Like a wise general, Joshua utilizes the divide-and-conquer strategy; and his campaign leads him to central Canaan (6–8), southern Canaan (9–10), and finally to northern Canaan (11–12). After listing those areas yet to be conquered (13:1–7), Joshua undertakes the long task of dividing the Promised Land to all the tribes. First, he settles those two-and-a-half tribes east of the Jordan (13:8–33) and then the nine-and-a-half tribes west of the Jordan (14:1–19:51). Completing this, he is free to assign