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18:1–10 Chapters 18–19 describes the allotments of the tribes other than Judah, Ephraim, and Manasseh, while also summarizing those earlier inheritances. Chapter 18 recounts the Israelites’ meeting at Shiloh to divide the rest of the land. Once that task was completed, lots were cast to decide the distribution.
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18:1 assembled at Shiloh Indicates that the Israelites’ camp moved from Gilgal (e.g., 5:9; 9:6; 10:6) to Shiloh.
the land was subdued before them Seems to conflict with earlier statements about pockets of Canaanite resistance in the promised land (see 15:63; 16:10; 17:12).
18:3 How long will you be slack about going to take possession of the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, has given you? Probably refers to negligence in surveying the land, not a judgment of military failure.
18:4 write a description of it Joshua orders the people to record geographical features useful for marking inheritance boundaries.
18:5 They will divide it among themselves into seven portions For the remaining tribes.
Judah will maintain its border See chs. 14–15.
the house of Joseph will maintain See chs. 16–17.
18:6 I will cast lots See note on 14:2.
18:7 their inheritance is the priesthood of Yahweh The Levites do not receive an allotment of territory (see note on 13:14). Compare Num 18:20–24; Deut 10:9.
beyond the Jordan See Num 32; Josh 13:8.
18:12 Beth Aven The location of this desert is unknown; it is probably within the vicinity of the city of Beth-Aven.
18:13 Bethel See note on 16:2.
18:14 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim This location is also identified among Judah’s cities (15:60) and boundary markers (15:9).
18:16 the Valley of Ben Hinnom See note on 15:8.
the valley of Rephaim See note on 15:8.
the Jebusites See note on 15:63.
18:17 Geliloth The sequence of locations around Jerusalem follows 15:6–8 except that Geliloth appears instead of Gilgal. “Geliloth” in Hebrew literally means “districts” (compare 13:2; Joel 3:4). The two terms are related, so the reference may be the same.
the stone of Bohan See note on Josh 15:6.
18:18 Arabah See 3:16; 8:14; 12:1, 3.
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