Joshua 19

The Allotment of Simeon

19The second allotment fell^a for Simeon, for the tribe of the descendants^b of Simeon, according to their families. And their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants^c of Judah. ²And they had as their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, ³Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, ⁴Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, ⁵Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, ⁶Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages. ⁷Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages, ⁸and all the villages that were around these towns up to Baalat-Beor, Ramath of the Negev.^d This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants^e of Simeon according to their families. ⁹Part of the portion allotted to the descendants^f of Judah became the inheritance of the descendants^g of Simeon because the portion for the descendants^h of Judah was too large for them,ⁱ so the descendants^j of Simeon inherited from their inheritance.

The Allotment of Zebulun

¹⁰The third allotment came up for the descendants^k of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance went up to Sarid. ¹¹Their border goes up to the west, to Maralah; it touches^l Dabbesheth, then the wadi^m that is opposite Jokneam. ¹²It turns from Sarid to the east to the sunrise, to the border of Kislot-Tabor; it continues to Daberath and goes up to Japhia. ¹³From there it passes along to the east toward the sunrise, to Gath Hepher and to Eth Kazin, and continuing to Rimmon, it turns to Neah; ¹⁴it changes direction from the north of Hannathon, and it endsⁿ at the valley of Yiptah-El; ¹⁵Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities and their villages. ¹⁶This is the inheritance of the descendants^o of Zebulun according to their families, these cities and their villages.

The Allotment of Issachar

¹⁷The fourth allotment fell^p for Issachar, for the descendants^q of Issachar, according to their families. ¹⁸Their border went to Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, ¹⁹Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, ²⁰Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, ²¹Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez; ²²and the border touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Its border ends^r at the Jordan; sixteen cities and their villages. ²³This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants^s of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

The Allotment of Asher

²⁴The fifth allotment fell^t for the tribe of the descendants^u of Asher according to their families. ²⁵Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, ²⁶Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; it touches Carmel to the west, and Shihor-Libnat. ²⁷Then it turns eastward^v to Beth-dagon and touches Zebulun and the valley of Yiptah-El to the north^w to Beth Emeck and Neiel; it continues to Cabul from the north, ²⁸and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah up to Great Sidon; ²⁹then the border turns to Ramah, and up to the fortified city of Tyre, where the border turns to Hosah; it ends^x at the sea, from Hebel to Aczib. ³⁰Included were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities and their villages. ³¹This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants^y of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.

The Allotment of Naphtali

³²The sixth allotment fell^z for the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families. ³³Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, Jabneel, up to Lakkum; it ends^a at the Jordan; ³⁴then the border turns to the west, to Aznoth Tabor, and continues from there to Hukok, and it touches^b Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah on the east^c at the Jordan. ³⁵The fortified cities^d are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, ³⁶Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, ³⁷Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, ³⁸Yiron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth-anath, Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages. ³⁹This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

The Allotment of Dan

⁴⁰The seventh lot fell^e for the tribe of the descendants^f of Dan according to their families. ⁴¹The border of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh, ⁴²Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, ⁴³Elon, Timnah, Ekron, ⁴⁴Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, ⁴⁵Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon, ⁴⁶Me Jarkon, Rakkon, with the border opposite Joppa. ⁴⁷The border of the descendants^g of Dan continued beyond them,^h because the descendantsⁱ of Dan went up and fought with Lesham, and they captured and struck it with the edge of the sword,^j and they took possession of it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.^{k 48}This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants^l of Dan according to their families, these cities and their villages.

The Allotment Is Completed

⁴⁹They finished assigning the land according to its borders, and the Israelites^m gave an inheritance from among them to Joshua son of Nun. ⁵⁰According to the commandment of Yahweh,ⁿ they gave him the city that he requested, Timnath Serah, in the hill country of Ephraim, and he rebuilt the city and settled^o in it. ⁵¹These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes, distributed by allotment to the Israelites,^p at Shiloh before Yahweh^q at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And they finished dividing the land.