Balaam is slain. CHAP. XIV, XV. Inheritance of the nine trives. rites which reigned in Heshbon, whom 3 For Moses had given the inheritance Moses smote with the princes of Midian, of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwell-none inheritance among them. 4 For the children of Joseph were two ing in the country. 22 ¶ Balaam also the son of Beor, the tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore sooth-sayer, did the children of Israel slay they gave no part unto the Levites in the with the sword, among them that were land, save cities to dwell in, with their slain by them. suburbs for their cattle, and for their sub 23 And the border of the children of stance. Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. 5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so This was the inheritance of the children the children of Israel did, and they diof Reuben, after their families, the cities vided the land. and the villages thereof. 6 ¶ Then the children of Judah came 24 And Moses gave inheritance unto unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Gad according to their families. Thou knowest the thing that the LORD 25 And their coast was Jazer, and all said unto Moses the man of God concernthe cities of Gilead, and half the land of ing me and thee in Kadesh-barnea. the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is 7 Forty years old was I when Moses before Rabbab; the servant of the LORD sent me from Ka 26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath-desh-barnea to espy out the land; and I mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahana- brought him word again as it was in my im unto the border of Debir; heart. 27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and 8 Nevertheless, my brethren that went Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, up with me made the heart of the people the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even un- God. to the edge of the sea of Cinneroth, on the 9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, other side Jordan eastward. Surely the land whereon thy feet have 28 This is the inheritance of the chil-trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy dren of Gad after their families, the cities, children's for ever; because thou hast and their villages. wholly followed the LORD my God. 29 And Moses gave inheritance unto 10 And now, behold, the LORD hath the half-tribe of Manasseh: and this was kept me alive, as he said, these forty and the possession of the half-tribe of the chil- five years, even since the LORD spake this dren of Manasseh by their families. word unto Moses, while the children of 30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, Israel wandered in the wilderness: and all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which years old. are in Bashan, threescore cities: 11 As yet I am as strong this day, as I 31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and was in the day that Moses sent me: as my Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Ba- strength was then, even so is my strength shan, were pertaining unto the children of now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the 12 Now therefore give me this mounone half of the children of Machir by tain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; their families. for thou heardest in that day how the Ana 32 These are the countries which Mo-kims were there, and that the cities were ses did distribute for inheritance in the great and fenced: if so be the LORD will plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan be with me, then I shall be able to drive by Jericho eastward. them out, as the LORD said. 33 But unto the tribe of Levi, Moses 13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave gave not any inheritance: the LORD God unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh, Hebron of Israel was their inheritance, as he said for an inheritance. unto them. CHAP. XIV. AND these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed for inheritance to them. 2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD Commanded by the hand of Moses, 14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day; because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war. CHAP. XV. for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe. then was the lot of the tribe of HIS Borders of the lot of Judah. JOSHUA. The cities of Judah. lies; even to the border of Edom, the wil- the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba derness of Zin southward was the utter- the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. most part of the south coast. 14 And Caleb drove thence the three 2 And their south border was from sons of Anak, Sheshal, and Ahiman, and the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 And he went up thence to the in looketh southward: 3 And it went out to the south side to habitants of Debir: and the name of DeMaaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to bir before was Kirjath-sepher. Zin, and ascended up on the south side 16 ¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetch-I give Achsah my daughter to wife. ed a compass to Karkaa: 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 4 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. 18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her 5 And the east border was the salt sea, father a field. And she lighted off her ass; even unto the end of Jordan: and their and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest border in the north quarter was from the thou? bay of the sea, at the uttermost part of 19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land, give Jordan: 6 And the border went up to Beth-me also springs of water. And he gave her hogla, and passed along by the north of the upper springs, and the nether springs. Beth-arabah; and the border went up to 20 This is the inheritance of the tribe the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: of the children of Judah according to 7 And the border went up toward De- their families. bir from the valley of Achor, and so north- 21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe ward looking toward Gilgal, that is before of the children of Judah toward the coast the going up to Adummim, which is on of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and the south side of the river: and the bor-Eder, and Jagur, dah, der passed toward the waters of En-she- 22 And Kinab, and Dimonah, and Adamesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel: 23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, 8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom, unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of and the valley of the giants northward: 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim: 26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 27 And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, Beth-palet, 28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, Bizjothjah, and 29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, 30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hor mah, 31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 10 And the border compassed from 32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and passed along unto the side of mount Jea-[nine, with their villages: rim (which is Chesalon) on the north side, 33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoand went down to Beth-shemesh, and reah, and Ashnah, passed on to Timnah: 34 And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tap 35 Jarmuth, and Adullain, Socoh, and Azekah, 11 And the border went out unto the puah, and Enam, side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel, and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothain; fourteen cities with their villages: 37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal 12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof: this is the coast gad, of the children of Judah round about, according to their families. 38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and 13 T And unto Caleb the son of Jephunnek he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Kithlish, |