[b](AS) Rehob,^(AT) Hammon^(AU) and Kanah,^(AV) as far as Greater Sidon.^{(AW) 29} The boundary then turned back toward Ramah^(AX) and went to the fortified city of Tyre,^(AY) turned toward Hosah and came out at the Mediterranean Sea^(AZ) in the region of Akzib,^{(BA) 30} Ummah, Aphek^(BB) and Rehob.^(BC) There were twenty-two towns and their villages.

³¹ These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher,^(BD) according to its clans.

Allotment for Naphtali

³² The sixth lot came out for Naphtali according to its clans:

³³ Their boundary went from Heleph and the large tree in Zaanannim,^(BE) passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel^(BF) to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan. ³⁴ The boundary ran west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok.^(BG) It touched Zebulun^(BH) on the south, Asher on the west and the Jordan^[c] on the east. ³⁵ The fortified towns were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,^(BI) Rakkath, Kinnereth,^{(BJ) 36} Adamah, Ramah,^(BK) Hazor,^{(BL) 37} Kedesh,^(BM) Edrei,^(BN) En Hazor, ³⁸ Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath^(BO) and Beth Shemesh.^(BP) There were nineteen towns and their villages.

³⁹ These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, according to its clans.^(BQ)

Allotment for Dan

⁴⁰ The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to its clans. ⁴¹ The territory of their inheritance included:

Zorah, Eshtaol,^(BR) Ir Shemesh, ⁴² Shaalabbin, Aijalon,^(BS) Ithlah, ⁴³ Elon, Timnah,^(BT) Ekron,^{(BU) 44} Eltekeh, Gibbethon,^(BV) Baalath,^{(BW) 45} Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,^{(BX) 46} Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.^(BY)

⁴⁷ (When the territory of the Danites was lost to them,^(BZ) they went up and attacked Leshem^(CA), took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named^(CB) it Dan after their ancestor.)^(CC)

⁴⁸ These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Dan,^(CD) according to its clans.

Allotment for Joshua

⁴⁹ When they had finished dividing the land into its allotted portions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them, ⁵⁰ as the Lord had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for—Timnath Serah^[d](CE) in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town and settled there.

⁵¹ These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel assigned by lot at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting. And so they finished dividing^(CF) the land.^(CG)

Footnotes

1. Joshua 19:2 Or Beersheba, Sheba; 1 Chron. 4:28 does not have Sheba.
2. Joshua 19:28 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also 21:30); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebron
3. Joshua 19:34 Septuagint; Hebrew west, and Judah, the Jordan,
4. Joshua 19:50 Also known as Timnath Heres (see Judges 2:9)

Cross references

1. Joshua 19:1 : 19:2-10pp — 1Ch 4:28-33
2. Joshua 19:1 : S Ge 49:7
3. Joshua 19:2 : S Ge 21:14; 1Ki 19:3
4. Joshua 19:2 : S Jos 15:26
5. Joshua 19:3 : S Jos 15:28
6. Joshua 19:3 : S Jos 15:29
7. Joshua 19:4 : Jos 15:30
8. Joshua 19:4 : S Nu 14:45
9. Joshua 19:5 : S Jos 15:31
10. Joshua 19:7 : S Jos 15:32
11. Joshua 19:7 : S Jos 15:42
12. Joshua 19:8 : S Jos 10:40
13. Joshua 19:9 : S Ge 49:7
14. Joshua 19:9 : Eze 48:24
15. Joshua 19:10 : ver 16, 27, 34; Jos 21:7, 34
16. Joshua 19:10 : ver 12
17. Joshua 19:11 : S Jos 12:22
18. Joshua 19:12 : ver 10
19. Joshua 19:12 : Jos 21:28; 1Ch 6:72
20. Joshua 19:13 : S Jos 11:22
21. Joshua 19:13 : Jos 15:32
22. Joshua 19:14 : ver 27
23. Joshua 19:15 : Jos 21:35
24. Joshua 19:15 : Jos 11:1
25. Joshua 19:15 : S Ge 35:19
26. Joshua 19:16 : S ver 10
27. Joshua 19:16 : Eze 48:26
28. Joshua 19:17 : S Ge 30:18
29. Joshua 19:18 : S Jos 15:56
30. Joshua 19:18 : 1Sa 28:4; 1Ki 1:3; 2Ki 4:8
31. Joshua 19:20 : Jos 21:28
32. Joshua 19:21 : S Jos 15:34
33. Joshua 19:22 : Jdg 4:6, 12; 8:18; Ps 89:12; Jer 46:18
34. Joshua 19:22 : S Jos 15:10
35. Joshua 19:23 : Jos 17:10
36. Joshua 19:23 : Ge 49:15; Eze 48:25
37. Joshua 19:24 : S Jos 17:7
38. Joshua 19:25 : S Jos 11:1
39. Joshua 19:26 : Jos 21:30
40. Joshua 19:26 : S Jos 12:22; 1Ki 18:19; 2Ki 2:25
41. Joshua 19:27 : Jos 15:41
42. Joshua 19:27 : S ver 10
43. Joshua 19:27 : ver 14
44. Joshua 19:27 : 1Ki 9:13
45. Joshua 19:28 : Jos 21:30; 1Ch 6:74
46. Joshua 19:28 : ver 30; Nu 13:21; Jos 21:31; Jdg 1:31
47. Joshua 19:28 : 1Ch 6:76
48. Joshua 19:28 : S Jos 16:8
49. Joshua 19:28 : S Ge 10:19
50. Joshua 19:29 : Jos 18:25
51. Joshua 19:29 : 2Sa 5:11; 24:7; Ezr 3:7; Ps 45:12; Isa 23:1; Jer 25:22; Eze 26:2
52. Joshua 19:29 : Jdg 5:17
53. Joshua 19:29 : S Jos 15:44
54. Joshua 19:30 : S Jos 12:18
55. Joshua 19:30 : S ver 28
56. Joshua 19:31 : S Ge 30:13; S Jos 17:7; Eze 48:2
57. Joshua 19:33 : Jdg 4:11
58. Joshua 19:33 : Jos 15:11
59. Joshua 19:34 : 1Ch 6:75
60. Joshua 19:34 : S ver 10
61. Joshua 19:35 : 1Ch 2:55
62. Joshua 19:35 : S Jos 11:2
63. Joshua 19:36 : Jos 18:25
64. Joshua 19:36 : S Jos 11:1
65. Joshua 19:37 : S Jos 12:22
66. Joshua 19:37 : S Nu 21:33
67. Joshua 19:38 : Jdg 1:33
68. Joshua 19:38 : S Jos 15:10
69. Joshua 19:39 : Eze 48:3
70. Joshua 19:41 : S Jos 15:33
71. Joshua 19:42 : S Jos 10:12
72. Joshua 19:43 : S Ge 38:12
73. Joshua 19:43 : S Jos 13:3
74. Joshua 19:44 : Jos 21:23; 1Ki 15:27; 16:15
75. Joshua 19:44 : 1Ki 9:18; 2Ch 8:6
76. Joshua 19:45 : Jos 21:24; 1Ch 6:69
77. Joshua 19:46 : 2Ch 2:16; Ezr 3:7; Jnh 1:3; Ac 9:36
78. Joshua 19:47 : Jdg 18:1
79. Joshua 19:47 : Jdg 18:7, 14
80. Joshua 19:47 : S Dt 3:14
81. Joshua 19:47 : Jdg 18:27, 29
82. Joshua 19:48 : S Ge 30:6
83. Joshua 19:50 : Jos 24:30; Jdg 2:9
84. Joshua 19:51 : Jos 23:4
85. Joshua 19:51 : S Jos 14:1; S 18:10; Ac 13:19