1 Now after the death of Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Josh′-u-a the son of Nun, Mo′-ses' a minister, saying,
2 b Mo′-ses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jor′-dan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Is′-ra-el.
3 c Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Mo′-ses.
4 d From the wilderness and this Leb′-a-non even unto the great river, the river Eu-phra′-tes, all the land of the Hit′-tites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
5 e There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: f as I was with Mo′-ses, so g I will be with thee: h I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 i Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, j which Mo′-ses my servant commanded thee: k turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 l This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but m thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 n Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; o be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
10 ¶ Then Josh′-u-a commanded the officers of the people, saying,
11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for a within three days ye shall pass over this Jor′-dan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it.
12 ¶ And to the Reu′-ben-ites, and to the Gad′-ites, and to half the tribe of Ma-nas′-seh, spake Josh′-u-a, saying,
13 Remember b the word which Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Mo′-ses gave you on this side Jor′-dan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them;
15 Until the Lord have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the Lord your God giveth them: c then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Mo′-ses the Lord's servant gave you on this side Jor′-dan toward the sunrising.
16 ¶ And they answered Josh′-u-a, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
17 According as we hearkened unto Mo′-ses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God d be with thee, as he was with Mo′-ses.
18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
2And Josh′-u-a the son of Nun sent e out of Shit′-tim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jer′-i-cho. And they went, and f came into an harlot's house, named g Ra′-hab, and lodged there.
2 And h it was told the king of Jer′-i-cho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Is′-ra-el to search out the country.
3 And the king of Jer′-i-cho sent unto Ra′-hab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.
4 i And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
6 But a she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jor′-dan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
8 ¶ And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
9 And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that b your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
10 For we have heard how the Lord c dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of E′-gypt; and d what ye did unto the two kings of the Am′-o-rites, that were on the other side Jor′-dan, Si′-hon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
11 And as soon as we had e heard these things, f our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for g the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
12 Now therefore, I pray you, h swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto i my father's house, and j give me a true token:
13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that k we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
15 Then she l let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
17 And the men said unto her, We will be m blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
18 n Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: a and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee.
19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, b his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
23 ¶ So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Josh′-u-a the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:
24 And they said unto Josh′-u-a, Truly c the Lord hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
3 And Josh′-u-a rose early in the morning; and they removed d from Shit′-tim, and came to Jor′-dan, he and all the children of Is′-ra-el, and lodged there before they passed over.
2 And it came to pass e after three days, that the officers went through the host;
3 And they commanded the people, saying, f When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, g and the priests the Le′-vites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
4 h Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.
5 And Josh′-u-a said unto the people, i Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the Lord will do wonders among you.
6 And Josh′-u-a spake unto the priests, saying, j Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.
7 ¶ And the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, This day will I begin to k magnify thee in the sight of all Is′-ra-el, that they may know that, l as I was with Mo′-ses, so I will be with thee.
8 And thou shalt command m the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jor′-dan, a ye shall stand still in Jor′-dan.
9 ¶ And Josh′-u-a said unto the children of Is′-ra-el, Come hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.
10 And Josh′-u-a said, Hereby ye shall know that b the living God is among you, and that he will without fail c drive out from before you the Ca′-naan-ites, and the Hit′-tites, and the Hi′-vites, and the Per-iz′-zites, and the Gir′-ga-shites, and the Am′-o-rites, and the Jeb′-u-sites.
11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of d the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jor′-dan.
12 Now therefore e take you twelve men out of the tribes of Is′-ra-el, out of every tribe a man.
13 And it shall come to pass, f as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, g the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jor′-dan, that the waters of Jor′-dan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they h shall stand upon an heap.
14 ¶ And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jor′-dan, and the priests bearing the i ark of the covenant before the people;
15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jor′-dan, and j the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for k Jor′-dan overfloweth all his banks l all the time of harvest,)
16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Ad′-am, that is beside m Zar′-e-tan: and those that came down n toward the sea of the plain, even o the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jer′-i-cho.
17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jor′-dan, p and all the Is′-ra-el-ites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jor′-dan.
4And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed q over Jor′-dan, that the Lord spake unto Josh′-u-a, saying,
2 r Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,
3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jor′-dan, out of the place where a the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in b the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
4 Then Josh′-u-a called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Is′-ra-el, out of every tribe a man:
5 And Josh′-u-a said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jor′-dan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Is′-ra-el:
6 That this may be a sign among you, that c when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
7 Then ye shall answer them, That d the waters of Jor′-dan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jor′-dan, the waters of Jor′-dan were cut off: and these stones shall be for e a memorial unto the children of Is′-ra-el for ever.
8 And the children of Is′-ra-el did so as Josh′-u-a commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jor′-dan, as the Lord spake unto Josh′-u-a, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Is′-ra-el, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.
9 ¶ And Josh′-u-a set up twelve stones in the midst of Jor′-dan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
10 ¶ For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jor′-dan, until every thing was finished that the Lord commanded Josh′-u-a to speak unto the people, according to all that Mo′-ses commanded Josh′-u-a: and the people hasted and passed over.
11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the Lord passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.
12 And f the children of Reu′-ben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Ma-nas′-seh, passed over armed before the children of Is′-ra-el, as Mo′-ses spake unto them:
13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the Lord unto battle, to the plains of Jer′-i-cho.
14 ¶ On that day the Lord g magnified Josh′-u-a in the sight of all Is′-ra-el; and they feared him, as they feared Mo′-ses, all the days of his life.
15 And the Lord spake unto Josh′-u-a, saying,
16 Command the priests that bear h the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jor′-dan.
17 Josh′-u-a therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jor′-dan.
18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jor′-dan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jor′-dan returned unto their place, i and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
19 ¶ And the people came up out of Jor′-dan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped a in Gil′-gal, in the east border of Jer′-i-cho.
20 And b those twelve stones, which they took out of Jor′-dan, did Josh′-u-a pitch in Gil′-gal.
21 And he spake unto the children of Is′-ra-el, saying, c When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, d Is′-ra-el came over this Jor′-dan on dry land.
23 For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jor′-dan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, e which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:
24 f That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is g mighty: that ye might h fear the Lord your God for ever.
5And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Am′-o-rites, which were on the side of Jor′-dan westward, and all the kings of the Ca′-naan-ites, i which were by the sea, j heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jor′-dan from before the children of Is′-ra-el, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, k neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Is′-ra-el.
2 ¶ At that time the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, Make thee l sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Is′-ra-el the second time.
3 And Josh′-u-a made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Is′-ra-el at the hill of the foreskins.
4 And this is the cause why Josh′-u-a did circumcise: m All the people that came out of E′-gypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of E′-gypt.
5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of E′-gypt, them they had not circumcised.
6 For the children of Is′-ra-el walked n forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of E′-gypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that o he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, p a land that floweth with milk and honey.
7 And q their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Josh′-u-a circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, r till they were whole.
9 And the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, This day have I rolled away s the reproach of E′-gypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called t Gil′-gal unto this day.
10 ¶ And the children of Is′-ra-el encamped in Gil′-gal, and kept the passover a on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jer′-i-cho.
11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
12 ¶ And b the man′-na ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Is′-ra-el man′-na any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Ca′-naan that year.
13 ¶ And it came to pass, when Josh′-u-a was by Jer′-i-cho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood c a man over against him d with his sword drawn in his hand: and Josh′-u-a went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Josh′-u-a e fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
15 And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Josh′-u-a, f Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Josh′-u-a did so.
6Now Jer′-i-cho was straitly shut up because of the children of Is′-ra-el: none went out, and none came in.
2 ¶ And the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, See, g I have given into thine hand Jer′-i-cho, and the h king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
3 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven i trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and j the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
6 ¶ And Josh′-u-a the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord.
7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the Lord.
8 ¶ And it came to pass, when Josh′-u-a had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them.
9 ¶ And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, a and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
10 And Josh′-u-a had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
11 So the ark of the Lord compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12 ¶ And Josh′-u-a rose early in the morning, b and the priests took up the ark of the Lord.
13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the Lord, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.
14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Josh′-u-a said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.
17 ¶ And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the Lord: only Ra′-hab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because c she hid the messengers that we sent.
18 And ye, d in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Is′-ra-el a curse, e and trouble it.
19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.
20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that f the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
21 And they g utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
22 ¶ But Josh′-u-a had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, h as ye sware unto her.
23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Ra′-hab, i and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Is′-ra-el.
24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: j only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord.
25 And Josh′-u-a saved Ra′-hab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and a she dwelleth in Is′-ra-el even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Josh′-u-a sent to spy out Jer′-i-cho.
26 ¶ And Josh′-u-a adjured them at that time, saying, b Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jer′-i-cho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
27 c So the Lord was with Josh′-u-a; and d his fame was noised throughout all the country.
7But the children of Is′-ra-el committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for e A′-chan, the son of Car′-mi, the son of Zab′-di, the son of Ze′-rah, of the tribe of Ju′-dah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Is′-ra-el.
2 And Josh′-u-a sent men from Jer′-i-cho to A′-i, which is beside Beth–a′-ven, on the east of Beth′–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed A′-i.
3 And they returned to Josh′-u-a, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite A′-i; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.
4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: f and they fled before the men of A′-i.
5 And the men of A′-i smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Sheb′-a-rim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore g the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
6 ¶ And Josh′-u-a h rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Is′-ra-el, and i put dust upon their heads.
7 And Josh′-u-a said, Alas, O Lord God, j wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jor′-dan, to deliver us into the hand of the Am′-o-rites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jor′-dan!
8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Is′-ra-el turneth their backs before their enemies!
9 For the Ca′-naan-ites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and a cut off our name from the earth: and b what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
10 ¶ And the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?
11 c Is′-ra-el hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: d for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and e dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
12 f Therefore the children of Is′-ra-el could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because g they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
13 Up, h sanctify the people, and say, i Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Is′-ra-el, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Is′-ra-el: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which j the Lord taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man by man.
15 k And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath l transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he m hath wrought folly in Is′-ra-el.
16 ¶ So Josh′-u-a rose up early in the morning, and brought Is′-ra-el by their tribes; and the tribe of Ju′-dah was taken:
17 And he brought the family of Ju′-dah; and he took the family of the Zar′-hites: and he brought the family of the Zar′-hites man by man; and Zab′-di was taken:
18 And he brought his household man by man; and A′-chan, the son of Car′-mi, the son of Zab′-di, the son of Ze′-rah, of the tribe of Ju′-dah, n was taken.
19 And Josh′-u-a said unto A′-chan, My son, o give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Is′-ra-el, p and make confession unto him; and q tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
20 And A′-chan answered Josh′-u-a, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Is′-ra-el, and thus and thus have I done:
21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Bab-y-lo′-nish garment, and two hundred she′-kels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty she′-kels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
22 ¶ So Josh′-u-a sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Josh′-u-a, and unto all the children of Is′-ra-el, and laid them out before the Lord.
24 And Josh′-u-a, and all Is′-ra-el with him, took A′-chan the son of Ze′-rah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto a the valley of A′-chor.
25 And Josh′-u-a said, b Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. c And all Is′-ra-el stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
26 And they d raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So e the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, f The valley of A′-chor, unto this day.
8And the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, g Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to A′-i: see, h I have given into thy hand the king of A′-i, and his people, and his city, and his land:
2 And thou shalt do to A′-i and her king as thou didst unto i Jer′-i-cho and her king: only j the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
3 ¶ So Josh′-u-a arose, and all the people of war, to go up against A′-i: and Josh′-u-a chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.
4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, k ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that l we will flee before them,
6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.
8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. m See, I have commanded you.
9 ¶ Josh′-u-a therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth′–el and A′-i, on the west side of A′-i: but Josh′-u-a lodged that night among the people.
10 And Josh′-u-a rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Is′-ra-el, before the people to A′-i.
11 n And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of A′-i: now there was a valley between them and A′-i.
12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth′–el and A′-i, on the west side of the city.
13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Josh′-u-a went that night into the midst of the valley.
14 ¶ And it came to pass, when the king of A′-i saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Is′-ra-el to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he a wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.
15 And Josh′-u-a and all Is′-ra-el b made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
16 And all the people that were in A′-i were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Josh′-u-a, and were drawn away from the city.
17 And there was not a man left in A′-i or Beth′–el, that went not out after Is′-ra-el: and they left the city open, and pursued after Is′-ra-el.
18 And the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward A′-i; for I will give it into thine hand. And Josh′-u-a stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.
20 And when the men of A′-i looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.
21 And when Josh′-u-a and all Is′-ra-el saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of A′-i.
22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Is′-ra-el, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they c let none of them remain or escape.
23 And the king of A′-i they took alive, and brought him to Josh′-u-a.
24 And it came to pass, when Is′-ra-el had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of A′-i in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Is′-ra-el-ites returned unto A′-i, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of A′-i.
26 For Josh′-u-a drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of A′-i.
27 d Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Is′-ra-el took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he e commanded Josh′-u-a.
28 And Josh′-u-a burnt A′-i, and made it f an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
29 ¶ g And the king of A′-i he hanged on a tree until eventide: a and as soon as the sun was down, Josh′-u-a commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and b raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
30 ¶ Then Josh′-u-a built an altar unto the Lord God of Is′-ra-el c in mount E′-bal,
31 As Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Is′-ra-el, as it is written in the d book of the law of Mo′-ses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and e they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.
32 ¶ And f he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Mo′-ses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Is′-ra-el.
33 ¶ And all Is′-ra-el, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Le′-vites, g which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well h the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Ge-ri′-zim, and half of them over against mount E′-bal; i as Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Is′-ra-el.
34 And afterward j he read all the words of the law, k the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
35 There was not a word of all that Mo′-ses commanded, which Josh′-u-a read not before all the congregation of Is′-ra-el, l with the women, and the little ones, and m the strangers that were conversant among them.
9And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jor′-dan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of n the great sea over against Leb′-a-non, o the Hit′-tite, and the Am′-o-rite, the Ca′-naan-ite, the Per-iz′-zite, the Hi′-vite, and the Jeb′-u-site, heard thereof;
2 That they p gathered themselves together, to fight with Josh′-u-a and with Is′-ra-el, with one accord.
3 ¶ And when the inhabitants of q Gib′-e-on r heard what Josh′-u-a had done unto Jer′-i-cho and to A′-i,
4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
6 And they went to Josh′-u-a s unto the camp at Gil′-gal, and said unto him, and to the men of Is′-ra-el, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
7 And the men of Is′-ra-el said unto the a Hi′-vites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and b how shall we make a league with you?
8 And they said unto Josh′-u-a, c We are thy servants. And Josh′-u-a said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
9 And they said unto him, d From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have e heard the fame of him, and all that he did in E′-gypt,
10 And f all that he did to the two kings of the Am′-o-rites, that were beyond Jor′-dan, to Si′-hon king of Hesh′-bon, and to Og king of Ba′-shan, which was at Ash′-ta-roth.
11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
14 And the men took of their victuals, and g asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.
15 And h Josh′-u-a made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
16 ¶ And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
17 And the children of Is′-ra-el journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were i Gib′-e-on, and Che-phi′-rah, and Be-e′-roth, and Kir′-jath–je′-a-rim.
18 And the children of Is′-ra-el smote them not, j because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the Lord God of Is′-ra-el. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the Lord God of Is′-ra-el: now therefore we may not touch them.
20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest k wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be l hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had m promised them.
22 ¶ And Josh′-u-a called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, n We are very far from you; when o ye dwell among us?
23 Now therefore ye are p cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and a hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
24 And they answered Josh′-u-a, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the Lord thy God b commanded his servant Mo′-ses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore c we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
25 And now, behold, we are d in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Is′-ra-el, that they slew them not.
27 And Josh′-u-a made them that day e hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, f in the place which he should choose.
10 Now it came to pass, when A-do′-ni–ze′-dek king of Je-ru′-sa-lem had heard how Josh′-u-a had taken A′-i, and had utterly destroyed it; g as he had done to Jer′-i-cho and her king, so he had done to h A′-i and her king; and i how the inhabitants of Gib′-e-on had made peace with Is′-ra-el, and were among them;
2 That they j feared greatly, because Gib′-e-on was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than A′-i, and all the men thereof were mighty.
3 Wherefore A-do′-ni–ze′-dek king of Je-ru′-sa-lem, sent unto Ho′-ham king of He′-bron, and unto Pi′-ram king of Jar′-muth, and unto Ja-phi′-a king of La′-chish, and unto De′-bir king of Eg′-lon, saying,
4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gib′-e-on: k for it hath made peace with Josh′-u-a and with the children of Is′-ra-el.
5 Therefore the five kings of the Am′-o-rites, the king of Je-ru′-sa-lem, the king of He′-bron, the king of Jar′-muth, the king of La′-chish, the king of Eg′-lon, l gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gib′-e-on, and made war against it.
6 ¶ And the men of Gib′-e-on sent unto Josh′-u-a m to the camp to Gil′-gal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Am′-o-rites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
7 So Josh′-u-a ascended from Gil′-gal, he, and n all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
8 ¶ And the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, a Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; b there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
9 Josh′-u-a therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gil′-gal all night.
10 And the Lord c discomfited them before Is′-ra-el, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gib′-e-on, and chased them along the way that goeth up d to Beth–ho′-ron, and smote them to e A-ze′-kah, and unto Mak-ke′-dah.
11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Is′-ra-el, and were in the going down to Beth–ho′-ron, f that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto A-ze′-kah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Is′-ra-el slew with the sword.
12 ¶ Then spake Josh′-u-a to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Am′-o-rites before the children of Is′-ra-el, and he said in the sight of Is′-ra-el, g Sun, stand thou still upon Gib′-e-on; and thou, Moon, in the valley of h Aj′-a-lon.
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. i Is not this written in the book of Ja′-sher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
14 And there was j no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for k the Lord fought for Is′-ra-el.
15 ¶ l And Josh′-u-a returned, and all Is′-ra-el with him, unto the camp to Gil′-gal.
16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Mak-ke′-dah.
17 And it was told Josh′-u-a, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Mak-ke′-dah.
18 And Josh′-u-a said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.
20 And it came to pass, when Josh′-u-a and the children of Is′-ra-el had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
21 And all the people returned to the camp to Josh′-u-a at Mak-ke′-dah in peace: m none moved his tongue against any of the children of Is′-ra-el.
22 Then said Josh′-u-a, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Je-ru′-sa-lem, the king of He′-bron, the king of Jar′-muth, the king of La′-chish, and the king of Eg′-lon.
24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Josh′-u-a, that Josh′-u-a called for all the men of Is′-ra-el, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, a put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
25 And Josh′-u-a said unto them, b Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for c thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
26 And afterward Josh′-u-a smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they d were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Josh′-u-a commanded, and they e took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.
28 ¶ And that day Josh′-u-a took Mak-ke′-dah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Mak-ke′-dah f as he did unto the king of Jer′-i-cho.
29 Then Josh′-u-a passed from Mak-ke′-dah, and all Is′-ra-el with him, unto Lib′-nah, and fought against Lib′-nah:
30 And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Is′-ra-el; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jer′-i-cho.
31 ¶ And Josh′-u-a passed from Lib′-nah, and all Is′-ra-el with him, unto La′-chish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
32 And the Lord delivered La′-chish into the hand of Is′-ra-el, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Lib′-nah.
33 ¶ Then Hor′-am king of Ge′-zer came up to help La′-chish; and Josh′-u-a smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
34 ¶ And from La′-chish Josh′-u-a passed unto Eg′-lon, and all Is′-ra-el with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to La′-chish.
36 And Josh′-u-a went up from Eg′-lon, and all Is′-ra-el with him, unto a He′-bron; and they fought against it:
37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eg′-lon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
38 ¶ And Josh′-u-a returned, and all Is′-ra-el with him, to b De′-bir; and fought against it:
39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to He′-bron, so he did to De′-bir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Lib′-nah, and to her king.
40 ¶ So Josh′-u-a smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Is′-ra-el c commanded.
41 And Josh′-u-a smote them from Ka′-desh–bar′-ne-a even unto d Ga′-za, e and all the country of Go′-shen, even unto Gib′-e-on.
42 And all these kings and their land did Josh′-u-a take at one time, f because the Lord God of Is′-ra-el fought for Is′-ra-el.
43 And Josh′-u-a returned, and all Is′-ra-el with him, unto the camp to Gil′-gal.
11 And it came to pass, when Ja′-bin king of Ha′-zor had heard those things, that he g sent to Jo′-bab king of Ma′-don, and to the king h of Shim′-ron, and to the king of Ach′-shaph,
2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of a Chin′-ne-roth, and in the valley, and in the borders b of Dor on the west,
3 And to the Ca′-naan-ite on the east and on the west, and to the Am′-o-rite, and the Hit′-tite, and the Per-iz′-zite, and the Jeb′-u-site in the mountains, c and to the Hi′-vite under d Her′-mon e in the land of Miz′-peh.
4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, f even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
5 And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Me′-rom, to fight against Is′-ra-el.
6 ¶ And the Lord said unto Josh′-u-a, g Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Is′-ra-el: thou shalt h hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
7 So Josh′-u-a came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Me′-rom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Is′-ra-el, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zi′-don, and unto i Mis′-re-photh–ma′-im, and unto the valley of Miz′-peh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
9 And Josh′-u-a did unto them j as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 ¶ And Josh′-u-a at that time turned back, and took Ha′-zor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Ha′-zor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Ha′-zor with fire.
12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Josh′-u-a take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, k as Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord commanded.
13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Is′-ra-el burned none of them, save Ha′-zor only; that did Josh′-u-a burn.
14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Is′-ra-el took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
15 ¶ a As the Lord commanded Mo′-ses his servant, so b did Mo′-ses command Josh′-u-a, and c so did Josh′-u-a; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Mo′-ses.
16 So Josh′-u-a took all that land, d the hills, and all the south country, e and all the land of Go′-shen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Is′-ra-el, and the valley of the same;
17 f Even from the mount Ha′-lak, that goeth up to Se′-ir, even unto Ba′-al–gad in the valley of Leb′-a-non under mount Her′-mon: and g all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
18 Josh′-u-a made war a long time with all those kings.
19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Is′-ra-el, save h the Hi′-vites the inhabitants of Gib′-e-on: all other they took in battle.
20 For i it was of the Lord to harden their hearts, that they should come against Is′-ra-el in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, j as the Lord commanded Mo′-ses.
21 ¶ And at that time came Josh′-u-a, and cut off k the An′-a-kims from the mountains, from He′-bron, from De′-bir, from A′-nab, and from all the mountains of Ju′-dah, and from all the mountains of Is′-ra-el: Josh′-u-a destroyed them utterly with their cities.
22 There was none of the An′-a-kims left in the land of the children of Is′-ra-el: only in Ga′-za, in a Gath, b and in Ash′-dod, there remained.
23 So Josh′-u-a took the whole land, c according to all that the Lord said unto Mo′-ses; and Josh′-u-a gave it for an inheritance unto Is′-ra-el d according to their divisions by their tribes. e And the land rested from war.
12 Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Is′-ra-el smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jor′-dan toward the rising of the sun, f from the river Ar′-non g unto mount Her′-mon, and all the plain on the east:
2 ¶ h Si′-hon king of the Am′-o-rites, who dwelt in Hesh′-bon, and ruled from A-ro′-er, which is upon the bank of the river Ar′-non, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gil′-e-ad, even unto the river Jab′-bok, which is the border of the children of Am′-mon;
3 And i from the plain to the sea of Chin′-ne-roth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, j the way to Beth–jesh′-i-moth; and from the south, under k Ash′-doth–pis′-gah:
4 ¶ And l the coast of Og king of Ba′-shan, which was of m the remnant of the giants, n that dwelt at Ash′-ta-roth and at Ed′-re-i,
5 And reigned in o mount Her′-mon, p and in Sal′-cah, and in all Ba′-shan, q unto the border of the Ge-shu′-rites and the Ma-ach′-a-thites, and half Gil′-e-ad, the border of Si′-hon king of Hesh′-bon.
6 r Them did Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord and the children of Is′-ra-el smite: and s Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord gave it for a possession unto the Reu′-ben-ites, and the Gad′-ites, and the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh.
7 ¶ And these are the kings of the country t which Josh′-u-a and the children of Is′-ra-el smote on this side Jor′-dan on the west, from Ba′-al–gad in the valley of Leb′-a-non even unto the mount Ha′-lak, that goeth up to u Se′-ir; which Josh′-u-a v gave unto the tribes of Is′-ra-el for a possession according to their divisions;
8 w In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; x the Hit′-tites, the Am′-o-rites, and the Ca′-naan-ites, the Per-iz′-zites, the Hi′-vites, and the Jeb′-u-sites:
9 y The king of Jer′-i-cho, one; z the king of A′-i, which is beside Beth′–el, one;
10 aa The king of Je-ru′-sa-lem, one; the king of He′-bron, one;
11 The king of Jar′-muth, one; the king of La′-chish, one;
12 The king of Eg′-lon, one; the a king of Ge′-zer, one;
13 b The king of De′-bir, one; the king of Ge′-der, one;
14 The king of Hor′-mah, one; the king of A′-rad, one;
15 c The king of Lib′-nah, one; the king of A-dul′-lam, one;
16 d The king of Mak-ke′-dah, one; e the king of Beth′–el, one;
17 The king of Tap′-pu-ah, one; f the king of He′-pher, one;
18 The king of A′-phek, one; the king of La-shar′-on, one;
19 The king of Ma′-don, one; g the king of Ha′-zor, one;
20 The king of h Shim′-ron–me′-ron, one; the king of Ach′-shaph, one;
21 The king of Ta′-a-nach, one; the king of Me-gid′-do, one;
22 i The king of Ke′-desh, one; the king of Jok′-ne-am of Car′-mel, one;
23 The king of Dor in the j coast of Dor, one; the king of k the nations of Gil′-gal, one;
24 The king of Tir′-zah, one: all the kings thirty and one.
13 Now Josh′-u-a l was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
2 m This is the land that yet remaineth: n all the borders of the Phil′-is-tines, and all o Ge-shu′-ri,
3 p From Si′-hor, which is before E′-gypt, even unto the borders of Ek′-ron northward, which is counted to the Ca′-naan-ite: q five lords of the Phil′-is-tines; the Ga′-za-thites, and the Ash′-do-thites, the Esh′-ka-lon-ites, the Git′-tites, and the Ek′-ron-ites; also r the A′-vites:
4 From the south, all the land of the Ca′-naan-ites, and Me-ar′-ah that is beside the Si-do′-ni-ans, s unto A′-phek, to the borders of t the Am′-o-rites:
5 And the land of u the Gib′-lites, and all Leb′-a-non, toward the sunrising, v from Ba′-al–gad under mount Her′-mon unto the entering into Ha′-math.
6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Leb′-a-non unto w Mis′-re-photh–ma′-im, and all the Si-do′-ni-ans, them x will I drive out from before the children of Is′-ra-el: only ydivide thou it by lot unto the Is′-ra-el-ites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
7 ¶ Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh,
8 With whom the Reu′-ben-ites and the Gad′-ites have received their inheritance, a which Mo′-ses gave them, beyond Jor′-dan eastward, even as Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord gave them;
9 From A-ro′-er, that is upon the bank of the river Ar′-non, and the city that is in the midst of the river, b and all the plain of Me′-de-ba unto Di′-bon;
10 And c all the cities of Si′-hon king of the Am′-o-rites, which reigned in Hesh′-bon, unto the border of the children of Am′-mon;
11 d And Gil′-e-ad, and the border of the Ge-shu′-rites and Ma-ach′-a-thites, and all mount Her′-mon, and all Ba′-shan unto Sal′-cah;
12 All the kingdom of Og in Ba′-shan, which reigned in Ash′-ta-roth and in Ed′-re-i, who remained of e the remnant of the giants: f for these did Mo′-ses smite, and cast them out.
13 Nevertheless the children of Is′-ra-el expelled g not the Ge-shu′-rites, nor the Ma-ach′-a-thites: but the Ge-shu′-rites and the Ma-ach′-a-thites dwell among the Is′-ra-el-ites until this day.
14 ¶ h Only unto the tribes of Le′-vi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Is′-ra-el made by fire are their inheritance, i as he said unto them.
15 ¶ And Mo′-ses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reu′-ben inheritance according to their families.
16 And their coast was j from A-ro′-er, that is on the bank of the river Ar′-non, k and the city that is in the midst of the river, l and all the plain by Me′-de-ba;
17 Hesh′-bon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Di′-bon, and Ba′-moth–ba′-al, and Beth–ba′-al–me′-on,
18 m And Ja-ha′-zah, and Ked′-e-moth, and Meph′-a-ath,
19 n And Kir-ja-tha′-im, and o Sib′-mah, and Zar′-eth–sha′-har in the mount of the valley,
20 And Beth–pe′-or, and p Ash′-doth–pis′-gah, and Beth–jesh′-i-moth,
21 q And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Si′-hon king of the Am′-o-rites, which reigned in Hesh′-bon, r whom Mo′-ses smote s with the princes of Mid′-i-an, E′-vi, and Re′-kem, and Zur, and Hur, and Re′-ba, which were dukes of Si′-hon, dwelling in the country.
22 ¶ t Ba′-laam also the son of Be′-or, the soothsayer, did the children of Is′-ra-el slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
23 ¶ And the border of the children of Reu′-ben was Jor′-dan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reu′-ben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.
24 ¶ And Mo′-ses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
25 u And their coast was Ja′-zer, and all the cities of Gil′-e-ad, v and half the land of the children of Am′-mon, unto A-ro′-er that is before w Rab′-bah;
26 And from Hesh′-bon unto Ra′-math–miz′-peh, and Bet′-o-nim; and from Ma-ha-na′-im unto the border of De′-bir;
27 And in the valley, x Beth-ar′-am, and Beth–nim′-rah, y and Suc′-coth, and Za′-phon, the rest of the kingdom of Si′-hon king of Hesh′-bon, Jor′-dan and his border, even unto the edge a of the sea of Chin′-ne-reth on the other side Jor′-dan eastward.
28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
29 ¶ And Mo′-ses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Ma-nas′-seh by their families.
30 And their coast was from Ma-ha-na′-im, all Ba′-shan, all the kingdom of Og king of Ba′-shan, and b all the towns of Ja′-ir, which are in Ba′-shan, threescore cities:
31 And half Gil′-e-ad, and c Ash′-ta-roth, and Ed′-re-i, cities of the kingdom of Og in Ba′-shan, were pertaining unto the children of Ma′-chir the son of Ma-nas′-seh, even to the one half of the d children of Ma′-chir by their families.
32 These are the countries which Mo′-ses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Mo′-ab, on the other side Jor′-dan, by Jer′-i-cho, eastward.
33 e But unto the tribe of Le′-vi Mo′-ses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Is′-ra-el was their inheritance, f as he said unto them.
14 And these are the countries which the children of Is′-ra-el inherited in the land of Ca′-naan, g which El-e-a′-zar the priest, and Josh′-u-a the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Is′-ra-el, distributed for inheritance to them.
2 h By lot was their inheritance, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Mo′-ses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
3 i For Mo′-ses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jor′-dan: but unto the Le′-vites he gave none inheritance among them.
4 For j the children of Jo′-seph were two tribes, Ma-nas′-seh and E′-phra-im: therefore they gave no part unto the Le′-vites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
5 k As the Lord commanded Mo′-ses, so the children of Is′-ra-el did, and they divided the land.
6 ¶ Then the children of Ju′-dah came unto Josh′-u-a in Gil′-gal: and Ca′-leb the son of Je-phun′-neh the l Ken′-e-zite said unto him, Thou knowest m the thing that the Lord said unto Mo′-ses the man of God concerning me and thee n in Ka′-desh–bar′-ne-a.
7 Forty years old was I when Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord o sent me from Ka′-desh–bar′-ne-a to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
8 Nevertheless p my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly q followed the Lord my God.
9 And Mo′-ses sware on that day, saying, r Surely the land s whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God.
10 And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, a as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Mo′-ses, while the children of Is′-ra-el wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
11 b As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Mo′-ses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both c to go out, and to come in.
12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how d the An′-a-kims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: e if so be the Lord will be with me, then f I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said.
13 And Josh′-u-a g blessed him, h and gave unto Ca′-leb the son of Je-phun′-neh He′-bron for an inheritance.
14 i He′-bron therefore became the inheritance of Ca′-leb the son of Je-phun′-neh the Ken′-e-zite unto this day, because that he j wholly followed the Lord God of Is′-ra-el.
15 And k the name of He′-bron before was Kir′-jath–ar′-ba; which Ar′-ba was a great man among the An′-a-kims. l And the land had rest from war.
15 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Ju′-dah by their families; m even to the border of E′-dom the n wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
3 And it went out to the south side o to Ma′-a-leh–ac-rab′-bim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Ka′-desh–bar′-ne-a, and passed along to Hez′-ron, and went up to A′-dar, and fetched a compass to Kar′-ka-a:
4 From thence it passed p toward Az′-mon, and went out unto the river of E′-gypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.
5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jor′-dan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jor′-dan:
6 And the border went up to q Beth–hog′-la, and passed along by the north of Beth–ar′-a-bah; and the border went up r to the stone of Bo′-han the son of Reu′-ben:
7 And the border went up toward De′-bir from s the valley of A′-chor, and so northward, looking toward Gil′-gal, that is before the going up to A-dum′-mim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–she′-mesh, and the goings out thereof were at t En–ro′-gel:
8 And the border went up u by the valley of the son of Hin′-nom unto the south side of the v Jeb′-u-site; the same is Je-ru′-sa-lem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hin′-nom westward, which is at the end w of the valley of the giants northward:
9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto x the fountain of the water of Neph-to′-ah, and went out to the cities of mount E′-phron; and the border was drawn y to Ba′-a-lah, which is z Kir′-jath–je′-a-rim:
10 And the border compassed from Ba′-a-lah westward unto mount Se′-ir, and passed along unto the side of mount Je′-a-rim, which is Ches′-a-lon, on the north side, and went down to Beth–she′-mesh, and passed on to aaT im′-nah:
11 And the border went out unto the side of ab Ek′-ron northward: and the border was drawn to Shic′-ron, and passed along to mount Ba′-a-lah, and went out unto Jab′-neel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
12 And the west border was a to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Ju′-dah round about according to their families.
13 ¶ b And unto Ca′-leb the son of Je-phun′-neh he gave a part among the children of Ju′-dah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Josh′-u-a, even c the city of Ar′-ba the father of A′-nak, which city is He′-bron.
14 And Ca′-leb drove thence d the three sons of A′-nak, e She′-shai, and A-hi′-man, and Tal′-mai, the children of A′-nak.
15 And f he went up thence to the inhabitants of De′-bir: and the name of De′-bir before was Kir′-jath–se′-pher.
16 ¶ g And Ca′-leb said, He that smiteth Kir′-jath–se′-pher, and taketh it, to him will I give Ach′-sah my daughter to wife.
17 And h Oth′-ni-el the i son of Ke′-naz, the brother of Ca′-leb, took it: and he gave him Ach′-sah his daughter to wife.
18 j And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and k she lighted off her ass; and Ca′-leb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
19 Who answered, Give me a l blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ju′-dah according to their families.
21 ¶ And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Ju′-dah toward the coast of E′-dom southward were Kab′-zeel, and E′-der, and Ja′-gur,
22 And Ki′-nah, and Di-mo′-nah, and Ad-a′-dah,
23 And Ke′-desh, and Ha′-zor, and Ith′-nan,
24 Ziph, and Te′-lem, and Be-a′-loth,
25 And Ha′-zor, Ha-dat′-tah, and Ke′-ri-oth, and Hez′-ron, which is Ha′-zor,
26 A′-mam, and She′-ma, and Mo-la′-dah,
27 And Ha′-zar–gad′-dah, and Hesh′-mon, and Beth–pa′-let,
28 And Ha′-zar–shu′-al, and Beer–she′-ba, and Biz-joth′-jah,
29 Ba′-a-lah, and I′-im, and A′-zem,
30 And El-to′-lad, and Che′-sil, and Hor′-mah,
31 And m Zik′-lag, and Mad-man′-nah, and San-san′-nah,
32 And Le-ba′-oth, and Shil′-him, and A′-in, and Rim′-mon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
33 ¶ And in the valley, n Esh′-ta-ol, and Zor′-e-ah, and Ash′-nah,
34 And Za-no′-ah, and En–gan′-nim, Tap′-pu-ah, and E′-nam,
35 Jar′-muth, and A-dul′-lam, So′-coh, and A-ze′-kah,
36 And Sha-ra′-im, and Ad-i-tha′-im, and Ge-de′-rah, and Ge-de-ro-tha′-im; fourteen cities with their villages:
37 Ze′-nan, and Had′-a-shah, and Mig′-dal–gad,
38 And Dil′-e-an, and Miz′-peh, o and Jok′-the-el,
39 La′-chish, and Boz′-kath, and Eg′-lon,
40 And Cab′-bon, and Lah′-mam, and Kith′-lish,
41 And Ge-de′-roth, Beth–da′-gon, and Na′-a-mah, and Mak-ke′-dah; sixteen cities with their villages:
42 Lib′-nah, and E′-ther, and A′-shan,
43 And Jiph′-tah, and Ash′-nah, and Ne′-zib,
44 And Ke-i′-lah, and Ach′-zib, and Ma-re′-shah; nine cities with their villages:
45 Ek′-ron, with her towns and her villages:
46 From Ek′-ron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ash′-dod, with their villages:
47 Ash′-dod with her towns and her villages, Ga′-za with her towns and her villages, unto a the river of E′-gypt, and b the great sea, and the border thereof:
48 ¶ And in the mountains, Sha′-mir, and Jat′-tir, and So′-coh,
49 And Dan′-nah, and Kir′-jath–san′-nah, which is De′-bir,
50 And A′-nab, and Esh′-te-moh, and A′-nim,
51 c And Go′-shen, and Ho′-lon, and Gi′-loh; eleven cities with their villages:
52 A′-rab, and Du′-mah, and Esh′-e-an,
53 And Ja′-num, and Beth–tap′-pu-ah, and A-phe′-kah,
54 And Hum′-tah, and d Kir′-jath–ar′-ba, which is He′-bron, and Zi′-or; nine cities with their villages:
55 Ma′-on, Car′-mel, and Ziph, and Jut′-tah,
56 And Jez′-reel, and Jok′-de-am, and Za-no′-ah,
57 Cain, Gib′-e-ah, and Tim′-nah; ten cities with their villages:
58 Hal′-hul, Beth′–zur, and Ge′-dor,
59 And Ma′-a-rath, and Beth′–a-noth, and El′-te-kon; six cities with their villages:
60 e Kir′-jath–ba′-al, which is Kir′-jath–je′-a-rim, and Rab′-bah; two cities with their villages:
61 In the wilderness, Beth–ar′-a-bah, Mid′-din, and Se-ca′-cah,
62 And Nib′-shan, and the city of Salt, and En–ge′-di; six cities with their villages.
63 ¶ As for the Jeb′-u-sites the inhabitants of Je-ru′-sa-lem, f the children of Ju′-dah could not drive them out: g but the Jeb′-u-sites dwell with the children of Ju′-dah at Je-ru′-sa-lem unto this day.
16 And the lot of the children of Jo′-seph fell from Jor′-dan by Jer′-i-cho, unto the water of Jer′-i-cho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jer′-i-cho throughout mount Beth′–el,
2 And goeth out from Beth′–el to h Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Ar′-chi to At′-a-roth,
3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japh′-le-ti, i unto the coast of Beth–ho′-ron the nether, and to j Ge′-zer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
4 k So the children of Jo′-seph, Ma-nas′-seh and E′-phra-im, took their inheritance.
5 ¶ And the border of the children of E′-phra-im according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was l At′-a-roth–ad′-dar, m unto Beth–ho′-ron the upper;
6 And the border went out toward the sea to n Mich-me′-thah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Ta′-a-nath–shi′-loh, and passed by it on the east to Ja-no′-hah;
7 And it went down from Ja-no′-hah to At′-a-roth, o and to Na′-a-rath, and came to Jer′-i-cho, and went out at Jor′-dan.
8 The border went out from Tap′-pu-ah westward unto the p river Ka′-nah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of E′-phra-im by their families.
9 And q the separate cities for the children of E′-phra-im were among the inheritance of the children of Ma-nas′-seh, all the cities with their villages.
10 ¶ r And they drave not out the Ca′-naan-ites that dwelt in Ge′-zer: but the Ca′-naan-ites dwell among the E′-phra-im-ites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
17 There was also a lot for the tribe of Ma-nas′-seh; for he was the a firstborn of Jo′-seph; to wit, for b Ma′-chir the firstborn of Ma-nas′-seh, the father of Gil′-e-ad: because he was a man of war, therefore he had c Gil′-e-ad and Ba′-shan.
2 There was also a lot for d the rest of the children of Ma-nas′-seh by their families; e for the children of A-bi-e′-zer, and for the children of He′-lek, f and for the children of As′-ri-el, and for the children of She′-chem, g and for the children of He′-pher, and for the children of She-mi′-da: these were the male children of Ma-nas′-seh the son of Jo′-seph by their families.
3 ¶ But h Ze-loph′-e-had, the son of He′-pher, the son of Gil′-e-ad, the son of Ma′-chir, the son of Ma-nas′-seh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mah′-lah, and No′-ah, Hog′-lah, Mil′-cah, and Tir′-zah.
4 And they came near before i El-e-a′-zar the priest, and before Josh′-u-a the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, j The Lord commanded Mo′-ses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
5 And there fell ten portions to Ma-nas′-seh, beside the land of Gil′-e-ad and Ba′-shan, which were on the other side Jor′-dan;
6 Because the daughters of Ma-nas′-seh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Ma-nas′-seh's sons had the land of Gil′-e-ad.
7 ¶ And the coast of Ma-nas′-seh was from Ash′-er to k Mich-me′-thah, that lieth before She′-chem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En–tap′-pu-ah.
8 Now Ma-nas′-seh had the land of Tap′-pu-ah: but l Tap′-pu-ah on the border of Ma-nas′-seh belonged to the children of E′-phra-im;
9 And the coast descended m unto the river Ka′-nah, southward of the river: n these cities of E′-phra-im are among the cities of Ma-nas′-seh: the coast of Ma-nas′-seh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:
10 Southward it was E′-phra-im's, and northward it was Ma-nas′-seh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Ash′-er on the north, and in Is′-sa-char on the east.
11 o And Ma-nas′-seh had in Is′-sa-char and in Ash′-er p Beth–she′-an and her towns, and Ib′-le-am and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of En′–dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Ta′-a-nach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Me-gid′-do and her towns, even three countries.
12 ¶ Yet q the children of Ma-nas′-seh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Ca′-naan-ites would dwell in that land.
13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Is′-ra-el were waxen strong, that they put the Ca′-naan-ites to r tribute; but did not utterly drive them out.
14 ¶ s And the children of Jo′-seph spake unto Josh′-u-a, saying, Why hast thou given me but t one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am u a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?
15 And Josh′-u-a answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Per-iz′-zites and of the giants, if mount E′-phra-im be too narrow for thee.
16 And the children of Jo′-seph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Ca′-naan-ites that dwell in the land of the valley have a chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–she′-an and her towns, and they who are b of the valley of Jez′-reel.
17 And Josh′-u-a spake unto the house of Jo′-seph, even to E′-phra-im and to Ma-nas′-seh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only:
18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Ca′-naan-ites, c though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
18 And the whole congregation of the children of Is′-ra-el assembled together d at Shi′-loh, and e set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
2 ¶ And there remained among the children of Is′-ra-el seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.
3 And Josh′-u-a said unto the children of Is′-ra-el, f How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?
4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: g Ju′-dah shall abide in their coast on the south, and h the house of Jo′-seph shall abide in their coasts on the north.
6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, i that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
7 j But the Le′-vites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance: k and Gad, and Reu′-ben, and half the tribe of Ma-nas′-seh, have received their inheritance beyond Jor′-dan on the east, which Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord gave them.
8 ¶ And the men arose, and went away: and Josh′-u-a charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shi′-loh.
9 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Josh′-u-a to the host at Shi′-loh.
10 ¶ And Josh′-u-a cast lots for them in Shi′-loh before the Lord: and there Josh′-u-a divided the land unto the children of Is′-ra-el according to their divisions.
11 ¶ And the lot of the tribe of the children of Ben′-ja-min came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Ju′-dah and the children of Jo′-seph.
12 l And their border on the north side was from Jor′-dan; and the border went up to the side of Jer′-i-cho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth–a′-ven.
13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, m which is Beth′–el, southward; and the border descended to At′-a-roth–a′-dar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–ho′-ron.
14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–ho′-ron southward; and the goings out thereof were at n Kir′-jath–ba′-al, which is Kir′-jath–je′-a-rim, a city of the children of Ju′-dah: this was the west quarter.
15 And the south quarter was from the end of Kir′-jath–je′-a-rim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to a the well of waters of Neph-to′-ah:
16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before b the valley of the son of Hin′-nom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hin′-nom, to the side of Jeb′-u-si on the south, and descended to c En–ro′-gel,
17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En–she′-mesh, and went forth toward Ge-li′-loth, which is over against the going up of A-dum′-mim, and descended to d the stone of Bo′-han the son of Reu′-ben,
18 And passed along toward the side over against e Ar′-a-bah northward, and went down unto Ar′-a-bah:
19 And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hog′-lah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jor′-dan: this was the south coast.
20 And Jor′-dan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Ben′-ja-min, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
21 ¶ Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Ben′-ja-min according to their families were Jer′-i-cho, and Beth–hog′-lah, and the valley of Ke′-ziz,
22 And Beth–ar′-a-bah, and Zem-a-ra′-im, and Beth′–el,
23 And A′-vim, and Par′-ah, and Oph′-rah,
24 And Che′-phar–ha-am′-mo-nai, and Oph′-ni, and Ga′-ba; twelve cities with their villages:
25 Gib′-e-on, and Ra′-mah, and Be-e′-roth,
26 And Miz′-peh, and Che-phi′-rah, and Mo′-zah,
27 And Re′-kem, and Ir′-peel, and Tar′-a-lah,
28 And Ze′-lah, E′-leph, and f Jeb′-u-si, which is Je-ru′-sa-lem, Gib′-e-ath, and Kir′-jath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Ben′-ja-min according to their families.
19And the second lot came forth to Sim′-e-on, even for the tribe of the children of Sim′-e-on according to their families: g and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Ju′-dah.
2 And h they had in their inheritance Beer–she′-ba, or She′-ba, and Mo-la′-dah,
3 And Ha′-zar–shu′-al, and Ba′-lah, and A′-zem,
4 And El-to′-lad, and Beth′-ul, and Hor′-mah,
5 And Zik′-lag, and Beth–mar′-ca-both, and Ha′-zar–su′-sah,
6 And Beth–le-ba′-oth, and Sha-ru′-hen; thirteen cities and their villages:
7 A′-in, Rem′-mon, and E′-ther, and A′-shan; four cities and their villages:
8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Ba′-al-ath–be′-er, Ra′-math of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Sim′-e-on according to their families.
9 Out of the portion of the children of Ju′-dah was the inheritance of the children of Sim′-e-on: for the part of the children of Ju′-dah was too much for them: i therefore the children of Sim′-e-on had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
10 ¶ And the third lot came up for the children of Ze-bu′-lun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sar′-id:
11 j And their border went up toward the sea, and Mar′-a-lah, and reached to Dab′-ba-sheth, and reached to the river that is k before Jok′-ne-am;
12 And turned from Sar′-id eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chis′-loth–ta′-bor, and then goeth out to Dab′-e-rath, and goeth up to Ja-phi′-a,
13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Git′-tah–he′-pher, to It′-tah–ka′-zin, and goeth out to Rem′-mon–me-tho′-ar to Ne′-ah;
14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Han′-na-thon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiph′-thah–el:
15 And Kat′-tath, and Na-hal′-lal, and Shim′-ron, and Id′-a-lah, and Beth′–le-hem: twelve cities with their villages.
16 This is the inheritance of the children of Ze-bu′-lun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
17 ¶ And the fourth lot came out to Is′-sa-char, for the children of Is′-sa-char according to their families.
18 And their border was toward Jez′-reel, and Che-sul′-loth, and Shu′-nem,
19 And Haph′-a-ra-im, and Shi′-on, and A-na-ha′-rath,
20 And Rab′-bith, and Kish′-ion, and A′-bez,
21 And Re′-meth, and En–gan′-nim, and En–had′-dah, and Beth–paz′-zez;
22 And the coast reacheth to Ta′-bor, and Sha-ha-zi′-mah, and Beth–she′-mesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jor′-dan: sixteen cities with their villages.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Is′-sa-char according to their families, the cities and their villages.
24 ¶ And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Ash′-er according to their families.
25 And their border was Hel′-kath, and Ha′-li, and Be′-ten, and Ach′-shaph,
26 And A-lam′-me-lech, and A′-mad, and Mi′-she-al; and reacheth to Car′-mel westward, and to Shi′-hor–lib′-nath;
27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth–da′-gon, and reacheth to Ze-bu′-lun, and to the valley of Jiph′-thah–el toward the north side of Beth–e′-mek, and Nei′-el, and goeth out to Ca′-bul on the left hand,
28 And He′-bron, and Re′-hob, and Ham′-mon, and Ka′-nah, a even unto great Zi′-don;
29 And then the coast turneth to Ra′-mah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Ho′-sah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to b Ach′-zib:
30 Um′-mah also, and A′-phek, and Re′-hob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ash′-er according to their families, these cities with their villages.
32 ¶ The sixth lot came out to the children of Naph′-ta-li, even for the children of Naph′-ta-li according to their families.
33 And their coast was from He′-leph, from Al′-lon to Za-a-nan′-nim, and Ad′-a-mi, Ne′-keb, and Jab′-neel, unto La′-kum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jor′-dan:
34 And then c the coast turneth westward to Az′-noth–ta′-bor, and goeth out from thence to Huk′-kok, and reacheth to Ze-bu′-lun on the south side, and reacheth to Ash′-er on the west side, and to Ju′-dah upon Jor′-dan toward the sunrising.
35 And the fenced cities are Zid′-dim, Zer, and Ham′-math, Rak′-kath, and Chin′-ne-reth,
36 And Ad′-a-mah, and Ra′-mah, and Ha′-zor,
37 And Ke′-desh, and Ed′-re-i, and En–ha′-zor,
38 And I′-ron, and Mig′-dal–el, Hor′-em, and Beth′–a-nath, and Beth–she′-mesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naph′-ta-li according to their families, the cities and their villages.
40 ¶ And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zor′-ah, and Esh′-ta-ol, and Ir–she′-mesh,
42 And d Sha-a-lab′-bin, and Aj′-a-lon, and Jeth′-lah,
43 And E′-lon, and Thim-na′-thah, and Ek′-ron,
44 And El′-te-keh, and Gib′-be-thon, and Ba′-al-ath,
45 And Je′-hud, and Ben′-e–be′-rak, and Gath–rim′-mon,
46 And Me–jar′-kon, and Rak′-kon, with the border before Ja′-pho.
47 And a the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Le′-shem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Le′-shem, b Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
49 ¶ When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Is′-ra-el gave an inheritance to Josh′-u-a the son of Nun among them:
50 According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, even c Tim′-nath– d se′-rah in mount E′-phra-im: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
51 e These are the inheritances, which El-e-a′-zar the priest, and Josh′-u-a the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Is′-ra-el, divided for an inheritance by lot f in Shi′-loh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.
20 The Lord also spake unto Josh′-u-a, saying,
2 Speak to the children of Is′-ra-el, saying, g Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Mo′-ses:
3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of h the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
5 i And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
6 And he shall dwell in that city, j until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled.
7 ¶ And they appointed k Ke′-desh in Gal′-i-lee in mount Naph′-ta-li, and l She′-chem in mount E′-phra-im, and m Kir′-jath–ar′-ba, which is He′-bron, in the n mountain of Ju′-dah.
8 And on the other side Jor′-dan by Jer′-i-cho eastward, they assigned o Be′-zer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reu′-ben, and p Ra′-moth in Gil′-e-ad out of the tribe of Gad, and q Go′-lan in Ba′-shan out of the tribe of Ma-nas′-seh.
9 r These were the cities appointed for all the children of Is′-ra-el, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, s until he stood before the congregation.
21 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Le′-vites unto t El-e-a′-zar the priest, and unto Josh′-u-a the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Is′-ra-el;
2 And they spake unto them at a Shi′-loh in the land of Ca′-naan, saying, b The Lord commanded by the hand of Mo′-ses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
3 And the children of Is′-ra-el gave unto the Le′-vites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Ko′-hath-ites: and c the children of Aar′-on the priest, which were of the Le′-vites, d had by lot out of the tribe of Ju′-dah, and out of the tribe of Sim′-e-on, and out of the tribe of Ben′-ja-min, thirteen cities.
5 And e the rest of the children of Ko′-hath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of E′-phra-im, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh, ten cities.
6 And f the children of Ger′-shon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Is′-sa-char, and out of the tribe of Ash′-er, and out of the tribe of Naph′-ta-li, and out of the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh in Ba′-shan, thirteen cities.
7 g The children of Me-rar′-i by their families had out of the tribe of Reu′-ben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Ze-bu′-lun, twelve cities.
8 h And the children of Is′-ra-el gave by lot unto the Le′-vites these cities with their suburbs, i as the Lord commanded by the hand of Mo′-ses.
9 ¶ And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Ju′-dah, and out of the tribe of the children of Sim′-e-on, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
10 j Which the children of Aar′-on, being of the families of the Ko′-hath-ites, who were of the children of Le′-vi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
11 k And they gave them the city of Ar′-ba the father of l A′-nak, which city is He′-bron, m in the hill country of Ju′-dah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
12 But n the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Ca′-leb the son of Je-phun′-neh for his possession.
13 ¶ Thus o they gave to the children of Aar′-on the priest p He′-bron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; q and Lib′-nah with her suburbs,
14 And r Jat′-tir with her suburbs, s and Esh-te-mo′-a with her suburbs,
15 And t Ho′-lon with her suburbs, u and De′-bir with her suburbs,
16 And v A′-in with her suburbs, w and Jut′-tah with her suburbs, and x Beth–she′-mesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17 And out of the tribe of Ben′-ja-min, y Gib′-e-on with her suburbs, z Ge′-ba with her suburbs,
18 An′-a-thoth with her suburbs, and aa Al′-mon with her suburbs; four cities.
19 All the cities of the children of Aar′-on, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20 ¶ ab And the families of the children of Ko′-hath, the Le′-vites which remained of the children of Ko′-hath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of E′-phra-im.
21 For they gave them ac She′-chem with her suburbs in mount E′-phra-im, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Ge′-zer with her suburbs,
22 And Kib′-za-im with her suburbs, and Beth–ho′-ron with her suburbs; four cities.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, El′-te-keh with her suburbs, Gib′-be-thon with her suburbs,
24 Ai′-ja-lon with her suburbs, Gath–rim′-mon with her suburbs; four cities.
25 And out of the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh, Ta′-nach with her suburbs, and Gath–rim′-mon with her suburbs; two cities.
26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Ko′-hath that remained.
27 ¶ a And unto the children of Ger′-shon, of the families of the Le′-vites, out of the other half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh they gave b Go′-lan in Ba′-shan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Be-esh′–te′-rah with her suburbs; two cities.
28 And out of the tribe of Is′-sa-char, Ki′-shon with her suburbs, Dab′-a-reh with her suburbs,
29 Jar′-muth with her suburbs, En–gan′-nim with her suburbs; four cities.
30 And out of the tribe of Ash′-er, Mi′-shal with her suburbs, Ab′-don with her suburbs,
31 Hel′-kath with her suburbs, and Re′-hob with her suburbs; four cities.
32 And out of the tribe of Naph′-ta-li, c Ke′-desh in Gal′-i-lee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Ham′-moth–dor with her suburbs, and Kar′-tan with her suburbs; three cities.
33 All the cities of the Ger′-shon-ites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34 ¶ d And unto the families of the children of Me-rar′-i, the rest of the Le′-vites, out of the tribe of Ze-bu′-lun, Jok′-ne-am with her suburbs, and Kar′-tah with her suburbs,
35 Dim′-nah with her suburbs, Na′-ha-lal with her suburbs; four cities.
36 And out of the tribe of Reu′-ben, e Be′-zer with her suburbs, and Ja-ha′-zah with her suburbs,
37 Ked′-e-moth with her suburbs, and Meph′-a-ath with her suburbs; four cities.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, f Ra′-moth in Gil′-e-ad with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Ma-ha-na′-im with her suburbs,
39 Hesh′-bon with her suburbs, Ja′-zer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
40 So all the cities for the children of Me-rar′-i by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Le′-vites, were by their lot twelve cities.
41 g All the cities of the Le′-vites within the possession of the children of Is′-ra-el were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
43 ¶ And the Lord gave unto Is′-ra-el h all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
44 i And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and j there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 k There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Is′-ra-el; all came to pass.
22Then Josh′-u-a called the Reu′-ben-ites, and the Gad′-ites, and the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh,
2 And said unto them, Ye have kept l all that Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord commanded you, m and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you:
3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.
4 And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, n which Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jor′-dan.
5 But o take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Mo′-ses the servant of the Lord charged you, p to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
6 So Josh′-u-a a blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
7 ¶ Now to the one half of the tribe of Ma-nas′-seh Mo′-ses had given possession in Ba′-shan: b but unto the other half thereof gave Josh′-u-a among their brethren on this side Jor′-dan westward. And when Josh′-u-a sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
8 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: c divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
9 ¶ And the children of Reu′-ben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh returned, and departed from the children of Is′-ra-el out of Shi′-loh, which is in the land of Ca′-naan, to go unto d the country of Gil′-e-ad, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Mo′-ses.
10 ¶ And when they came unto the borders of Jor′-dan, that are in the land of Ca′-naan, the children of Reu′-ben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh built there an altar by Jor′-dan, a great altar to see to.
11 ¶ And the children of Is′-ra-el e heard say, Behold, the children of Reu′-ben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh have built an altar over against the land of Ca′-naan, in the borders of Jor′-dan, at the passage of the children of Is′-ra-el.
12 And when the children of Is′-ra-el heard of it, f the whole congregation of the children of Is′-ra-el gathered themselves together at Shi′-loh, to go up to war against them.
13 And the children of Is′-ra-el g sent unto the children of Reu′-ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh, into the land of Gil′-e-ad, h Phin′-e-has the son of El-e-a′-zar the priest,
14 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Is′-ra-el; and i each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Is′-ra-el.
15 ¶ And they came unto the children of Reu′-ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh, unto the land of Gil′-e-ad, and they spake with them, saying,
16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Is′-ra-el, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, j that ye might rebel this day against the Lord?
17 Is the iniquity k of Pe′-or too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,
18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the Lord? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow l he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Is′-ra-el.
19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, m wherein the Lord's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God.
20 n Did not A′-chan the son of Ze′-rah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Is′-ra-el? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
21 ¶ Then the children of Reu′-ben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Ma-nas′-seh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Is′-ra-el,
22 The Lord a God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he b knoweth, and Is′-ra-el he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us not this day,)
23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the Lord, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the Lord himself c require it;
24 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Is′-ra-el?
25 For the Lord hath made Jor′-dan a border between us and you, ye children of Reu′-ben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the Lord: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the Lord.
26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
27 But that it may be d a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might e do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.
28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.
29 God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, f to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle.
30 ¶ And when Phin′-e-has the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Is′-ra-el which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reu′-ben and the children of Gad and the children of Ma-nas′-seh spake, it pleased them.
31 And Phin′-e-has the son of El-e-a′-zar the priest said unto the children of Reu′-ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Ma-nas′-seh, This day we perceive that the Lord is g among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the Lord: now ye have delivered the children of Is′-ra-el out of the hand of the Lord.
32 ¶ And Phin′-e-has the son of El-e-a′-zar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reu′-ben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gil′-e-ad, unto the land of Ca′-naan, to the children of Is′-ra-el, and brought them word again.
33 And the thing pleased the children of Is′-ra-el; and the children of Is′-ra-el h blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reu′-ben and Gad dwelt.
34 And the children of Reu′-ben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God.
23 And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord i had given rest unto Is′-ra-el from all their enemies round about, that Josh′-u-a j waxed old and stricken in age.
2 And Josh′-u-a k called for all Is′-ra-el, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
3 And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the l Lord your God is he that hath fought for you.
4 Behold, m I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jor′-dan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.
5 And the Lord your God, n he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, a as the Lord your God hath promised unto you.
6 b Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Mo′-ses, c that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
7 That ye d come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither e make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:
8 But f cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.
9 g For the Lord hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, h no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day.
10 i One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, j as he hath promised you.
11 k Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God.
12 Else if ye do in any wise l go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall m make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
13 Know for a certainty that n the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; o but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.
14 And, behold, this day p I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that q not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
15 r Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you s all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.
16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
24 And Josh′-u-a gathered all the tribes of Is′-ra-el to t She′-chem, and u called for the elders of Is′-ra-el, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they v presented themselves before God.
2 ¶ And Josh′-u-a said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Is′-ra-el, w Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Te′-rah, the father of A′-bra-ham, and the father of Na′-chor: and a they served other gods.
3 And b I took your father A′-bra-ham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Ca′-naan, and multiplied his seed, and c gave him I′-saac.
4 And I gave unto I′-saac d Ja′-cob and E′-sau: and I gave unto e E′-sau mount Se′-ir, to possess it; f but Ja′-cob and his children went down into E′-gypt.
5 g I sent Mo′-ses also and Aar′-on, and h I plagued E′-gypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out.
6 And I i brought your fathers out of E′-gypt: and j ye came unto the sea; k and the E-gyp′-tians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.
7 And when they l cried unto the Lord, m he put darkness between you and the E-gyp′-tians, n and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and o your eyes have seen what I have done in E′-gypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness p a long season.
8 And I brought you into the land of the Am′-o-rites, which dwelt on the other side Jor′-dan; q and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
9 Then r Ba′-lak the son of Zip′-por, king of Mo′-ab, arose and warred against Is′-ra-el, and s sent and called Ba′-laam the son of Be′-or to curse you:
10 t But I would not hearken unto Ba′-laam; u therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
11 And v you went over Jor′-dan, and came unto Jer′-i-cho: and w the men of Jer′-i-cho fought against you, the Am′-o-rites, and the Per-iz′-zites, and the Ca′-naan-ites, and the Hit′-tites, and the Gir′-ga-shites, the Hi′-vites, and the Jeb′-u-sites; and I delivered them into your hand.
12 And x I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Am′-o-rites; but y not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and z cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
14 ¶ aa Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in ab sincerity and in truth: and ac put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and a in E′-gypt; and serve ye the Lord.
15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, b choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether c the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or d the gods of the Am′-o-rites, in whose land ye dwell: e but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
17 For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of E′-gypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
18 And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Am′-o-rites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God.
19 And Josh′-u-a said unto the people, f Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an g holy God; he is h a jealous God; i he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
20 j If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, k then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
21 And the people said unto Josh′-u-a, Nay; but we will serve the Lord.
22 And Josh′-u-a said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that l ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
23 Now therefore m put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Is′-ra-el.
24 And the people said unto Josh′-u-a, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
25 So Josh′-u-a n made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance o in She′-chem.
26 ¶ And Josh′-u-a p wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took q a great stone, and r set it up there s under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.
27 And Josh′-u-a said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be t a witness unto us; for u it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
28 So v Josh′-u-a let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance.
29 ¶ w And it came to pass after these things, that Josh′-u-a the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in x Tim′-nath–se′-rah, which is in mount E′-phra-im, on the north side of the hill of Ga′-ash.
31 And y Is′-ra-el served the Lord all the days of Josh′-u-a, and all the days of the elders that overlived Josh′-u-a, and which had z known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Is′-ra-el.
32 ¶ And a the bones of Jo′-seph, which the children of Is′-ra-el brought up out of E′-gypt, buried they in She′-chem, in a parcel of ground b which Ja′-cob bought of the sons of Ha′-mor the father of She′-chem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Jo′-seph.
33 And El-e-a′-zar the son of Aar′-on died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to c Phin′-e-has his son, which was given him in mount E′-phra-im.