Joshua 19
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Simeon’s Inheritance

1And the second lot came out to Simeon, euen for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the middes of the inheritance of the children of Iudah. 2Nowe they had in their inheritance, Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, 3And Hazur-shual, and Balah, and Azem, 4And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, 6And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteene cities with their villages. 7Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan: foure cities with their villages. 8And all the villages that were round about these cities, vnto Baalathbeer, & Ramath Southward: this is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 9Out of the portion of the children of Iudah came ye inheritance of the childre of Simeon: for the part of ye children of Iudah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within their inheritance.

Zebulun’s Inheritance

10Also the third lot arose for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the coastes of their inheritance came to Sarid, 11And their border goeth vp Westwarde, euen to Maralah, and reacheth to Dabbasheth, and meeteth with the riuer that lyeth before Iokneam, 12And turneth from Sarid Eastward towarde the sunne rising vnto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and goeth out to Daberath, and ascendeth to Iaphia, 13And from thence goeth along Eastwarde towarde the sunne rising to Gittah-hepher to Ittah-kazin, and goeth foorth to Rimmon, and turneth to Neah. 14And this border compasseth it on ye North side to Hannathon, and the endes thereof are in the valley of Iiphtah-el, 15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelue cities with their villages. 16This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families: that is, these cities and their villages.

Issachar’s Inheritance

17The fourth lot came out to Issachar, euen for the children of Issachar according to their families. 18And their coast was Izreelah, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 19And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath, 20And Harabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 21And Remeth, and En-gannim, and Enhaddah, and Beth-pazzez. 22And this coast reacheth to Tabor, & Shahazimath, and Beth-shemesh, and the endes of their coast reach to Iorden: sixteene cities with their villages. 23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families: that is, the cities, and their villages.

Asher’s Inheritance

24Also the fift lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 25And their coast was Helcath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 26And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal, and came to Carmel Westward, and to Shihor Libnath, 27And turneth towarde the sunne rising to Beth-dagon, and commeth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iiphtah-el, toward the Northside of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out on the left side of Cabul, 28And to Ebron, and Rehob, & Hammon, and Kanah, vnto great Zidon. 29Then the coast turneth to Ramah and to the strong citie of Zor, and this border turneth to Hosah, & the ends thereof are at the Sea from Hebel to Achzib, 30Vmmah also and Aphek, and Rehob: two and twentie cities with their villages. 31This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families: that is, these cities and their villages.

Naphtali’s Inheritance

32The sixt lot came out to the children of Naphtali, euen to the children of Naphtali according to their families. 33And their coast was from Heleph, and from Allon in Zaanannim, and Adaminekeb, and Iabneel, euen to Lakum, and the ends thereof are at Iorden. 34So this coast turneth Westwarde to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the Southside, and goeth to Asher on the Westside, and to Iudah by Iorden toward the sunne rising. 35And the strong cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Cinnereth, 36And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 37And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, 38And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, & Beth-anah, and Beth-shemesh: nineteene cities with their villages. 39This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families: that is, the cities and their villages.

Dan’s Inheritance

40The seuenth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 41And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, 42And Shaalabbin, and Aiialon, and Ithlah, 43And Elon, and Temnathah, and Ekron, 44And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalah, 45And Iehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, 46And Me-iarkon, and Rakkon, with the border that lieth before Iapho. 47But the coastes of the children of Dan fell out too litle for them: therefore the children of Dan went vp to fight against Leshem, & tooke it, and smote it with the edge of the sworde, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, & called Leshem, Dan after the name of Dan their father. 48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the childre of Dan according to their families: that is, these cities and their villages.

Joshua’s Inheritance

49When they had made an ende of deuiding the lande by the coastes thereof, then the children of Israel gaue an inheritance vnto Ioshua the sonne of Nun among them. 50According to the worde of the Lord they gaue him the citie which hee asked, euen Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and hee built the citie and dwelt therein.

51These are ye heritages which Eleazar the Priest, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun, & the chiefe fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel deuided by lot in Shiloh before the Lorde at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation: so they made an ende of deuiding the countrey.


Geneva Bible of 1587

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