Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

1. The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

2. Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;

3. and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned towards Karka;

4. and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

5. The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.

6. The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

7. The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that faces the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed along to the waters of En Shemesh, and ended at En Rogel.

8. The border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem) southward; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part of the valley of Rephaim northward.

9. The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);

10. and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim (also called Chesalon) on the north, and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;

11. and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

12. The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.

13. He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron).

14. Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15. He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.

16. Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife."

17. Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

18. When she came, she had him ask her father for a field. She got off of her donkey, and Caleb said, "What do you want?"

19. She said, "Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water."So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

20. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

21. The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22. Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

23. Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

24. Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

25. Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (also called Hazor),

26. Amam, Shema, Moladah,

27. Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

28. Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

29. Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30. Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

31. Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

32. Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

33. In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

34. Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

35. Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

36. Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.

37. Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,

38. Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

39. Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

40. Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,

41. Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

42. Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

43. Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

44. Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

45. Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

46. from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

47. Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline.

48. In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

49. Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),

50. Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

51. Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

52. Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

53. Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

54. Humtah, Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

55. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,

56. Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

57. Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

58. Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

59. Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

60. Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

61. In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

62. Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages.

63. As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah couldn't drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before The LORD. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.

These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before The LORD, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.

1. Then the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

2. They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock."

3. The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of The LORD, these cities with their suburbs.

4. The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

5. The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

6. The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7. The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

8. The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.

9. They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

10. and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

11. They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.

12. But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13. To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

14. Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

15. Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

16. Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes.

17. Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

18. Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs: four cities.

19. All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

20. The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21. They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

22. Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs: four cities.

23. Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

24. Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: four cities.

25. Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: two cities.

26. All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

27. They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs: two cities.

28. Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

29. Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs: four cities.

30. Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

31. Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs: four cities.

32. Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs: three cities.

33. All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

34. To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,

35. Dimnah with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs: four cities.

36. Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,

37. Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs: four cities.

38. Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

39. Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs: four cities in all.

40. All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

41. All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

42. Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.

43. So the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

44. The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45. Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.