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\par }{\MT Joshua

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
it
came
to
pass
after
the
death
of
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
that
the
Lord
spoke
to Josue
the
son
of
Nun,
the
minister
of
Moses,
and
said
to
him:
\VS{2}Moses
my
servant
is
dead:
arise,
and
pass
over
this
Jordan, thou
and thy
people
with thee,
into
the
land
which
I
will
give
to
the
children
of
Israel.
\VS{3}I
will
deliver
to
you
every
place
that
the
sole
of
your
foot
shall
tread
upon,
as
I
have
said
to
Moses.
\VS{4}From
the
desert
and
from Libanus unto
the
great
river
Euphrates,
all
the
land
of
the Hethites unto
the
great
sea
toward
the going; down
of
the
sun,
shall
be
your
border.
\VS{5}No
man
shall
be able
to resist
you
all
the
days
of thy
life:
as
I
have
been
with
Moses,
so
will
I
be
with thee:
I
will
not
leave thee,
nor
forsake thee.
\VS{6}Take
courage,
and
be
strong:
for thou shalt
divide
by lot
to
this
people
the
land,
for
which
I
swore
to
their
fathers,
that
I
would
deliver
it
to
them.
\VS{7}Take
courage
therefore,
and
be
very valiant:
that thou mayst
observe
and
do
all
the
law,
which
Moses
my
servant hath
commanded thee:
turn
not
from
it
to
the
right
hand
or
to
the
left,
that thou mayst
understand
all
things
which thou dost.
\VS{8}Let
not
the
book
of
this
law
depart
from thy
mouth:
but thou shalt
meditate
on
it
day
and
night,
that thou mayst
observe
and
do
all
things
that
are
written
in
it:
then shalt thou direct thy
way,
and
understand
it.
\VS{9}Behold
I
command thee,
take
courage,
and
be
strong. Fear
not
and
be
not
dismayed:
because
the
Lord thy
God
is
with thee
in
all
things
whatsoever thou shalt go
to.
\VS{10}And Josue
commanded
the princes
of
the
people,
saying: Pass through
the midst
of
the camp,
and
command
the
people,
and
say:
\VS{11}Prepare
you victuals:
for
after
the
third
day
you
shall
pass
over
the
Jordan
and
shall
go
in
to
possess
the
land,
which
the
Lord
your
God
will
give
you.
\VS{12}And
he
said
to
the Rubenites,
and
the
Gadites,
and
the
half
tribe
of Manasses:
\VS{13}Remember
the
word,
which
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
commanded
you,
saying:
The
Lord
your
God hath
given
you
rest,
and
all
this
land.
\VS{14}Your
wives,
and
children,
and
cattle
shall
remain
in
the
land
which
Moses
gave
you
on
this
side
of
the
Jordan:
but
pass
you
over armed
before
your
brethren,
all
of
you
that
are
strong
of
hand,
and fight
for
them,
\VS{15}Until
the
Lord
give
rest
to
your
brethren
as
he hath
given
you,
and
they
also
possess
the
land
which
the
Lord
your
God
will
give
them:
and
so
you
shall
return
into
the
land
of
your
possession,
and
you
shall dwell
in
it,
which
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
gave
you
beyond
the
Jordan,
toward
the
rising
of
the
sun.
\VS{16}And
they
made
answer
to Josue,
and
said:
All
that thou hast
commanded
us
we
will
do;
and whithersoever thou shalt
send
us,
we
will
go.
\VS{17}As
we
obeyed
Moses
in
all
things,
so
will
we
obey thee
also:
only
be
the
Lord thy
God
with thee,
as
he
was
with
Moses.
\VS{18}He
that
shall gainsay thy
mouth,
and
not
obey
all thy
words,
that thou shalt
command
him,
let
him
die:
only
take thou
courage,
and
do manfully.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And Josue
the
son
of
Nun
sent
from Setim
two
men,
to
spy
secretly:
and
said
to
them:
Go,
and
view
the
land
and
the city
of
Jericho.
They
went
and
entered
into
the
house
of
a
woman
that
was
a
harlot
named
Rahab,
and
lodged
with
her.
\VS{2}And
it
was
told
the
king
of
Jericho,
and
was
said:
Behold
there
are
men
come
in hither,
by
night,
of
the
children
of
Israel,
to spy
the
land.
\VS{3}And
the
king
of
Jericho
sent
to
Rahab,
saying:
Bring
forth
the
men
that
came
to thee,
and
are
entered
into thy
house:
for
they
are
spies,
and
are
come
to view
all
the
land.
\VS{4}And
the
woman
taking
the
men,
hid
them,
and
said:
I confess
they
came
to
me,
but
I
knew
not whence
they
were:
\VS{5}And
at
the
time
of shutting
the
gate
in
the
dark,
they
also
went
out together.
I
know
not whither
they
are
gone:
pursue
after
them
quickly,
and
you
will
overtake
them.
\VS{6}But
she
made
the men
go
up
to
the
top
of
her house,
and covered
them
with
the
stalks
of
flax,
which
was
there.
\VS{7}Now
they
that
were
sent,
pursued
after
them,
by
the
way
that leadeth
to
the fords
of
the
Jordan:
and
as soon
as
they
were
gone
out,
the
gate
was presently
shut.
\VS{8}The men
that
were hidden
were not
yet asleep,
when behold
the woman
went
up
to
them,
and said:
\VS{9}I
know
that
the
Lord hath
given
this
land
to
you:
for
the
dread
of
you
is
fallen
upon
us,
and
all
the
inhabitants
of
the
land
have
lost
all
strength.
\VS{10}We
have
heard
that
the
Lord
dried
up
the
water
of
the Red
Sea
at
your
going
in,
when
you
came
out
of
Egypt:
and
what
things
you
did
to
the
two
kings
of
the Amorrhites,
that
were
beyond
the
Jordan: Sehon
and
Og
whom
you slew.
\VS{11}And
hearing
these
things
we
were affrighted,
and
our
heart fainted
away,
neither
did
there
remain
any
spirit
in
us
at
your coming
in:
for
the
Lord
your
God
he
is
God
in
heaven
above,
and
in
the
earth
beneath.
\VS{12}Now
therefore
swear ye
to
me
by
the
Lord,
that
as
I
have shewn
mercy
to
you,
so
you
also
will shew
mercy
to
my
father’s
house:
and
give
me
a
true token,
\VS{13}That
you
will
save
my
father
and
mother,
my
brethren
and
sisters,
and
all
things
that
are theirs,
and
deliver
our
souls
from
death.
\VS{14}They
answered
her:
Be
our
lives
for
you unto
death,
only
if thou betray
us
not.
And
when
the
Lord
shall
have
delivered
us
the
land,
we
will shew thee
mercy
and
truth.
\VS{15}Then
she
let
them
down
with
a
cord
out
of
a
window:
for
her
house joined close
to
the
wall.
\VS{16}And
she
said
to
them:
Get ye
up
to
the
mountains,
lest
perhaps
they
meet
you
as
they
return:
and
there lie ye hid
three
days,
till
they
come
back,
and
so
you
shall
go
on
your
way.
\VS{17}And
they
said
to
her:
We
shall
be blameless
of
this
oath,
which thou hast
made
us
swear:
\VS{18}If
when
we
come
into
the
land,
this
scarlet
cord
be
a sign,
and thou
tie
it
in
the
window,
by
which thou hast
let
us
down:
and
gather
together thy
father
and
mother,
and
brethren
and
all thy kindred
into thy
house.
\VS{19}Whosoever
shall
go
out
of
the
door
of thy
house,
his
blood
shall
be
upon
his
own
head,
and
we
shall
be quit.
But
the
blood
of
all
that
shall
be
with thee
in
the
house,
shall light
upon
our
head,
if
any
man touch
them.
\VS{20}But
if thou wilt betray
us,
and utter
this
word abroad,
we
shall
be quit
of
this
oath
which thou hast
made
us
swear.
\VS{21}And
she
answered:
As
you
have
spoken,
so
be
it done.
And
sending
them
on
their
way,
she hung
the
scarlet cord
in
the
window.
\VS{22}But
they
went
and
came
to
the
mountains,
and
stayed
there
three
days
till
they
that
pursued
them
were
returned.
For
having
sought
them
through
all
the
way,
they
found
them
not.
\VS{23}And
when
they
were
gone
back
into
the city,
the spies
returned,
and
came
down
from
the
mountain:
and
passing
over
the Jordan,
they
came
to Josue
the
son
of
Nun,
and
told
him
all
that befel
them.
\VS{24}And
said:
The
Lord hath
delivered
all
this
land
into
our
hands,
and
all
the
inhabitants thereof
are overthrown
with fear.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And Josue
rose
before daylight,
and
removed
the camp:
and
they
departed
from Setim,
and
came
to
the
Jordan,
he,
and
all
the
children
of
Israel,
and
they abode
there
for three days.
\VS{2}After which,
the heralds
went
through
the
midst
of
the
camp,
\VS{3}And began
to proclaim:
When
you
shall
see
the
ark
of
the
covenant
of
the
Lord
your
God,
and
the
priests
of
the race
of
Levi
carrying
it,
rise
you
up
also,
and
follow
them
as
they
go
before:
\VS{4}And
let
there
be
between
you
and
the ark
the space
of
two
thousand
cubits:
that
you
may
see
it
afar
off,
and
know
which
way
you
must
go:
for
you
have
not
gone
this
way
before:
and
take care
you
come
not
near
the ark.
\VS{5}And Josue
said
to
the
people:
Be ye
sanctified:
for
tomorrow
the
Lord
will
do
wonders
among
you.
\VS{6}And
he
said
to
the
priests:
Take
up
the
ark
of
the
covenant,
and
go
before
the
people.
And
they obeyed
his
commands,
and
took
it
up
and walked
before
them.
\VS{7}And
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
This
day
will
I
begin
to
exalt thee
before
Israel:
that
they
may
know
that
as
I
was
with
Moses,
so
I
am
with thee
also.
\VS{8}And
do thou
command
the
priests
that
carry
the
ark
of
the
covenant,
and
say
to
them:
When
you
shall
have
entered
into
part
of
the
water
of
the
Jordan,
stand
in
it.
\VS{9}And Josue
said
to
the
children
of
Israel:
Come hither
and
hear
the
word
of
the
Lord
your
God.
\VS{10}And
again
he
said:
By
this
you
shall
know
that
the Lord
the
living
God
is
in
the
midst
of
you,
and
that
he
shall
destroy
before
your
sight
the Chanaanite
and
the Hethite,
the Hevite
and
the Pherezite,
the Gergesite
also
and
the
Jebusite,
and
the Amorrhite.
\VS{11}Behold
the
ark
of
the
covenant
of
the
Lord
of
all
the
earth
shall
go
before
you
into
the
Jordan.
\VS{12}Prepare ye
twelve
men
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
one
of
every
tribe.
\VS{13}And
when
the
priests,
that
carry
the
ark
of
the
Lord
the
God
of
the
whole
earth,
shall
set
the
soles
of
their
feet
in
the
waters
of
the
Jordan,
the
waters
that
are beneath
shall
run
down
and
go
off:
and
those
that
come
from
above,
shall
stand
together
upon
a heap.
\VS{14}So
the
people
went
out
of
their
tents,
to
pass
over
the
Jordan:
and
the
priests
that
carried
the
ark
of
the
covenant.
went
on
before
them.
\VS{15}And
as soon
as
they
came
into
the
Jordan,
and
their
feet
were
dipped
in
part
of
the
water, (now
the
Jordan,
it being
harvest
time,
had
filled
the
banks
of
its channel,)
\VS{16}The
waters
that
came
down
from
above
stood
in
one
place,
and swelling
up
like
a mountain,
were seen afar
off
from
the
city
that
is called Adom,
to
the
place
of Sarthan:
but
those
that
were beneath, ran
down
into
the
sea
of
the
wilderness (which now
is called
the Dead
Sea)
until
they wholly failed.
\VS{17}And
the
people marched
over
against Jericho:
and
the
priests
that
carried
the
ark
of
the
covenant
of
the
Lord,
stood girded upon
the
dry
ground
in
the
midst
of
the
Jordan,
and
all
the
people
passed
over
through
the channel
that
was dried
up.

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
when
they
were
passed
over,
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
\VS{2}Choose
twelve
men,
one
of
every
tribe:
\VS{3}And
command
them
to
take
out
of
the
midst
of
the
Jordan,
where
the
feet
of
the
priests
stood,
twelve
very hard
stones,
which
you
shall
set
in
the
place
of
the camp,
where
you
shall pitch
your tents
this
night.
\VS{4}And Josue
called
twelve
men,
whom
he
had chosen
out
of
the
children
of
Israel,
one
out
of
every
tribe,
\VS{5}And
he
said
to
them:
Go
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord
your
God
to
the
midst
of
the
Jordan,
and carry
from thence
every
man
a
stone
on
your
shoulders,
according
to
the
number
of
the
children
of
Israel,
\VS{6}That
it
may
be
a
sign
among
you
and
when
your
children
shall
ask
you
tomorrow,
saying:
What mean
these
stones?
\VS{7}You
shall
answer
them:
The
waters
of
the
Jordan
ran
off
before
the
ark
of
the
covenant
of
the
Lord,
when
it
passed
over
the
same:
therefore
were
these atones
set
for
a monument
of
the
children
of
Israel
for
ever.
\VS{8}The
children
of
Israel
therefore
did
as Josue
commanded
them,
carrying
out
of
the channel
of
the
Jordan
twelve
stones,
as
the
Lord
had
commanded
him,
according
to
the
number
of
the
children
of
Israel, unto
the
place
wherein
they camped,
and
there
they
set
them.
\VS{9}And Josue
put
other
twelve
stones
in
the
midst
of
the channel
of
the
Jordan,
where
the
priests
stood
that
carried
the
ark
of
the
covenant:
and
they
are
there
until
this
present
day.
\VS{10}Now
the
priests
that
carried
the
ark,
stood
in
the
midst
of
the
Jordan
till
all
things
were accomplished
which
the
Lord
had
commanded Josue
to
speak
to
the
people,
and
Moses
had
said
to
him.
And
the
people
made
haste
and
passed
over.
\VS{11}And
when
they
had
all
passed
over,
the
ark
also
of
the
Lord
passed
over,
and
the
priests
went
before
the
people.
\VS{12}The
children
of Ruben
also
and
Gad,
and
half
the
tribe
of Manasses,
went armed
before
the
children
of
Israel
as
Moses
had
commanded
them.
\VS{13}And
forty
thousand fighting
men
by
their
troops,
and bands,
marched
through
the
plains
and fields
of
the city
of
Jericho.
\VS{14}In
that
day
the
Lord
magnified Josue
in
the
sight
of
all
Israel,
that
they
should
fear
him,
as
they
had
feared
Moses,
while
he
lived.
\VS{15}And
he
said
to
him:
\VS{16}Command
the
priests,
that
carry
the
ark
of
the covenant,
to
come
up
out
of
the
Jordan.
\VS{17}And
he
commanded
them,
saying:
Come ye
up
out
of
the
Jordan.
\VS{18}And
when
they
that
carried
the
ark
of
the
covenant
of
the
Lord,
were
come
up,
and
began
to tread
on
the
dry
ground,
the
waters
returned
into
the channel,
and
ran
as
they
were wont
before.
\VS{19}And
the
people
came
up
out
of
the
Jordan,
the
tenth
day
of
the
first
month,
and
camped
in Galgal,
over
against
the
east
side
of
the city
of
Jericho.
\VS{20}And
the
twelve
stones
which
they
had
taken
out
of
the channel
of
the
Jordan, Josue pitched
in Galgal,
\VS{21}And
said
to
the
children
of
Israel:
When
your
children
shall
ask
their
fathers,
tomorrow,
and
shall
say
to
them:
What mean
these
stones?
\VS{22}You
shall
teach
them
and
say:
Israel
passed
over
this
Jordan
through
the
dry channel.
\VS{23}The
Lord
your
God drying
up
the
waters thereof
in
your
sight,
until
you
passed
over:
\VS{24}As
he
had
done
before
in
the Red Sea,
which
he dried
up till
we passed
through:
\VS{25}That all the people of the earth may learn the most mighty hand of the Lord, that you also may fear the Lord your God for ever.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
when
all
the
kings
of
the Amorrhites,
who dwelt
beyond
the
Jordan
westward,
and
all
the
kings
of Chanaan,
who possessed
the
places
near
the great
sea,
had
heard
that
the
Lord
had
dried
up
the
waters
of
the
Jordan
before
the
children
of
Israel,
till
they
passed
over,
their
heart
failed
them,
and
there
remained
no
spirit
in
them, fearing
the coming
in
of
the
children
of
Israel.
\VS{2}At
that
time
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
Make thee
knives
of stone,
and
circumcise
the
second
time
the
children
of
Israel.
\VS{3}He
did
what
the Lord
had commanded,
and
he
circumcised
the
children
of
Israel
in
the
hill
of
the
foreskins.
\VS{4}Now
this
is
the
cause
of
the second circumcision:
All
the
people
that
came
out
of
Egypt
that
were
males,
all
the
men fit
for
war,
died
in
the
desert,
during
the
time
of
the long
going
about
in
the
way.
\VS{5}Now
these
were
all
circumcised.
But
the
people
that
were
born
in
the
desert,
\VS{6}Luring
the
forty
years
of
the journey
in
the wide
wilderness,
were uncircumcised:
till
all
they
were
consumed
that
had
not
heard
the
voice
of
the
Lord,
and
to
whom
he
had
sworn
before,
that
he
would
not shew
them
the
land
flowing
with
milk
and
honey.
\VS{7}The
children
of these
succeeded
in
the
place
of
their fathers,
and
were
circumcised
by Josue:
for
they
were
uncircumcised
even
as
they
were
born,
and
no
one
had
circumcised
them
in
the
way.
\VS{8}Now
after
they
were
all
circumcised,
they
remained
in
the same
place
of
the
camp,
until
they
were healed.
\VS{9}And
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
This
day
have
I taken
away
from
you
the
reproach
of
Egypt.
And
the
name
of
that
place
was
called Galgal,
until
this
present
day.
\VS{10}And
the
children
of
Israel abode
in Galgal,
and
they
kept
the phase
on
the fourteenth
day
of
the
month,
at
evening,
in
the
plains
of
Jericho:
\VS{11}And
they
ate
on
the
next
day
unleavened
bread
of
the corn
of
the
land,
and frumenty
of
the
same
year.
\VS{12}And
the
manna ceased
after
they
ate
of
the corn
of
the
land,
neither
did
the
children
of
Israel
use
that
food
any
more,
but
they
ate
of
the corn
of
the
present
year
of
the
land
of Chanaan.
\VS{13}And
when Josue
was
in
the field
of
the city
of
Jericho,
he
lifted
up
his
eyes,
and
saw
a
man
standing
over
against
him: holding
a
drawn
sword,
and
he
went
to
him,
and
said: Art thou
one
of ours,
or
of
our adversaries?
\VS{14}And
he
answered:
No:
but
I
am
prince
of
the
host
of
the
Lord,
and
now
I
am
come.
\VS{15}Josue
fell
on
his face
to
the
ground.
And worshipping, add:
What saith
my
lord
to
his servant?
\VS{16}Loose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Josue did as was commanded him.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
Jericho
was
close
shut
up
and fenced,
for fear
of
the
children
of
Israel,
and
no
man durst
go
out
or
come
in.
\VS{2}And
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
Behold
I
have
given
into thy
hands
Jericho,
and
the
king thereof,
and all
the
valiant
men.
\VS{3}Go
round
about
the
city,
all ye fighting
men,
once
a
day:
so
shall ye
do
for
six
days.
\VS{4}And
on
the
seventh
day
the
priests
shall
take
the
seven
trumpets, which
are used
in
the
jubilee,
and
shall
go
before
the
ark
of
the covenant:
and
you
shall
go
about
the
city
seven
times,
and
the
priests
shall
sound
the
trumpets.
\VS{5}And
when
the
voice
of
the
trumpet
shall
give
a longer
and broken tune,
and
shall
sound
in
your ears,
all
the
people
shall
shout
together
with
a
very
great
shout,
and
the
walls
of
the
city
shall
fall
to
the ground,
and
they
shall
enter
in
every
one
at
the
place
against
which
they
shall
stand.
\VS{6}Then Josue
the
son
of
Nun
called
the
priests,
and
said
to
them:
Take
the
ark
of
the
covenant:
and let
seven other
priests
take
the
seven
trumpets
of
the
jubilee,
and march
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord.
\VS{7}And
he
said
to
the
people:
Go,
and compass
the
city,
armed, marching
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord.
\VS{8}And
when Josue
had ended
his words,
and
the
seven
priests
blew
the
seven
trumpets
before
the
ark
of
the
covenant
of
the
Lord,
\VS{9}And
all
the
armed
men
went
before,
the rest
of
the common people
followed
the
ark,
and
the
sound
of
the
trumpets
was heard
on
all sides.
\VS{10}But Josue
had
commanded
the
people,
saying:
You
shall
not
shout,
nor
shall
your
voice
be
heard,
nor
any
word
go
out
of
your
mouth:
until
the
day
come wherein
I
shall
say
to
you:
Cry,
and
shout.
\VS{11}So
the
ark
of
the
Lord
went
about
the
city
once
a day,
and returning
into
the
camp, abode
there.
\VS{12}And Josue
rising before
day,
the
priests
took
the
ark
of
the
Lord,
\VS{13}And
seven
of
them
seven
trumpets, which
are used
in
the
jubilee:
and
they
went
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord
walking
and sounding
the
trumpets:
and
the
armed
men
went
before
them,
and
the rest
of
the common people
followed
the
ark,
and
they
blew
the
trumpets.
\VS{14}And
they
went
round
about
the
city
the
second
day
once,
and
returned
into
the
camp.
So
they
did
six
days.
\VS{15}But
the
seventh
day,
rising
up
early,
they
went
about
the
city,
as
it
was ordered,
seven
times.
\VS{16}And
when
in
the
seventh going
about
the
priests
sounded
with
the
trumpets, Josue
said
to
all
Israel:
Shout:
for
the
Lord hath
delivered
the
city
to
you:
\VS{17}And
let
this
city
be
an anathema,
and
all
things
that
are
in
it,
to
the
Lord.
Let
only
Rahab
the
harlot
live,
with
all
that
are
with
her
in
the
house:
for
she
hid
the
messengers
whom
we
sent.
\VS{18}But
beware ye
lest
you touch ought
of
those
things
that
are forbidden,
and
you
be guilty
of transgression,
and
all
the
camp
of
Israel
be
under sin,
and
be
troubled.
\VS{19}But
whatsoever
gold
or
silver
there
shall
be,
or
vessels
of
brass
and
iron, let
it
be
consecrated
to
the
Lord,
laid
up
in
his
treasures.
\VS{20}So
all
the
people
making
a
shout,
and
the
trumpets
sounding,
when
the
voice
and
the
sound thundered
in
the ears
of
the multitude,
the
walls forthwith
fell
down:
and
every
man
went
up
by
the
place
that
was
over
against
him:
and
they
took
the
city,
\VS{21}And
killed
all
that
were
in
it,
man
and
woman,
young
and
old.
The
oxen
also
and
the
sheep,
and
the asses,
they slew
with
the
edge
of
the
sword.
\VS{22}But Josue
said
to
the
two
men
that
had
been
sent
for
spies:
Go
into
the
harlot’s
house,
and
bring
her
out,
and
all
things
that
are hers,
as
you assured
her
by
oath.
\VS{23}And
the
young
men
went
in
and
brought
out
Rahab,
and
her
parents,
her
brethren
also
and
all
her goods
and
her kindred,
and
made
them
to stay without
the
camp.
\VS{24}But
they
burned
the
city,
and
all
things
that
were therein;
except
the
gold
and
silver,
and
vessels
of
brass
and
iron,
which
they consecrated
into
the
treasury
of
the
Lord.
\VS{25}But Josue saved
Rahab
the
harlot
and
her
father’s
house,
and
all
she
had,
and
they
dwelt
in
the
midst
of
Israel
until
this
present
day:
because
she
hid
the
messengers
whom
he
had
sent
to
spy
out
Jericho.
At
that
time, Josue
made
an imprecation, saying:
\VS{26}Cursed
be
the
man
before
the
Lord,
that
shall
raise
up
and
build
the
city
of
Jericho.
In
his
firstborn
may
he
lay
the
foundation thereof,
and
in
the
last
of
his
children
set
up
its
gates.
\VS{27}And
the
Lord
was
with Josue,
and
his name
was noised
throughout
all
the
land.

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}But
the
children
of
Israel transgressed
the commandment,
and
took
to
their own
use
of
the anathema.
For
Achan
the
son
of Charmi,
the
son
of
Zabdi,
the
son
of Zare
of
the
tribe
of Juda,
took something
of
the anathema:
and
the
Lord
was
angry
against
the
children
of
Israel.
\VS{2}And
when Josue
sent
men
from
Jericho
against Hai,
which
is
beside Bethaven,
on
the
east
side
of
the town
of
Bethel,
he
said
to
them:
Go
up,
and view
the
country:
and
they fulfilled
his
command,
and viewed Hai.
\VS{3}And
returning
they
said
to
him:
Let
not
all
the
people
go
up,
but
let
two
or
three
thousand
men
go
and
destroy
the city:
why
should
all
the
people
be
troubled
in vain
against enemies
that
are very
few?
\VS{4}There
went
up therefore
three
thousand fighting
men:
who immediately turned
their backs,
\VS{5}And
were
defeated
by
the
men
of
the
city
of Hai,
and
there
fell
of
them
six
and
thirty
men:
and
the enemies
pursued
them
from
the
gate
as
far
as Sabarim,
and
they
slew
them
as
they fled
by
the
descent:
and
the
heart
of
the
people
was
struck
with fear,
and
melted
like
water.
\VS{6}But Josue rent
his
garments,
and
fell
flat
on
the
ground
before
the
ark
of
the
Lord
until
the
evening,
both
he
and
all
the ancients
of
Israel:
and
they
put
dust
upon
their
heads.
\VS{7}And Josue
said:
Alas,
O
Lord
God,
why wouldst thou
bring
this
people
over
the river
Jordan,
to
deliver
us
into
the
hand
of
the Amorrhite,
and
to
destroy
us?
would
God, we
had
stayed
beyond
the
Jordan
as we
began.
\VS{8}My
Lord
God,
what
shall
I
say, seeing
Israel
turning
their
backs
to
their
enemies?
\VS{9}The Chanaanites,
and
all
the
inhabitants
of
the
land
will
hear
of
it,
and
being
gathered
together
will
surround
us
and
cut
off
our
name
from
the
earth:
and
what wilt thou
do
to thy
great
name?
\VS{10}And
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
Arise,
why liest thou
flat
on
the ground?
\VS{11}Israel hath
sinned,
and transgressed
my
covenant:
and
they
have
taken
of
the anathema,
and
have
stolen
and
lied,
and
have hidden
it
among
their
goods.
\VS{12}Neither
can
Israel
stand
before
his
enemies,
but
he
shall flee
from
them:
because
he
is defiled
with
the anathema.
I
will
be
no
more
with
you, till
you
destroy
him
that
is guilty
of
this wickedness.
\VS{13}Arise,
sanctify
the
people,
and
say
to
them:
Be ye
sanctified
against
tomorrow:
for
thus saith
the
Lord
God
of
Israel:
The anathema
is
in
the
midst
of thee,
O
Israel: thou canst
not
stand
before thy
enemies,
till
he
be destroyed
out
of thee
that
is
defiled
with
this wickedness.
\VS{14}And
you
shall
come
in
the
morning
every
one
by
your
tribes:
and
what
tribe soever
the lot
shall find,
it
shall
come
by
its kindreds
and
the kindred
by
its
houses,
and
the
house
by
the
men.
\VS{15}And whosoever
he
be
that
shall
be found guilty
of
this fact,
he
shall
be
burnt
with
fire
with
all
his substance,
because
he hath transgressed
the
covenant
of
the
Lord,
and hath
done wickedness
in
Israel.
\VS{16}Josue, therefore,
when
he
rose
in
the
morning,
made
Israel
to
come
by
their
tribes,
and
the
tribe
of Juda
was found,
\VS{17}Which being
brought
by
its
families,
it
was found
to
be
the
family
of Zare. Bringing
that
also
by
the houses,
he found
it
to
be
Zabdi.
\VS{18}And bringing
his
house
man
by
man,
he found
Achan
the
son
of Charmi,
the
son
of
Zabdi,
the
son
of Zare
of
the
tribe
of Juda.
\VS{19}And Josue
said
to
Achan:
My
son,
give
glory
to
the
Lord
God
of
Israel,
and
confess,
and
tell
me
what thou hast
done,
hide
it
not.
\VS{20}And
Achan
answered Josue,
and
said
to
him:
Indeed
I
have
sinned
against
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel,
and thus
and thus
have
I
done.
\VS{21}For
I
saw
among
the
spoils
a scarlet
garment exceeding
good,
and
two
hundred sides
of
silver,
and
a
golden rule
of
fifty sides:
and
I
coveted
them,
and
I
took
them
away,
and
hid
them
in
the
ground
is
the
midst
of
my
tent,
and
the
silver
I covered
with
the
earth
that
I dug
up.
\VS{22}Josue
therefore
sent ministers:
who
running
to
his
tent, found
all
hidden
in
the same
place,
together
with
the
silver.
\VS{23}And
taking
them
away
out
of
the
tent,
they
brought
them
to Josue,
and
to
all
the
children
of
Israel,
and threw
them
down
before
the
Lord.
\VS{24}Then Josue
and
all
Israel
with
him
took
Achan
the
son
of Zare,
and
the
silver
and
the garments,
and
the
golden rule,
his
sons
also
and
his
daughters,
his
oxen
and asses
and
sheep,
the
tent
also,
and
all
the goods:
and
brought
them
to
the
valley
of
Achor:
\VS{25}Where Josue
said:
Because thou hast
troubled
us,
the
Lord
trouble thee
this
day.
And
all
Israel
stoned
him:
and
all
things
that
were
his,
were consumed
with
fire.
\VS{26}And
they gathered
together
upon
him
a
great
heap
of
stones,
which remaineth
until
this
present
day.
And
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was
turned
away
from
them.
And
the
name
of
that
place
was
called
the
Valley
of
Achor,
until
this
day.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
Fear
not,
nor
be thou
dismayed:
take
with thee
all
the multitude
of fighting
men,
arise
and
go
up
to
the
town
of Hai.
Behold
I
have
delivered
into thy
hand
the
king thereof,
and
the
people,
and
the
city,
and
the
land.
\VS{2}And thou shalt
do
to
the
city
of Hai,
and
to
the
king thereof,
as thou hast
done
to
Jericho,
and
to
the
king thereof:
but
the
spoils
and
all
the
cattle
you
shall
take
for
a
prey
to yourselves:
lay
an
ambush
for
the
city
behind
it.
\VS{3}And Josue
arose,
and
all
the
army
of
the fighting
men
with
him,
to
go
up
against Hai:
and
he
sent
thirty
thousand
chosen
valiant
men
in
the
night,
\VS{4}And
commanded
them,
saying:
Lay
an
ambush
behind
the
city:
and
go
not
very
far
from
it:
and
be ye
all
ready.
\VS{5}But
I
and
the
rest
of
the multitude
which
is
with
me;
will
approach
on
the contrary
side
against
the
city.
And
when
they
shall
come
out
against
us,
we
will
flee,
and
turn
our backs,
as
we
did
before:
\VS{6}Till
they
pursuing
us
be
drawn farther
from
the
city:
for
they
will
think
that
we
flee
as
before.
\VS{7}And whilst we
are fleeing,
and
they pursuing,
you
shall
arise
out
of
the
ambush,
and
shall
destroy
the
city:
and
the
Lord
your
God
will
deliver
it
into
our
hands.
\VS{8}And
when
you
shall
have
taken
it,
set
it
on
fire,
and
you
shall
do
all
things
so
as
I
have
commanded.
\VS{9}And
he
sent
them
away,
and
they
went
on
to
the
place
of
the
ambush,
and
abode
between
Bethel
and Hai,
on
the
west
side
of
the
city
of Hai.
But Josue
stayed
that
night
in
the
midst
of
the
people,
\VS{10}And
rising
early
in
the
morning,
he
mustered
his
soldiers,
and
went
up
with
the ancients
in
the
front
of
the
army environed
with
the aid
of
the fighting
men.
\VS{11}And
when
they
were
come,
and
were
gone
up
over
against
the
city,
they
stood
on
the
north
side
of
the
city,
between
which
and
them
there
was
a
valley
in
the
midst.
\VS{12}And
he
had
chosen
five
thousand
men,
and
set
them
to
lie
in
ambush
between
Bethel
and Hai,
on
the
west
side
of
the
same
city:
\VS{13}But
all
the rest
of
the
army went
in battle array
on
the
north
side,
so
that
the last
of
that multitude reached
to
the
west
side
of
the
city.
So Josue went
that
night,
and stood
in
the
midst
of
the
valley.
\VS{14}And
when
the
king
of Hai
saw
this,
he
made
haste
in
the
morning,
and
went
out
with
all
the
army
of
the
city,
and
set
it
in
battle
array
toward
the
desert,
not
knowing
that
there
lay
an
ambush
behind
his
back.
\VS{15}But Josue,
and
all
Israel gave back,
making
as if
they
were afraid,
and
fleeing
by
the
way
of
the
wilderness.
\VS{16}But
they
shouting
together,
and encouraging
one another,
pursued
them.
And
when
they
were come
from
the
city,
\VS{17}And
not
one
remained
in
the
city
of Hai
and
of
Bethel,
that
did
not
pursue
after
Israel,
leaving
the
towns
open
as
they
had rushed
out,
\VS{18}The
Lord
said
to Josue:
Lift
up
the shield
that
is
in thy
hand, towards
the
city
of Hai,
for
I
will
deliver
it
to thee.
\VS{19}And
when
he
had
lifted
up
his shield towards
the
city,
the
ambush
that
lay hid,
rose
up
immediately:
and
going
to
the
city,
took
it
and
set
it
on
fire.
\VS{20}And
the
men
of
the
city,
that
pursued
after Josue,
looking
back
and
seeing
the
smoke
of
the
city
rise
up
to
heaven,
had
no
more
power
to
flee
this
way
or
that
way: especially
as
they
that
had counterfeited
flight,
and
were
going
toward
the
wilderness,
turned
back most valiantly
against
them
that
pursued.
\VS{21}So Josue
and
all
Israel
seeing
that
the
city
was
taken,
and
that
the
smoke
of
the
city
rose
up,
returned
and
slew
the
men
of Hai.
\VS{22}And
they
also
that
had
taken
and
set
the
city
on fire, issuing
out
of
the
city
to
meet
their
own
men,
began
to cut
off
the enemies
who
were
surrounded
by
them.
So
that
the enemies
being cut
off
on
both
sides,
not
one
of
so great
a multitude
was saved.
\VS{23}And
they
took
the
king
of
the city
of Hai
alive,
and
brought
him
to Josue.
\VS{24}So
all
being
slain
that
had
pursued
after
Israel
in
his
flight
to
the
wilderness,
and tailing
by
the
sword
in
the
same
place,
the children
of
Israel
returned
and laid
waste
the city.
\VS{25}And
the number
of
them
that
fell
that
day,
both
of
men
and
women,
was
twelve
thousand
persons
all
of
the
city
of Hai.
\VS{26}But Josue
drew
not
back
his
hand,
which
he
had
stretched
out
on
high, holding
the shield,
till
all
the
inhabitants
of Hai
were slain.
\VS{27}And
the children
of
Israel divided
among
them
the
cattle
and
the
prey
of
the
city,
as
the
Lord
had
commanded Josue.
\VS{28}And
he
burned
the city,
and
made
it
a
heap
for
ever:
\VS{29}And
he
hung
the
king thereof
on
a gibbet
until
the
evening
and
the
going
down
of
the
sun.
Then Josue
commanded,
and
they
took
down
his
carcass
from
the gibbet:
and
threw
it
in
the
very
entrance
of
the
city, heaping
upon
it
a
great
heap
of
stones,
which remaineth
until
this
present
day.
\VS{30}Then Josue
built
an
altar
to
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel
in
mount Hebal,
\VS{31}As
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
had
commanded
the
children
of
Israel,
and
it
is
written
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
Moses:
an
altar
of unhewn
stones
which
iron
had
not touched:
and
he
offered
upon
it holocausts
to
the
Lord,
and immolated victims
of
peace
offerings.
\VS{32}And
he
wrote
upon
stones
the Deuteronomy
of
the
law
of
Moses,
which
he
had ordered
before
the
children
of
Israel.
\VS{33}And
all
the
people,
and
the ancients,
and
the princes
and
judges
stood
on
both
sides
of
the
ark,
before
the
priests
that
carried
the
ark
of
the
covenant
of
the
Lord,
both
the
stranger
and
he
that
was born
among
them,
half
of
them
by
mount Garizim,
and
half
by
mount Hebal,
as
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
had
commanded.
And
first
he
blessed
the
people
of
Israel.
\VS{34}After
this
he
read
all
the
words
of
the
blessing
and
the
cursing
and
all
things
that
were
written
in
the hook
of
the
law.
\VS{35}He
left
out
nothing
of
those
things
which
Moses
had
commanded,
but
he repeated
all
before
all
the
people
of
Israel,
with
the
women
and
children
and
strangers
that dwelt
among
them.

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
When
these
things
were
heard
of,
all
the
kings
beyond
the
Jordan,
that dwelt
in
the
mountains
and
in
the plains,
in
the
places near
the
sea,
and
on
the coasts
of
the
great
sea,
they
also
that dwell
by Libanus,
the Hethite
and
the Amorrhite,
the Chanaanite,
the Pherezite,
and
the Hevite,
and
the
Jebusite,
\VS{2}Gathered
themselves
together,
to
fight
against Josue
and
Israel
with
one mind,
and
one resolution.
\VS{3}But
they
that
dwelt
in Gabaon,
hearing all
that Josue
had
done
to
Jericho
and Hai:
\VS{4}Cunningly devising
took
for
themselves provisions, laying old
sacks upon
their asses,
and
wine bottles rent
and sewed
up again,
\VS{5}And very old
shoes,
which
for
a
show
of age
were clouted
with patches,
and old
garments
upon
them:
the leaves also,
which
they
carried
for
provisions
by
the
way,
were hard,
and broken
into pieces:
\VS{6}And
they
went
to Josue,
who
then abode
in
the
camp
at Galgal,
and
said
to
him,
and
to
all
Israel
with
him:
We
are
come
from
a
far
country, desiring
to
make peace
with
you.
And
the children
of
Israel
answered
them,
and
said:
\VS{7}Perhaps
you
dwell
in
the
land which falls
to
our lot;
if
so,
we
can
make no
league
with
you.
\VS{8}But
they
said
to Josue:
We
are thy
servants. Josue
said
to
them:
Who
are
you?
and whence
came
you?
\VS{9}They
answered:
From
a
very
far
country thy
servants
are
come
in
the
name
of
the
Lord thy
God.
For
we
have
heard
the
fame
of
his power,
all
the
things
that
he
did
in
Egypt.
\VS{10}And
to
the
two
kings
of
the Amorrhites
that
were
beyond
the
Jordan, Sehon
king
of Hesebon,
and
Og
king
of Basan,
that
was
in Astaroth:
\VS{11}And
our ancients,
and
all
the
inhabitants
of
our
country
said
to
us:
Take
with
you victuals
for
a
long
way,
and go
meet
them,
and
say:
We
are
your
servants,
make ye
a
league
with
us.
\VS{12}Behold,
these
leaves
we
took
hot,
when
we
set
out
from
our
houses
to
come
to
you,
now
they
are
become
dry,
and broken
in pieces,
by
being exceeding old.
\VS{13}These bottles
of
wine
when
we
filled
them
were
new,
now
they
are rent
and
burst.
These
garments
we
have
on,
and
the
shoes
we
have
on
our feet,
by
reason
of
the
very
long
journey
are
worn
out,
and
almost consumed.
\VS{14}They
took
therefore
of
their victuals,
and consulted
not
the
mouth
of
the
Lord.
\VS{15}And Josue
made
peace
with
them,
and entering into
a
league
promised
that
they
should not
be slain:
the
princes
also
of
the multitude
swore
to
them.
\VS{16}Now
three
days
after
the
league
was
made,
they
heard
that
they
dwelt nigh,
and
they
should
be
among
them.
\VS{17}And
the
children
of
Israel
removed
the camp,
and
came
into
their
cities
on
the
third
day,
the names
of which
are Gabaon,
and Caphira,
and Beroth,
and Cariathiarim.
\VS{18}And
they
slew
them
not,
because
the
princes
of
the multitude
had
sworn
in
the name
of
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel.
Then
all
the
common
people
murmured
against
the
princes.
\VS{19}And
they
answered
them:
We
have
sworn
to
them
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel,
and
therefore
we
may
not
touch
them.
\VS{20}But
this
we mill
do
to
them:
Let
their
lives
be saved, lest
the
wrath
of
the Lord
be stirred
up
against
us,
if
we
should
be forsworn.
\VS{21}But
so
let
them
live,
as
to
serve
the
whole multitude
in hewing
wood,
and bringing
in
water.
As
they
were
speaking
these
things,
\VS{22}Josue
called
the Gabaonites
and
said
to
them:
Why
would
you impose
upon
us,
saying:
We
dwell
far
off
from
you, whereas
you
are
in
the
midst
of
us?
\VS{23}Therefore
you
shall
be
under
a
curse,
and
your race
shall always
be
hewers
of
wood,
and
carriers
of
water unto
the
house
of
my
God.
\VS{24}They
answered:
It
was
told
us thy
servants,
that
the
Lord thy
God
had
promised
his
servant
Moses
to
give
you
all
the
land,
and
to
destroy
all
the
inhabitants thereof.
Therefore
we
feared
exceedingly
and
provided
for
our
lives. compelled
by
the dread
we
had
of
you
and
we
took
this
counsel.
\VS{25}And
now
we
are
in thy
hand:
deal
with
us
as
it seemeth
good
and
right unto thee.
\VS{26}So Josue
did
as
he
had
said,
and
delivered
them
from
the
hand
of
the
children
of
Israel,
that
they
should
not
be
slain.
\VS{27}And
he
gave orders
in
that
day
that
they
should
be
in
the service
of
all
the
people,
and
of
the
altar
of
the
Lord, hewing
wood
and carrying
water,
until
this
present
time,
in
the
place
which
the
Lord hath
chosen.

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When Adonisedec
king
of
Jerusalem
had
heard
these
things,
to wit,
that Josue
had
taken Hai,
and
had destroyed
it, (for
as
he
had
done
to
Jericho
and
the
king thereof,
so
did
he
to Hai,
and
its
king,)
and
that
the Gabaonites
were
gone
over
to
Israel,
and
were
their confederates,
\VS{2}He
was
exceedingly
afraid.
For Gabaon
was
a
great
city,
and
one
of
the
royal
cities,
and
greater
than
the
town
of Hai,
and
all
its fighting
men
were
most
valiant.
\VS{3}Therefore Adonisedec
king
of
Jerusalem
sent
to Oham
king
of
Hebron,
and
to Pharam
king
of Jerimoth,
and
to
Japhia
king
of Lachis,
and
to Dabir
king
of
Eglon,
saying:
\VS{4}Come
up
to
me,
and
bring
help,
that
we
may
take Gabaon,
because
it hath
gone
over
to Josue,
and
to
the
children
of
Israel.
\VS{5}So
the
five
kings
of
the Amorrhites being
assembled
together
went
up:
the
king
of
Jerusalem,
the
king
of
Hebron,
the
king
of Jerimoth,
the
king
of Lachis,
the
king
of
Eglon,
they
and
their
armies,
and
camped
about Gabaon, laying siege
to
it.
\VS{6}But
the
inhabitants
of
the city
of Gabaon
which
was besieged,
sent
to Josue,
who
then
abode
in
the
camp
at Galgal,
and
said
to
him:
Withdraw
not thy
hands
from
helping thy
servants:
come
up
quickly
and
save
us,
and
bring
us succour:
for
all
the
kings
of
the Amorrhites,
who
dwell
in
the
mountains,
are
gathered
together
against
us.
\VS{7}And Josue
went
up
from Galgal,
and
all
the
army
of
the
warriors
with
him,
most
valiant
men.
\VS{8}And
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
Fear
them
not:
for
I
have
delivered
them
into thy
hands:
none
of
them
shall
be
able
to
stand
against thee.
\VS{9}So Josue
going
up
from Galgal
all
the
night,
came
upon
them
suddenly.
\VS{10}And
the
Lord
troubled
them
at
the
sight
of
Israel:
and
he
slew
them
with
a
great
slaughter
in Gabaon,
and
pursued
them
by
the
way
of
the ascent
to
Beth-horon,
and cut
them off
all
the
way
to Azeca
and Maceda.
\VS{11}And
when
they
were
fleeing
from
the
children
of
Israel,
and
were
in
the
descent
of
Beth-horon,
the
Lord
cast
down
upon
them
great
stones
from
heaven
as
far
as Azeca:
and
many
more
were
killed
with
the
hailstones
than
were
slain
by
the
swords
of
the
children
of
Israel.
\VS{12}Then Josue
spoke
to
the
Lord,
in
the
day
that
he
delivered
the Amorrhite
in
the
sight
of
the
children
of
Israel,
and
he
said
before
them: Move
not,
O
sun,
toward Gabaon, nor thou,
O
moon,
toward
the
valley
of Ajalon.
\VS{13}And
the
sun
and
the
moon
stood
still,
till
the
people revenged
themselves
of
their
enemies.
Is
not
this
written
in
the
book
of
the
just?
So
the
sun
stood
still
in
the
midst
of
heaven,
and hasted
not
to
go
down
the space
of
one
day.
\VS{14}There
was
not
before
nor
after
so
long
a
day,
the
Lord
obeying
the
voice
of
a
man,
and
fighting
for
Israel.
\VS{15}And Josue
returned
with
all
Israel
into
the
camp
of Galgal.
\VS{16}For
the
five
kings
were
fled,
and
had
hidden
themselves
in
a
cave
of
the city
of Maceda.
\VS{17}And
it
was
told Josue
that
the
five
kings
were
found
hidden
in
a
cave
of
the city
of Maceda.
\VS{18}And
he
commanded
them
that
were
with
him,
saying:
Roll
great
stones
to
the
mouth
of
the
cave,
and set
careful
men,
to
keep
them shut
up:
\VS{19}And
stay
you
not,
but
pursue
after
the
enemies,
and kill
all
the hindermost
of
them
as
they
flee,
and
do
not suffer
them whom
the
Lord
God hath
delivered
into
your
hands
to shelter
themselves
in
their
cities.
\VS{20}So
the enemies
being
slain
with
a
great
slaughter,
and
almost
utterly
consumed,
they
that
were able
to escape
from
Israel,
entered
into fenced
cities.
\VS{21}And
all
the
army
returned
to Josue
in Maceda,
where
the
camp
then
was,
in good
health
and
without
the loss
of
any
one:
and
no
man durst move
his
tongue
against
the
children
of
Israel.
\VS{22}And Josue
gave
orders,
saying:
Open
the
mouth
of
the
cave,
and
bring
forth
to
me
the
five
kings
that lie hid therein.
\VS{23}And
the ministers
did
as
they
were commanded:
and
they
brought
out
to
him
the
five
kings
out
of
the
cave:
the
king
of
Jerusalem,
the
king
of
Hebron,
the
king
of Jerimoth,
the
king
of Lachis,
the
king
of
Eglon.
\VS{24}And
when
they
were Drought
out
to
him,
he
called
all
the
men
of
Israel,
and
said
to
the
chiefs
of
the
army
that
were
with
him:
Go,
and
set
your
feet
on
the
necks
of
these
kings.
And
when
they
had
gone,
and
put
their
feet
upon
the
necks
of
them lying
under
them,
\VS{25}He
said again
to
them:
Fear
not,
neither
be ye
dismayed,
take
courage
and
be
strong:
for
so
will
the
Lord
do
to
all
your
enemies,
against
whom
you
fight.
\VS{26}And Josue
struck,
and
slew
them,
and
hanged
them
upon
five gibbets,
and
they
hung
until
the
evening.
\VS{27}And
when
the
sun
was
down,
he
commanded
the soldiers
to
take
them
down
from
the gibbets.
And
after
they
were
taken
down,
they
cast
them
into
the
cave
where
they
had lain
hid,
and
put
great
stones
at
the
mouth thereof,
which
remain
until
this
day.
\VS{28}The
same
day Josue
took Maceda
and
destroyed
it,
with
the
edge
of
the
sword,
and
killed
the
king
and
all
the inhabitants thereof:
he
left
not
in
it
the least
remains.
And
he
did
to
the
king
of Maceda,
as
he
had
done
to
the
king
of
Jericho.
\VS{29}And
he
passed
from Maceda
with
all
Israel
to Lebna,
and
fought
against
it:
\VS{30}And
the
Lord
delivered
it
with
the
king thereof
into
the
hands
of
Israel:
and
they
destroyed
the city
with
the
edge
of
the
sword,
and
all
the inhabitants thereof.
They
left
not
in
it
any
remains.
And
they
did
to
the
king
of Lebna,
as
they
had
done
to
the
king
of
Jericho.
\VS{31}From Lebna
he
passed unto Lachis,
with
all
Israel:
and investing
it
with
his army, besieged
it.
\VS{32}And
the
Lord
delivered Lachis
into
the
hands
of
Israel,
and
he
took
it
the following
day,
and
put
it
to
the
sword,
and
every
soul
that
was
in
it,
as
he
had
done
to Lebna.
\VS{33}At
that
time
Horam
king
of Gazer,
came
up
to succour Lachis:
and Josue
slew
him
with
all
his
people,
so
as
to
leave none
alive.
\VS{34}And
he
passed
from Lachis
to
Eglon,
and surrounded
it,
\VS{35}And
took
it
the
same
day:
and
put
to
the
sword
all
the
souls
that
were
in
it,
according
to
all
that
he
had
done
to Lachis.
\VS{36}He
went
up
also
with
all
Israel
from
Eglon
to
Hebron,
and
fought
against
it:
\VS{37}Took
it,
and
destroyed
it
with
the
edge
of
the
sword:
the
king
also thereof,
and
all
the
towns
of
that country,
and
all
the
souls
that dwelt
in
it:
he
left
not therein
any
remains:
as
he
had
done
to
Eglon,
so
did
he
also
to Hebron, putting
to
the
sword
all
that
he found
in
it.
\VS{38}Returning
from thence
to Dabir,
\VS{39}He
took
it
and
destroyed
it:
the
king
also thereof
and
all
the
towns round
about
he
destroyed
with
the
edge
of
the
sword:
he
left
not
in
it
any
remains:
as
he
had
done
to
Hebron
and Lebna
and
to
their
kings,
so
did
he
to Dabir
and
to
the
king thereof.
\VS{40}So Josue
conquered
all
the
country
of
the
hills
and
of
the
south
and
of
the plain,
and
of Asedoth,
with
their
kings:
he
left
not
any
remains therein,
but
slew
all
that
breathed,
as
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel
had
commanded
him,
\VS{41}From Cadesbarne
even
to
Gaza.
All
the
land
of Gosen
even
to Gabaon,
\VS{42}And
all
their
kings,
and
their
lands
he
took
and wasted
at
one onset:
for
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel
fought
for
him.
\VS{43}And
he
returned
with
all
Israel
to
the
place
of
the
camp
in Galgal.

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
when
Jabin
king
of Asor
had
heard these
things,
he
sent
to
Jobab
king
of
Madon,
and
to
the
king
of Semeron,
and
to
the
king
of Achsaph:
\VS{2}And
to
the
kings
of
the
north,
that dwelt
in
the
mountains
and
in
the
plains
over
against
the
south
side
of Ceneroth,
and
in
the levels
and
the countries
of
Dor
by
the
sea
side:
\VS{3}To
the Chanaanites also
on
the ease
and
on
the
west,
and
the Amorrhite,
and
the Hethite,
and
the Pherezite,
and
the
Jebusite
in
the
mountains:
to
the Hevite also
who dwelt
at
the
foot
of
Hermon
in
the
land
of Maspha.
\VS{4}And
they
all
came
out
with
their
troops,
a
people
exceeding
numerous
as
the
sand
that
is
on
the
sea
shore,
their
horses
also
and
chariots
a
very
great
multitude,
\VS{5}And
all
these
kings
assembled
together
at
the
waters
of
Merom,
to
fight
against
Israel.
\VS{6}And
the
Lord
said
to Josue:
Fear
them
not:
for
tomorrow
at
this
same hour
I
will
deliver
all
these
to
be
slain
in
the
sight
of
Israel: thou shalt
hamstring
their
horses,
and thou shalt
burn
their
chariots
with
fire.
\VS{7}And Josue
came,
and
all
the
army
with
him,
against
them
to
the
waters
of
Merom
on
a
sudden,
and
fell
upon
them.
\VS{8}And
the
Lord
delivered
them
into
the
hands
of
Israel.
And
they
defeated
them,
and
chased
them
as
far
as
the
great
Sidon,
and
the waters
of Maserophot,
and
the field
of Masphe, which
is
on
the
east
side thereof.
He
slew
them
all,
so
as
to
leave
no
remains
of
them:
\VS{9}And
he
did
as
the
Lord
had
commanded
him,
he hamstringed
their
horses
and
burned
their
chariots.
\VS{10}And presently
turning
back
he
took Asor:
and
slew
the
king thereof
with
the
sword.
Now Asor
of
old
was
the
head
of
all
these
kingdoms.
\VS{11}And
he cut
off
all
the
souls
that abode
there:
he
left
not
in
it
any
remains,
but utterly
destroyed
all,
and
burned
the city itself
with
fire.
\VS{12}And
he
took
and
put
to
the
sword
and
destroyed
all
the
cities round
about,
and
their
kings,
as
Moses
the
servant
of
God
had
commanded
him.
\VS{13}Except
the
cities
that
were
on hills
and high
places,
the rest
Israel
burned:
only Asor
that
was very strong
he consumed
with fire.
\VS{14}And
the
children
of
Israel divided
among
themselves
all
the
spoil
of
these
cities
and
the
cattle,
killing
all
the
men.
\VS{15}As
the
Lord
had
commanded
Moses
his
servant,
so
did
Moses
command Josue,
and
he
accomplished
all:
he
left
not
one
thing undone
of
all
the
commandments
which
the
Lord
had
commanded
Moses.
\VS{16}So Josue
took
all
the
country
of
the
hills,
and
of
the
south,
and
the
land
of Gosen,
and
the
plains
and
the west
country,
and
the
mountain
of
Israel,
and
the
plains thereof:
\VS{17}And
part
of
the
mountain
that goeth
up
to
Seir
as
far
as Baalgad,
by
the
plain
of Libanus
under
mount
Hermon:
all
their
kings
he
took,
smote
and
slew.
\VS{18}Josue
made
war
a
long
time
against
these
kings.
\VS{19}There
was hot
a
city
that delivered itself
to
the
children
of
Israel,
except
the Hevite,
who
dwelt
in Gabaon:
for
he
took
all
by
fight.
\VS{20}For
it
was
the sentence
of
the
Lord,
that
their
hearts
should
be
hardened,
and
they
should
fight
against
Israel,
and
fall,
and
should
not deserve
any clemency,
and
should
be
destroyed
as
the
Lord
had
commanded
Moses.
\VS{21}At
that
time Josue
came
and
cut
off
the Enacims
from
the
mountains,
from
Hebron,
and Dabir,
and
Anab,
and
from
all
the
mountain
of Juda
and
Israel,
and
destroyed
their
cities.
\VS{22}He
left
not
any
of
the stock
of
the Enacims,
in
the
land
of
the
children
of
Israel:
except
the cities
of
Gaza,
and Geth,
and Azotus,
in which alone
they
were
left.
\VS{23}So Josue
took
all
the
land,
as
the
Lord
spoke
to
Moses,
and
delivered
it
in
possession
to
the children
of
Israel,
according
to
their
divisions
and
tribes.
And
the
land rested
from
wars.

\par }\Chap{12}{\PP \VerseOne{1}These
are
the
kings,
whom
the
children
of
Israel
slew
and
possessed
their
land
beyond
the
Jordan towards
the
rising
of
the
sun,
from
the torrent
Arnon unto
mount
Hermon,
and
all
the
east
country
that looketh towards
the
wilderness.
\VS{2}Sehon
king
of
the Amorrhites,
who
dwelt
in Hesebon,
and
had
dominion
from
Aroer,
which
is
seated
upon
the
bank
of
the torrent
Arnon,
and
of
the
middle
part
in
the
valley,
and
of
half Galaad,
as
far
as
the torrent Jaboc,
which
is
the
border
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
\VS{3}And
from
the
wilderness,
to
the
sea
of Ceneroth towards
the
east,
and
to
the
sea
of
the
wilderness,
which
is
the most
salt
sea,
on
the
east
side
by
the
way
that leadeth
to Bethsimoth:
and
on
the
south
side
that lieth
under Asedoth, Phasga.
\VS{4}The
border
of
Og
the
king
of Basan,
of
the remnant
of
the Raphaims
who
dwelt
in Astaroth,
and
in Edrai,
and
had dominion
in mount Hermon,
and
in Salecha,
and
in all Basan, unto
the
borders
\VS{5}Of Gessuri
and Machati,
and
of
half Galaad:
the
borders
of Sehon
the
king
of Hesebon.
\VS{6}Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord,
and
the
children
of
Israel
slew
them,
and
Moses
delivered
their land
in
possession
to
the Rubenites,
and
Gadites,
and
the
half
tribe
of Manasses.
\VS{7}These
are
the
kings
of
the
land,
whom Josue
and
the
children
of
Israel
slew
beyond
the
Jordan
on
the
west
side
from Baalgad
in
the
held
of Libanus, unto
the
mount, part
of
which goeth
up
into
Seir:
and Josue
delivered
it
in
possession
to
the
tribes
of
Israel,
to every
one
their
divisions,
\VS{8}As well
in
the
mountains
as
in
the
plains
and
the champaign countries.
In Asedoth,
and
in
the
wilderness,
and
in
the
south
was
the Hethite
and
the Amorrhite,
the Chanaanite
and
the Pherezite,
the Hevite
and
the
Jebusite.
\VS{9}The
king
of
Jericho
one:
the
king
of Hai,
which
is
on
the
side
of
Bethel,
one:
\VS{10}The
king
of
Jerusalem
one,
the
king
of
Hebron
one.
\VS{11}The
king
of Jerimoth
one, the
king
of Lachis
one,
\VS{12}The
king
of
Eglon
one, the
king
of Gazer
one,
\VS{13}The
king
of Dabir
one, the
king
of Gader
one,
\VS{14}The
king
of Herma
one, the
king
of Hered
one,
\VS{15}The
king
of Lebna
one, the
king
of Odullam
one,
\VS{16}The
king
of Maceda
one, the
king
of
Bethel
one,
\VS{17}The
king
of Taphua
one,
the
king
of Opher
one,
\VS{18}The
king
of Aphec
one, the
king
of Saron
one,
\VS{19}The
king
of
Madon
one, the
king
of Asor
one,
\VS{20}The
king
of Semeron
one, the
king
of Achsaph
one,
\VS{21}The
king
of Thenac
one, the
king
of Megeddo
one,
\VS{22}The
king
of Cades
one, the
king
of Jachanan
of
Carmel
one,
\VS{23}The
king
of
Dor,
and
of
the province
of
Dor
one,
the
king
of
the
nations
of Galgal
one,
\VS{24}The
king
of Thersa
one:
all
the
kings
thirty
and
one.

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Josue
was
old,
and
far
advanced
in
years,
and
the
Lord
said
to
him: Thou art
grown
old,
and
advanced
in
age,
and
there
is
a
very large
country
left, which
is
not
yet divided
by lot:
\VS{2}To wit,
all
Galilee, Philistia,
and
all Gessuri.
\VS{3}From
the troubled
river,
that watereth
Egypt, unto
the
borders
of Accaron
northward:
the
land
of Chanaan,
which
is divided
among
the
lords
of
the
Philistines,
the
Gazites,
the Azotians,
the Ascalonites,
the Gethites,
and
the Accronites.
\VS{4}And
on
the
south
side
are
the Hevites,
all
the
land
of Chanaan,
and Maara
of
the
Sidonians
as
far
as Apheca,
and
the
borders
of
the Amorrhite,
\VS{5}And
his confines.
The
country
also
of Libanus towards
the
east
from Baalgad
under
mount
Hermon
to
the
entering
into Emath.
\VS{6}Of
all
that
dwell
in
the
mountains
from Libanus,
to
the waters
of Maserephoth,
and
all
the
Sidonians.
I
am
he
that
will cut
them
off
from
before
the
face
of
the
children
of
Israel.
So let
their
land
come
in
as
a
part
of
the
inheritance
of
Israel,
as
I
have
commanded thee.
\VS{7}And
now
divide
the
land
in
possession
to
the
nine
tribes,
and
to
the
half
tribe
of Manasses,
\VS{8}With
whom Ruben
and
Gad
have possessed
the
land,
which
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
delivered
to
them
beyond
the river
Jordan,
on
the
east
side.
\VS{9}From
Aroer,
which
is
upon
the
bank
of
the torrent Amen,
and
in
the
midst
of
the
valley
and
all
the
plains
of Medaba,
as
far
as
Dibon:
\VS{10}And
all
the
cities
of Sehon,
king
of
the Amorrhites,
who
reigned
in Hesebon, unto
the
borders
of
the
children
of
Ammon.
\VS{11}And Galaad,
and
the
borders
of Gessuri
and Machati,
and
all
mount
Hermon,
and
all Basan
as
far
as Salecha,
\VS{12}All
the
kingdom
of
Og
in Basan,
who
reigned
in Astaroth
and Edrai,
he
was
of
the
remains
of
the Raphaims:
and
Moses overthrew
and
destroyed
them.
\VS{13}And
the
children
of
Israel
would
not
destroy Gessuri
and Machati:
and
they
have
dwelt
in
the
midst
of
Israel,
until
this
present
day.
\VS{14}But
to
the
tribe
of
Levi
he
gave
no
possession:
but
the sacrifices
and victims
of
the
Lord
God
of
Israel,
are
his
inheritance,
as
he
spoke
to
him.
\VS{15}And
Moses
gave
a possession
to
the
children
of Ruben according
to
their kindreds.
\VS{16}And
their
border
was
from
Aroer,
which
is
on
the
bank
of
the torrent
Arnon,
and
in
the
midst
of
the
valley
of
the same torrent:
all
the
plain,
that leadeth
to Medaba,
\VS{17}And Hesebon,
and
all
their villages,
which
are
in
the
plains.
Dibon
also,
and Bamothbaal,
and
the
town
of Baalmaon,
\VS{18}And Jassa,
and Cidimoth,
and
Mephaath,
\VS{19}And Cariathaim,
and Sabama,
and Sarathasar
in
the
mountain
of
the
valley.
\VS{20}Bethphogor
and Asedoth, Phasga
and Bethiesimoth,
\VS{21}And
all
the
cities
of
the
plain,
and
all
the kingdoms
of Sehon
king
of
the Amorrhites,
that
reigned
in Hesebon,
whom
Moses
slew
with
the
princes
of Madian: Hevi,
and Recem,
and Sur
and
Hur,
and Rebe, dukes
of Sehon
inhabitants
of
the
land.
\VS{22}Balaam
also
the
son
of Beer
the soothsayer,
the
children
of
Israel
slew
with
the
sword
among
the rest
that
were
slain.
\VS{23}And
the river
Jordan
was
the herder
of
the
children
of Ruben.
This
is
the
possession
of
the Rubenites,
by
their kindreds,
of
cities
and villages.
\VS{24}And
Moses
gave
to
the
tribe
of
Gad
and
to
his
children
by
their kindreds
a possession,
of which this
is
the division.
\VS{25}The
border
of Jaser,
and
all
the
cities
of Galaad,
and
half
the
land
of
the
children
of
Ammon:
as
far
as
Aroer
which
is
over
against Rabba:
\VS{26}And
from Hesebon unto Ramoth, Masphe
and
Betonim:
and
from Manaim unto
the
borders
of Dabir.
\VS{27}And
in
the
valley Betharan
and Bethnemra,
and Socoth,
and Saphon
the
other part
of
the
kingdom
of Sehon
king
of Hesebon:
the limit
of this
also
is
the
Jordan,
as
far
as
the uttermost part
of
the
sea
of Cenereth
beyond
the
Jordan
on
the
east
side.
\VS{28}This
is
the
possession
of
the
children
of
Gad
by their
families, their
cities,
and villages.
\VS{29}He
gave
also
to
the
half
tribe
of Manasses
and
his
children possession according
to
their kindreds,
\VS{30}The beginning whereof
is
this:
from Manaim
all Basan,
and
all
the kingdoms
of
Og
king
of Basan,
and
all
the villages
of
Jair,
which
are
in Basan, threescore
towns.
\VS{31}And
half Galaad,
and Astaroth,
and Edrai,
cities
of
the
kingdom
of
Og
in Basan:
to
the
children
of
Machir,
the
son
of Manasses,
to
one?
half
of
the
children
of
Machir according
to their kindreds.
\VS{32}This
possession
Moses divided
in
the
plains
of
Moab,
beyond
the
Jordan, over against
Jericho
on
the
east
side.
\VS{33}But
to
the
tribe
of
Levi
he
gave
no
possession:
because
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel
himself
is
their
possession,
as
he
spoke
to
them.

\par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}This
is
what
the
children
of
Israel
possessed
in
the
land
of Chanaan,
which
Eleazar
the
priest,
and Josue
the
son
of
Nun,
and
the princes
of
the
families
by
the
tribes
of
Israel
gave
to
them:
\VS{2}Dividing all
by
lot,
as
the
Lord
had
commanded
by
the
hand
of
Moses,
to
the
nine
tribes,
and
the
half
tribe.
\VS{3}For
to
two
tribes
and
a
half
Moses
had
given
possession
beyond
the
Jordan: besides
the
Levites,
who received
no
land
among
their brethren:
\VS{4}But
in
their
place
succeeded
the
children
of
Joseph divided
into
two
tribes,
of Manasses
and
Ephraim:
neither
did
the
Levites
receive
other
portion
of
land,
but
cities
to
dwell
in,
and
their suburbs
to feed
their
beasts
and
flocks.
\VS{5}As
the
Lord
had
commanded
Moses,
so
did
the
children
of
Israel,
and
they
divided
the
land.
\VS{6}Then
the
children
of Juda
came
to Josue
in Galgal,
and
Caleb
the
son
of Jephone
the Cenezite
spoke
to
him: Thou knowest
what
the
Lord
spoke
to
Moses
the
man
of
God
concerning
me
and thee
in Cadesbarne.
\VS{7}I
was
forty Bears
old
when
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
sent
me
from Cadesbarne,
to view
the
land,
and
I
brought
him
word
again
as
to
me seemed
true.
\VS{8}But
my
brethren,
that
had
gone
up
with
me, discouraged
the
heart
of
the
people:
and
I nevertheless
followed
the
Lord
my
God.
\VS{9}And
Moses
swore
in
that
day,
saying:
The
land
which thy
foot hath
trodden
upon
shall
be thy
possession,
and thy
children’s
for
ever,
because thou hast
followed
the
Lord
my
God.
\VS{10}The
Lord
therefore hath granted
me
life,
as
he
promised until
this
present
day.
It
is
forty
and
five
years
since
the
Lord
spoke
this
word
to
Moses,
when
Israel
journeyed
through
the
wilderness:
this
day
I
am
eighty-five
years
old,
\VS{11}As
strong
as
I
was
at
that
time
when
I
was
sent
to view
the land:
the
strength
of
that
time continueth
in
me until
this
day,
as
well
to
fight
as
to
march.
\VS{12}Give
me
therefore
this
mountain,
which
the
Lord
promised,
in thy
hearing
also,
wherein
are
the Enacims,
and
cities
great
and
strong:
if
so
be
the
Lord
will
be
with
me,
and
I
shall
be able
to
destroy
them,
as
he
promised
me.
\VS{13}And Josue
blessed
him,
and
gave
him
Hebron
in
possession.
\VS{14}And
from
that
time
Hebron
belonged
to
Caleb
the
son
of Jephone
the Cenezite,
until
this
present
day:
because
he
followed
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel.
\VS{15}The
name
of
Hebron
before
was
called Cariath-Arbe: Adam
the
greatest
among
the Enacims
was
laid there:
and
the
land rested
from
wars.

\par }\Chap{15}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
the
lot
of
the
children
of Juda
by
their kindreds
was this:
From
the frontier
of
Edom,
to
the
desert
of Sin
southward,
and
to
the uttermost part
of
the
south coast.
\VS{2}Its beginning
was
from
the
top
of
the
most
salt
sea,
and
from
the
bay thereof,
that looketh
to
the
south.
\VS{3}And
it goeth
out towards
the
ascent
of
the Scorpion,
and passeth
on
to Sina:
and ascendeth
into Cadesbarne,
and reacheth
into Esron,
going
up
to
Addar,
and compassing Carcaa.
\VS{4}And
from thence
passing along
into Asemona,
and reaching
the torrent
of
Egypt:
and
the bounds thereof
shall
be
the great
sea,
this
shall
be
the limit
of
the
south coast.
\VS{5}But
on
the
east
side
the
beginning
shall
be
the most
salt
sea
even
to
the
end
of
the
Jordan:
and towards
the
north,
from
the
bay
of
the
sea unto
the same
river
Jordan.
\VS{6}And
the
border goeth
up
into Beth-Hagla,
and passeth
by
the
north
into Beth-Araba:
going
up
to
the
stone
of Boen
the
son
of Ruben.
\VS{7}And reaching
as
far
as
the
borders
of Debara
from
the
valley
of
Achor,
and
so
northward
looking towards Galgal,
which
is
opposite
to
the
ascent
of Adommin,
on
the
south
side
of
the torrent:
and
the
border passeth
the
waters
that
are called
the fountain
of
the sun:
and
the goings
out thereof
shall
be
at
the fountain Rogel.
\VS{8}And
it goeth
up
by
the
valley
of
the
son
of Ennom
on
the
side
of
the
Jebusite towards
the
south,
the
same
is
Jerusalem:
and thence
ascending
to
the
top
of
the
mountain,
which
is
over
against Geennom
to
the
west
in
the
end
of
the
valley
of Raphaim,
northward.
\VS{9}And
it passeth
on
from
the
top
of
the
mountain
to
the
fountain
of
the
water
of Nephtoa:
and reacheth
to
the
towns
of
mount
Ephron:
and
it bendeth towards Baala,
which
is Cariathiarim,
that
is
to say,
the
city
of
the woods.
\VS{10}And
it compasseth
from Baala
westward unto
mount
Seir:
and passeth
by
the
side
of
mount Jarim
to
the
north
into Cheslon:
and goeth
down
into Bethsames,
and passeth
into Thamna.
\VS{11}And
it reacheth
northward
to
a part
of Accaron
at
the
side:
and bendeth
to Sechrona,
and passeth
mount Baala:
and cometh
into Jebneel,
and
is bounded
westward
with
the great
sea.
\VS{12}These
are
the
borders
round
about
of
the
children
of Juda
in
their kindreds.
\VS{13}But
to
Caleb
the
son
of Jephone
he
gave
a
portion
in
the
midst
of
the
children
of Juda,
as
the
Lord
had
commanded
him: Cariath-Arbe
the
father
of Enac.
which
is
Hebron.
\VS{14}And
Caleb destroyed
out
of
it
the
three
sons
of Ehac, Sesai
and
Ahiman.
and Tholmai
of
the
race
of Enac.
\VS{15}And
going
up
from thence
he
came
to
the
inhabitants
of Dabir,
which
before
was
called Cariath-Sepher,
that
is
to say,
the city
of letters.
\VS{16}And
Caleb
said:
He
that
shall
smite Cariath-Sepher,
and
take
it,
I
will
give
him Axa
my
daughter
to
wife.
\VS{17}And Othoniel
the
son
of Cenez,
the younger
brother
of
Caleb,
took
it:
and
he
gave
him Axa
his
daughter
to
wife.
\VS{18}And
as
they
were
going
together,
she
was
moved
by
her husband
to
ask
a
field
of
her
father,
and
she sighed
as
she sat
on
her ass.
And
Caleb
said
to
her:
What aileth thee?
\VS{19}But
she
answered:
Give
me
a
blessing: thou hast
given
me
a
southern
and dry
land,
give
me
also
a
land
that
is
watered.
And Caleb
gave
her
the
upper
and
the
nether watery
ground.
\VS{20}This
is
the
possession
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of Juda
by their kindreds.
\VS{21}And
the
cities
from
the uttermost parts
of
the
children
of Juda
by
the
borders
of
Edom
to
the
south,
were Cabseel
and
Eder
and
Jagur,
\VS{22}And Cina
and Dimona
and Adada,
\VS{23}And Cades
and Asor
and Jethnam,
\VS{24}Ziph
and
Telem
and Baloth,
\VS{25}New Asor
and Carioth, Hesron,
which
is Asor.
\VS{26}Amam, Sama
and Molada,
\VS{27}And Asergadda
and Hassemon
and Bethphelet,
\VS{28}And Hasersual
and Bersabee
and Baziothia,
\VS{29}And Baala
and Jim
and Esem,
\VS{30}And Eltholad
and Cesil
and Harma,
\VS{31}And Siceleg
and Medemena
and Sensenna,
\VS{32}Lebaoth
and Selim
and Aen
and Remmon:
all
the
cities
twenty-nine,
and
their villages.
\VS{33}But in
the plains: Estaol
and Sarea
and Asena,
\VS{34}And Zanoe
and Engannim
and Taphua
and Enaim,
\VS{35}And Jerimoth
and
Adullam, Socho
and Azeca,
\VS{36}And Saraim
and
Adithaim
and Gedera
and
Gederothaim:
fourteen
cities,
and their villages.
\VS{37}Sanan
and Hadassa
and Magdalgad,
\VS{38}Delean
and Masepha
and Jecthel,
\VS{39}Lachis
and Bascath
and
Eglon,
\VS{40}Chebbon
and Leheman
and Cethlis,
\VS{41}And Gideroth
and Bethdagon
and Naama
and Maceda:
sixteen
cities,
and their villages.
\VS{42}Labana
and
Ether
and Asan,
\VS{43}Jephtha
and Esna
and Nesib,
\VS{44}And Ceila
and
Achzib
and Maresa:
nine
cities,
and their villages.
\VS{45}Accaron with
the
towns
and
villages thereof.
\VS{46}From Accaron
even
to
the
sea:
all
places
that lie towards Azotus
and
the villages thereof.
\VS{47}Azotus
with
its
towns
and
villages.
Gaza
with
its
towns
and
villages,
even
to
the torrent
of
Egypt,
and
the great
sea
that
is
the
border thereof.
\VS{48}And
in
the
mountain Samir
and Jether
and Socoth,
\VS{49}And Danna
and Cariath-senna,
this
is Dabir:
\VS{50}Anab
and Istemo
and
Anim,
\VS{51}Gosen
and Olon
and Gilo:
eleven
cities
and their villages.
\VS{52}Arab
and Ruma
and Esaan,
\VS{53}And
Janum
and Beththaphua
and Apheca,
\VS{54}Athmatha
and Cariath-Arbe,
this
is
Hebron
and Sior:
nine
cities
and their villages.
\VS{55}Maon
and
Carmel
and
Ziph
and Jota,
\VS{56}Jezrael
and Jucadam
and Zanoe,
\VS{57}Accain, Gabaa
and Thamna:
ten
cities
and their villages.
\VS{58}Halhul,
and Bessur,
and
Gedor,
\VS{59}Mareth,
and Bethanoth,
and Eltecon:
six
cities
and their villages.
\VS{60}Cariathbaal,
the
same
is Cariathiarim,
the
city
of woods,
and Arebba:
two
cities
and
their villages.
\VS{61}In the
desert Betharaba, Meddin
and Sachacha,
\VS{62}And Nebsan,
and
the
city
of
salt,
and Engaddi:
six
cities
and their villages.
\VS{63}But
the
children
of Juda
could
not
destroy
the
Jebusite
that
dwelt
in
Jerusalem:
and
the
Jebusite
dwelt
with
the
children
of Juda
in
Jerusalem
until
this
present
day.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
the
lot
of
the
sons
of
Joseph
fell
from
the
Jordan over
against
Jericho
and
the
waters thereof,
on
the
east:
the
wilderness
which goeth
up
from
Jericho
to
the
mountain
of
Bethel:
\VS{2}And goeth
out
from
Bethel
to Luza:
and passeth
the
border
of Archi,
to
Ataroth,
\VS{3}And goeth
down
westward,
by
the
border
of Jephleti, unto
the
borders
of
Beth-horon
the nether,
and
to Gazer:
and
the countries
of
it
are ended
by
the great
sea:
\VS{4}And Manasses
and
Ephraim
the
children
of
Joseph
possessed
it.
\VS{5}And
the
border
of
the
children
of
Ephraim
was according
to
their kindreds:
and
their
possession towards
the
east
was
Ataroth-addar unto
Beth-horon
the
upper.
\VS{6}And
the confines
go
out unto
the
sea: but Machmethath looketh
to
the
north,
and
it goeth
round
the
borders
eastward
into Thanath-selo:
and passeth
along
on
the
east
side
to Janoe.
\VS{7}And
it goeth
down
from Janoe
into
Ataroth
and Naaratha:
and
it cometh
to
Jericho,
and goeth
out
to
the
Jordan.
\VS{8}From Taphua
it passeth
on towards
the
sea
into
the
valley
of reeds,
and
the goings
out thereof
are
at
the most salt
sea.
This
is
the
possession
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Ephraim
by
their
families.
\VS{9}And
there
were
cities
with
their villages separated
for
the
children
of
Ephraim
in
the
midst
of
the
possession
of
the
children
of Manasses.
\VS{10}And
the children
of
Ephraim slew
not
the Chanaanite,
who
dwelt
in Gazer:
and
the Chanaanite
dwelt
in
the
midst
of
Ephraim
until
this
day, paying
tribute.

\par }\Chap{17}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
this
lot
fell
to
the
tribe
of Manasses (for
he
is
the
firstborn
of
Joseph)
to
Machir
the
firstborn
of Manasses
the
father
of Galaad,
who
was
a warlike
man,
and
had
for possession Galaad
and Basan.
\VS{2}And
to
the
rest
of
the
children
of Manasses according
to
their
families:
to
the
children
of
Abiezer,
and
to
the
children
of Helec,
and
to
the
children
of Esriel,
and
to
the
children
of Sechem,
and
to
the
children
of
Hepher,
and
to
the
children
of Semida:
these
are
the
male
children
of Manasses
the
son
of
Joseph,
by
their kindreds.
\VS{3}But Salphaad
the
son
of
Hepher
the
son
of Galaad
the
son
of
Machir
the
son
of Manasses
had
no
sons,
but
only
daughters:
whose
names
are
these, Maala
and Noa
and Hegla
and Melcha
and Thersa.
\VS{4}And
they
came
in
the
presence
of
Eleazar
the
priest
and
of Josue
the
son
of
Nun,
and
of
the
princes,
saying:
The
Lord
commanded
by
the
hand
of
Moses,
that
a
possession
should
be
given
us
in
the
midst
of
our
brethren.
And
he
gave
them
according
to
the
commandment
of
the
Lord
a
possession amongst
the
brethren
of
their
father.
\VS{5}And
there
fell
ten
portions
to Manasses,
beside
the
land
of Galaad
and Basan
beyond
the
Jordan.
\VS{6}For
the
daughters
of Manasses
possessed
inheritance
in
the
midst
of
his
sons.
And
the
land
of Galaad
fell
to
the lot
of
the
rest
of
the
children
of Manasses.
\VS{7}And
the
border
of Manasses
was
from Aser, Machmethath
which looketh towards Sichem:
and
it goeth
out
on
the
right
hand
by
the
inhabitants
of
the fountain
of Taphua.
\VS{8}For
the lot
of Manasses
took
in
the
land
of Taphua,
which
is
on
the
borders
of Manasses,
and
belongs
to
the
children
of
Ephraim.
\VS{9}And
the
border goeth
down
to
the
valley
of
the reeds,
to
the
south
of
the torrent
of
the
cities
of
Ephraim,
which
are
in
the
midst
of
the
cities
of Manasses:
the
border
of Manasses
is
on
the
north
side
of
the torrent,
and
the outgoings
of
it
are
at
the
sea:
\VS{10}So
that
the possession
of
Ephraim
is
on
the
south,
and
on
the
north
that
of Manasses,
and
the
sea
is
the
border
of both,
and they
are joined
together
in
the tribe
of Aser
on
the
north,
and
in
the tribe
of
Issachar
on
the
east.
\VS{11}And
the inheritance
of Manasses
in
Issachar
and
in Aser,
was Bethsan
and
its
villages,
and Jeblaam
with
its
villages,
and
the
inhabitants
of
Dor,
with
the
towns thereof:
the
inhabitants
also
of Endor
with
the
villages thereof:
and
in
like manner
the
inhabitants
of Thenac
with
the
villages thereof:
and
the
inhabitants
of Mageddo
with
their
villages,
and
the
third part
of
the city
of Nopheth.
\VS{12}Neither
could
the
children
of Manasses overthrow
these
cities,
but
the Chanaanite
began
to
dwell
in
his
land.
\VS{13}But
after
that
the
children
of
Israel
were
grown
strong,
they subdued
the Chanaanites,
and
made
them
their tributaries,
and
they
did
not kill
them.
\VS{14}And
the
children
of
Joseph
spoke
to Josue,
and
said:
Why hast thou
given
me
but
one
lot
and
one
portion
to possess, whereas
I
am
of
so
great
a multitude,
and
the
Lord hath
blessed
me?
\VS{15}And Josue
said
to
them:
If thou
be
a
great
people,
go
up
into
the woodland,
and cut
down room
for thyself
in
the
land
of
the Pherezite
and
the Raphaims:
because
the possession
of
mount
Ephraim
is
too
narrow
for thee.
\VS{16}And
the
children
of
Joseph
answered
him:
We
cannot go
up
to
the
mountains,
for
the Chanaanites
that
dwell
in
the
low
lands,
wherein
are situate Bethsan
with
its
towns,
and Jezrael
in
the midst
of
the
valley,
have
chariots
of
iron.
\VS{17}And Josue
said
to
the
house
of
Joseph,
to
Ephraim
and Manasses: Thou art
a
great
people,
and
of
great
strength, thou shalt
not
have
one
lot
only:
\VS{18}But thou shalt
pass
to
the
mountain,
and shalt cut
down
the wood,
and
make thyself room
to dwell
in:
and mayst proceed farther,
when thou hast destroyed
the Chanaanites,
who
as thou sayest
have
iron
chariots,
and
are very
strong.

\par }\Chap{18}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
all
the
children
of
Israel
assembled
together
in Silo,
and
there
they
set
up
the
tabernacle
of
the testimony,
and
the
land
was
subdued
before
them.
\VS{2}But
there
remained
seven
tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel,
which
as
yet
had
not
received
their possessions.
\VS{3}And Josue
said
to
them:
How
long
are
you indolent
and
slack,
and
go
not
in
to
possess
the
land
which
the
Lord
the
God
of
your
fathers hath
given
you?
\VS{4}Choose
of
every
tribe
three
men,
that
I
may
send
them,
and
they
may
go
and compass
the
land,
and mark
it
out
according
to
the number
of
each multitude:
and
bring
back
to
me
what
they
have marked
out.
\VS{5}Divide
to
yourselves
the
land
into
seven parts: let Juda
be
in
his bounds
on
the
south
side,
and
the
house
of
Joseph
on
the
north.
\VS{6}The
land
in
the midst between these mark ye
out
into
seven parts;
and
you
shall
come hither
to
me,
that
I
may
cast
lots
for
you
before
the
Lord
your
God.
\VS{7}For
the
Levites
have
no
part
among
you,
but
the
priesthood
of
the
Lord
is
their
inheritance.
And
Gad
and Ruben,
and
the
half
tribe
of Manasses
have already
received
their possessions
beyond
the
Jordan
eastward:
which
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
gave
them.
\VS{8}And
when
the
men
were
risen
up,
to
go
to mark
out
the
land, Josue
commanded
them,
saying:
Go round
the
land
and mark
it
out,
and
return
to
me:
that
I
may
cast
lots
for
you
before
the
Lord
in Silo.
\VS{9}So
they
went:
and surveying
it divided
it
into
seven parts,
writing
them
down
in
a
book.
And
they
returned
to Josue,
to
the
camp
in Silo.
\VS{10}And
he
cast
lots
before
the
Lord
in Silo,
and
divided
the
land
to
the
children
of
Israel
into seven parts.
\VS{11}And first
came
up
the
lot
of
the
children
of
Benjamin
by
their
families,
to possess
the
land
between
the
children
of Juda,
and
the
children
of
Joseph.
\VS{12}And
their
border
northward
was
from
the
Jordan:
going
along
by
the
side
of
Jericho
on
the
north
side,
and thence
going
up
westward
to
the
mountains,
and reaching
to
the
wilderness
of Bethaven,
\VS{13}And
passing
along
southward
by Luza,
the
same
is
Bethel:
and
it goeth
down
into
Ataroth-addar
to
the
mountain,
that
is
on
the
south
of
the nether
Beth-horon.
\VS{14}And
it bendeth thence going
round towards
the
sea,
south
of
the
mountain
that looketh towards
Beth-horon
to
the southwest:
and
the outgoings thereof
are
into Cariathbaal,
which
is called
also Cariathiarim,
a
city
of
the
children
of Juda.
This
is
their coast towards
the
sea,
westward.
\VS{15}But
on
the
south
side
the
border goeth
out
from part
of Cariathiarim towards
the
sea,
and cometh
to
the
fountain
of
the
waters
of Nephtoa.
\VS{16}And
it goeth
down
to
that
part
of
the
mountain
that looketh
on
the
valley
of
the
children
of Ennom:
and
is
over
against
the
north quarter
in
the furthermost
part
of
the
valley
of Raphaim,
and
it goeth
down
into Geennom (that
is
the
valley
of Ennom)
by
the
side
of
the
Jebusite
to
the
south:
and cometh
to
the fountain
of Rogel,
\VS{17}Passing thence
to
the
north,
and
going
out
to Ensemes,
that
is
to say,
the fountain
of
the sue:
\VS{18}And
it passeth
along
to
the
hills
that are
over
against
the ascent
of Adommim:
and
it goeth
down
to Abenboen,
that is,
the stone
of Been
the son
of Ruben:
and
it passeth
on
the
north
side
to
the champaign countries;
and goeth
down
into
the
plain,
\VS{19}And
it passeth
by Bethhagla
northward:
and
the outgoings thereof
are towards
the
north
of
the most
salt
sea
at
the
south
end
of
the
Jordan:
\VS{20}Which
is
the
border
of
it
on
the
east
side.
This
is
the
possession
of
the
children
of
Benjamin
by
their
borders
round
about,
and
their
families.
\VS{21}And
their
cities
were,
Jericho
and Bethhagla
and Vale-Casis,
\VS{22}Betharaba
and Samaraim
and
Bethel,
\VS{23}And Avim
and Aphara
and Ophera,
\VS{24}The
town Emona
and
Ophni
and Gabee:
twelve
cities,
and
their villages.
\VS{25}Gabam
and Rama
and Beroth,
\VS{26}And Mesphe,
and Caphara,
and Amosa,
\VS{27}And Recem, Jarephel
and Tharela,
\VS{28}And Sela, Eleph
and Jebus,
which
is
Jerusalem, Gabaath
and Cariath:
fourteen
cities,
and their villages.
This
is
the
possession
of
the
children
of
Benjamin
by their
families.

\par }\Chap{19}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
the
second
lot
came
forth
for
the
children
of
Simeon
by
their kindreds:
and
their
inheritance
was
\VS{2}In
the midst
of
the
possession
of
the children
of Juda: Bersabee
and Sabee
and Molada,
\VS{3}And Hasersual, Bala
and Asem,
\VS{4}And Eltholad,
Bethul
and Harma,
\VS{5}And Siceleg
and Bethmarchaboth
and Hasersusa,
\VS{6}And Bethlebaoth
and Sarohen:
thirteen
cities,
and their villages.
\VS{7}Ain
and Remmon
and Athor
and Asan:
four
cities,
and their villages.
\VS{8}And
all
the villages
round
about
these
cities
to Baalath Beer Ramath
to
the
south quarter.
This
is
the
inheritance
of
the
children
of
Simeon according
to
their kindreds,
\VS{9}In
the
possession
and
lot
of
the
children
of Juda:
because
it
was
too
great,
and
therefore
the
children
of
Simeon
had
their
possession
in
the
midst
of
their
inheritance.
\VS{10}And
the
third
lot
fell
to
the
children
of Zabulon
by
their kindreds:
and
the
border
of
their
possession
was unto Sarid.
\VS{11}And
it
went
up
from
the
sea
and
from Merala,
and
came
to Debbaseth:
as
far
as
the torrent,
which
is
over
against Jeconam.
\VS{12}And
it returneth
from Sarid
eastward
to
the
borders
of Ceseleththabor:
and
it goeth
out
to Dabereth,
and ascendeth towards Japhie.
\VS{13}And
it passeth along
from thence
to
the
east
side
of Gethhepher
and Thacasin:
and goeth
out
to Remmon, Amthar
and Noa.
\VS{14}And
it turneth
about
to
the
north
of Hanathon:
and
the outgoings thereof
are
the
valley
of Jephtahel,
\VS{15}And Cateth
and Naalol
and Semeron
and Jedala
and
Bethlehem:
twelve
cities
and
their villages.
\VS{16}This
is
the
inheritance
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of Zabulon
by their kindreds,
the
cities
and their villages.
\VS{17}The
fourth
lot
came
out
to
Issachar
by
their kindreds.
\VS{18}And
his inheritance
was Jezrael
and Casaloth
and Sunem,
\VS{19}And
Hapharaim
and Seen
and
Anaharath,
\VS{20}And Rabboth
and Cesion, Abes,
\VS{21}And Rameth
and Engannim
and Enhadda
and Bethpheses.
\VS{22}And
the
border thereof cometh
to Thabor
and Sehesima
and Bethsames:
and
the outgoings thereof
shall
be
at
the
Jordan:
sixteen
cities,
and
their villages.
\VS{23}This
is
the
possession
of
the
sons
of
Issachar
by their kindreds,
the
cities
and their villages.
\VS{24}And
the
fifth
lot
fell
to
the
tribe
of
the
children
of Aser
by
their kindreds:
\VS{25}And
their
border
was Halcath
and Chali
and
Beten
and Axaph,
\VS{26}And Elmelech
and Amaad
and Messal:
and it reacheth
to
Carmel by
the
sea
and Sihor
and Labanath,
\VS{27}And
it returneth towards
the
east
to Bethdagon:
and passeth
along
to Zabulon
and
to
the
valley
of Jephthael towards
the
north
to Bethemec
and Nehiel.
And
it goeth
out
to
the
left
side
of
Cabul,
\VS{28}And
to Abaran
and Rohob
and Hamon
and Cana,
as
far
as
the
great
Sidon.
\VS{29}And
it returneth
to Horma
to
the strong
city
of
Tyre,
and
to Hosa:
and
the outgoings thereof
shall
be
at
the
sea
from
the portion
of Achziba:
\VS{30}And Amma
and Aphec
and Rohob:
twenty-two
cities,
and
their villages.
\VS{31}This
is
the
possession
of
the
children
of Aser
by their kindreds,
and
the
cities
and their villages.
\VS{32}The
sixth
lot
came
out
to
the
sons
of Nephtali
by
their
families:
\VS{33}And
the
border
began
from
Heleph
and Elon
to Saananim,
and Adami,
which
is Neceb,
and Jebnael
even
to Lecum:
and
their outgoings unto
the
Jordan:
\VS{34}And
the
border returneth
westward
to Azanotthabor,
and goeth
out
from thence
to Hucuca,
and passeth along
to Zabulon
southward,
and
to Aser
westward,
and
to Juda
upon
the
Jordan towards
the
rising
of
the
sun.
\VS{35}And
the strong
cities
are Assedim, Ser,
and Emath,
and Reccath
and Cenereth,
\VS{36}And Edema
and Arama, Asor,
\VS{37}And Cedes
and Edri, Enhasor,
\VS{38}And Jeron
and Magdalel, Herem,
and Bethanath
and Bethsames:
nineteen
cities,
and their villages.
\VS{39}This
is
the
possession
of
the
tribe
of
the
children
of Nephtali
by their kindreds,
the
cities
and their villages.
\VS{40}The
seventh
lot
came
out
to
the
tribe
of
the
children
of
Dan
by
their
families:
\VS{41}And
the
border
of
their
possession
was Saraa
and Esthaol,
and Hirsemes,
that
is,
the city
of
the sun.
\VS{42}Selebin
and Aialon
and Jethela,
\VS{43}Elon
and Themna
and Acron,
\VS{44}Elthece, Gebbethon
and Balaath,
\VS{45}And Jud
and Bane
and Barach
and Gethremmon:
\VS{46}And Mejarcon
and Arecon,
with
the
border that looketh towards Joppe,
\VS{47}And
is terminated
there.
And
the
children
of
Dan
went
up
and
fought
against Lesem,
and
took
it:
and
they
put
it
to
the
sword,
and
possessed
it,
and
dwelt
in
it,
calling
the
name
of
it Lesem
Dan,
by
the
name
of
Dan
their
father.
\VS{48}This
is
the
possession
of
the
tribe
of
the
sons
of
Dan,
by
their kindreds,
the
cities
and
their villages.
\VS{49}And
when
he
had
made
an
end
of
dividing
the
land
by lot
to each
one
by
their tribes,
the
children
of
Israel
gave
a
possession
to Josue
the
son
of
Nun
in
the
midst
of
them,
\VS{50}According
to
the
commandment
of
the
Lord,
the
city
which
he
asked
for, Thamnath Saraa,
in
mount
Ephraim:
and
he
built
up
the
city,
and
dwelt
in
it.
\VS{51}These
are
the possessions
which
Eleazar
the
priest,
and Josue
the
son
of
Nun,
and
the princes
of
the
families,
and
of
the
tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel,
distributed
by
lot
in Silo,
before
the
Lord
at
the
door
of
the
tabernacle
of
the testimony,
and
they
divided
the
land.

\par }\Chap{20}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
the
Lord
spoke
to Josue,
saying:
Speak
to
the children
of Israel
and
say
to
them:
\VS{2}Appoint
cities
of
refuge,
a
of
which
I
spoke
to
you
by
the
hand
of
Moses:
\VS{3}That whosoever
shall
kill
a
person unawares
may
flee
to
them:
and
may
escape
the wrath
of
the
kinsman,
who
is
the
avenger
of
blood:
\VS{4}And
when
he
shall
flee
to
one
of
these
cities:
he
shall
stand
before
the
gate
of
the
city,
and
shall
speak
to
the ancients
of
that
city,
such
things
as prove
him innocent:
and
so
shall
they
receive
him,
and
give
him
a
place
to
dwell
in.
\VS{5}And
when
the
avenger
of
blood
shall
pursue
him,
they
shall
not
deliver
him
into
his
hands,
because
he
slew
his neighbour unawares,
and
is
not proved
to
have
been
his
enemy
two
or three days
before.
\VS{6}And
he
shall
dwell
in
that
city,
till
he
stand
before
judgment
to
give
an
account
of
his fact,
and
till
the
death
of
the
high
priest,
who
shall
be
at
that
time:
then
shall
the
manslayer
return,
and
go
into
his
own
city
and
house
from whence
he
fled.
\VS{7}And
they appointed Cedes
in
Galilee
of
mount Nephtali,
and Sichem
in
mount
Ephraim,
and Cariath-Arbe,
the
same
is
Hebron
in
the
mountain
of Juda.
\VS{8}And
beyond
the
Jordan
to
the
east
of
Jericho, they
appointed Bosor, which
is upon
the
plain
of
the
wilderness
of
the
tribe
of Ruben,
and
Ramoth
in Galaad
of
the
tribe
of Cad,
and Gaulon
in Basan
of
the
tribe
of Manasses.
\VS{9}These
cities
were
appointed
for
all
the
children
of
Israel,
and
for
the
strangers,
that dwelt
among
them:
that whosoever
had
killed
a
person unawares
might
flee
to
them,
and
not
die
by
the
hand
of
the
kinsman, coveting
to revenge
the
blood
that
was
shed,
until
he
should
stand
before
the
people
to
lay
open
his
cause.

\par }\Chap{21}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
the princes
of
the
families
of
Levi
came
to
Eleazar
the
priest,
and
to Josue
the
son
of
Nun,
and
to
the princes
of
the kindreds
of all
the
tribes
of
the
children
of
Israel:
\VS{2}And
they
spoke
to
them
in Silo
in
the
land
of Chanaan,
and
said:
The
Lord
commanded
by
the
hand
of
Moses,
that
cities
should
be
given
us
to
dwell
in,
and
their suburbs
to feed
our
cattle.
\VS{3}And
the
children
of
Israel
gave
out
of
their possessions
according
to
the
commandment
of
the
Lord,
cities
and
their suburbs.
\VS{4}And
the
lot
came
out
for
the
family
of Caath
of
the
children
of
Aaron
the
priest
out
of
the
tribes
of Juda,
and
of
Simeon,
and
of
Benjamin,
thirteen
cities.
\VS{5}And
to
the
rest
of
the
children
of Caath,
that
is,
to
the Levites,
who
remained, out
of
the
tribes
of
Ephraim,
and
of
Dan,
and
the
half
tribe
of Manasses,
ten
cities.
\VS{6}And
the
lot came out
to
the
children
of Gerson,
that they should take
of
the
tribes
of
Issachar
and
of Aser
and
of Nephtali,
and
of
the
half
tribe
of Manasses
in Basan,
thirteen
cities.
\VS{7}And
to
the
sons
of
Merari
by
their kindreds,
of
the
tribes
of Ruben
and
or Cad
and
of Zabulon,
twelve
cities.
\VS{8}And
the
children
of
Israel
gave
to
the
Levites
the
cities
and
their suburbs,
as
the
Lord
commanded
by
the
hand
of
Moses,
giving
to every
one
by
lot.
\VS{9}Of
the
tribes
of
the
children
of Juda
and
of
Simeon Josue
gave
cities:
whose
names
are
these,
\VS{10}To
the
sons
of
Aaron,
of
the
families
of Caath
of
the
race
of
Levi (for
the
first
lot
came out
for
them)
\VS{11}The
city
of Arbe
the
father
of Enac,
which
is called
Hebron,
in
the
mountain
of Juda,
and
the suburbs thereof
round
about.
\VS{12}But
the
fields
and
the villages thereof
he
had
given
to
Caleb
the
son
of Jephone
for
his
possession.
\VS{13}He
gave
therefore
to
the
children
of
Aaron
the
priest,
Hebron
a
city
of
refuge,
and
the suburbs thereof:
and Lobna
with
the suburbs thereof,
\VS{14}And Jether
and Estemo,
\VS{15}And
Holon,
and Dabir,
\VS{16}And
Ain,
and Jeta,
and Bethsames,
with
their suburbs:
nine
cities
out
of
the
two
tribes, as hath been said.
\VS{17}And
out
of
the
tribe
of
the children
of
Benjamin, Gabaon,
and Gabae,
\VS{18}And
Anathoth
and
Almon,
with their suburbs:
four
cities.
\VS{19}All
the
cities together
of
the
children
of
Aaron
the
priest,
were
thirteen,
with
their suburbs.
\VS{20}And
to
the
rest
of
the
families
of
the
children
of Caath
of
the
race
of
Levi
was given this possession.
\VS{21}Of
the tribe
of
Ephraim, Sichem one
of
the
cities
of
refuge,
with
the suburbs thereof
in
mount
Ephraim,
and Cater,
\VS{22}And Cibsaim,
and
Beth-horon,
with their suburbs,
four
cities.
\VS{23}And
of
the
tribe
of
Dan, Eltheco
and Gabathon,
\VS{24}And Aialon
and Gethremmon,
with their suburbs,
four
cities.
\VS{25}And
of
the
half
tribe
of Manasses, Thanac
and Gethremmon,
with
their suburbs,
two
cities.
\VS{26}All
the
cities
were
ten,
with
their suburbs, which
were given
to
the
children
of Caath,
of
the inferior degree.
\VS{27}To
the
children
of Gerson
also
of
the
race
of
Levi
out
of
the
half
tribe
of Manasses, Gaulon
in Basan,
one
of
the
cities
of
refuge,
and Bosra,
with
their suburbs,
two
cities.
\VS{28}And
of
the
tribe
of
Issachar, Cesion,
and Dabereth,
\VS{29}And Jaramoth,
and Engannim,
with their suburbs,
four
cities.
\VS{30}And
of
the
tribe
of Aser, Masal
and
Abdon,
\VS{31}And Helcath,
and Rohob,
with their suburbs,
four
cities.
\VS{32}Of
the
tribe
also
of Nephtali, Cedes
in
Galilee, one
of
the
cities
of
refuge:
and Hammoth Dor,
and Carthan,
with their suburbs,
three
cities.
\VS{33}All
the
cities
of
the
families
of Gerson,
were
thirteen,
with
their suburbs.
\VS{34}And
to
the
children
of
Merari,
Levites
of
the inferior degree,
by
their
families
were given
of
the
tribe
of Zabulon, Jecnam
and Cartha,
\VS{35}And Damna
and Naalol,
four
cities
with their suburbs;
\VS{36}Of
the
tribe
of Ruben beyond
the Jordan
over against Jericho, Bosor in
the wilderness, one
of
the cities
of refuge, Miser
and Jaser
and Jethson
and Mephaath, four cities
with their suburbs.
\VS{37}Of
the tribe
of Gad, Ramoth
in Galaad, one
of
the
cities
of refuge,
and Manaim
and Hesebon
and Jaser,
four
cities
with their suburbs.
\VS{38}All
the
cities
of
the children
of Merari by their families
and kindreds,
were twelve.
\VS{39}So
all
the
cities
of
the Levites within
the
possession
of
the children
of Israel
were forty-eight,
\VS{40}With
their suburbs,
each distributed
by
the
families.
\VS{41}And
the Lord God gave
to
Israel
all
the land
that
he
had sworn
to give
to
their fathers:
and
they possessed
it
and dwelt
in
it.
\VS{42}And
he
gave
them peace
from
all nations
round
about:
and
none
of
their enemies durst stand
against
them,
but
were
brought under
their dominion.
\VS{43}Not
so
much
as
one word,
which
he
had
promised
to perform unto
them,
was
made void,
but
all came
to pass.

\par }\Chap{22}{\PP \VerseOne{1}At
the same
time Josue
called
the Rubenites,
and
the
Gadites,
and
the
half
tribe
of Manasses,
\VS{2}And
said
to
them:
You
have
done
all
that
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
commanded
you:
you
have
also
obeyed
me
in
all
things,
\VS{3}Neither
have
you
left
your
brethren
this
long
time,
until
this
present
day,
keeping
the
commandment
of
the
Lord
your
God.
\VS{4}Therefore
as
the
Lord
your
God hath
given
your
brethren
rest
and
peace,
as
he
promised: return,
and go
to
your dwellings,
and
to
the
land
of
your
possession,
which
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
gave
you
beyond
the
Jordan:
\VS{5}Yet
so
that
you
observe attentively,
and
in
work fulfill
the
commandment
and
the
law
which
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
commanded
you:
that
you
love
the
Lord
your
God,
and
walk
in
all
his
ways,
and
keep
all
his
commandments,
and cleave
to
him,
and
serve
him
with
all
your
heart,
and
with
all
your
soul.
\VS{6}And Josue
blessed
them,
and
sent
them
away,
and they returned
to
their dwellings.
\VS{7}Now
to
half
the
tribe
of Manasses,
Moses
had
given
a possession
in Basan:
and
therefore
to
the
half
that
remained, Josue
gave
a lot
among
the rest
of
their
brethren
beyond
the
Jordan
to
the
west.
And
when
he
sent
them
away
to
their dwellings
and
had
blessed
them,
\VS{8}He
said
to
them:
With
much substance
and
riches,
you
return
to
your settlements,
with
silver
and
gold,
brass
and
iron,
and variety
of raiment:
divide
the prey
of
your
enemies
with
your
brethren.
\VS{9}So
the
children
of Ruben,
and
the
children
of
Gad,
and
the
half
tribe
of Manasses
returned,
and parted
from
the
children
of
Israel
in Silo,
which
is
in Chanaan,
to
go
into Galaad
the
land
of
their
possession,
which
they
had obtained
according
to
the
commandment
of
the
Lord
by
the
hand
of
Moses.
\VS{10}And
when
they
were
come
to
the banks
of
the
Jordan,
in
the
land
of Chanaan,
they
built
an
altar immensely
great
near
the
Jordan.
\VS{11}And
when
the
children
of
Israel
had
heard
of
it,
and
certain messengers
had brought
them
an account
that
the
children
of Ruben,
and
of Cad,
and
the
half
tribe
of Manasses
had
built
an
altar
in
the
land
of Chanaan,
upon
the banks
of
the
Jordan,
over
against
the
children
of
Israel:
\VS{12}They
all
assembled
in Silo,
to
go
up
and fight
against
them.
\VS{13}And
in
the mean
time
they
sent
to
them
into
the
land
of Galaad, Phinees
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
\VS{14}And
ten
princes
with
him,
one
of
every
tribe.
\VS{15}Who
came
to
the
children
of Ruben,
and
of
Gad,
and
the
half
tribe
of Manasses,
into
the
land
of Galaad,
and
said
to
them:
\VS{16}Thus saith
all
the
people
of
the
Lord:
What meaneth
this transgression?
Why
have
you forsaken
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel,
building
a sacrilegious
altar,
and revolting
from
the
worship
of
him?
\VS{17}Is
it
a
small
thing
to
you
that
you sinned
with Beelphegor,
and
the stain
of
that crime remaineth
in
us
to
this
day?
and many
of
the
people perished.
\VS{18}And
you
have forsaken
the
Lord
today,
and
tomorrow
his
wrath
will rage
against
all
Israel.
\VS{19}But
if
you think
the
land
of
your
possession
to
be
unclean,
pass
over
to
the
land
wherein
is
the
tabernacle
of
the
Lord,
and
dwell
among
us:
only depart
not
from
the
Lord,
and
from
our society,
by
building
an
altar
beside
the
altar
of
the
Lord
our
God.
\VS{20}Did
not
Achan
the
son
of Zare transgress
the commandment
of
the Lord,
and
his
wrath
lay
upon
all
the
people
of
Israel?
And
he
was
but
one
man,
and
would
to
God
he
alone
had
perished
in
his wickedness.
\VS{21}And
the
children
of Ruben,
and
of
Gad,
and
of
the
half
tribe
of Manasses
answered
the princes
of
the embassage
of
Israel:
\VS{22}The
Lord
the most
mighty
God,
the
Lord
the most
mighty
God,
he knoweth,
and
Israel
also
shall
understand:
If
with
the
design
of transgression
we
have set up
this altar,
let
him
not
save
us,
but punish
us immediately:
\VS{23}And
if
we
did
it
with
that mind,
that
we
might lay
upon
it holocausts,
and
sacrifice,
and victims
of
peace
offerings, let
him
require
and
judge:
\VS{24}And
not
rather
with
this
thought
and design,
that
we
should
say:
Tomorrow
your
children
will
say
to
our
children:
What
have
you
to
do
with
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel?
\VS{25}The
Lord hath
put
the river
Jordan
for
a
border
between
us
and
you,
O ye
children
of Ruben,
and ye
children
of
Gad:
and
therefore
you
have
no part
in
the
Lord.
And
by
this occasion
you
children
shall
turn
away
our
children
from
the
fear
of
the
Lord. We
therefore thought,
it best,
\VS{26}And
said:
Let
us
build
us
an
altar,
not
for holocausts,
nor
to
offer victims,
\VS{27}But
for
a
testimony
between
us
and
you,
and
our posterity
and yours,
that
we
may
serve
the
Lord,
and
that
we
may
have
a right
to
offer both holocausts,
and victims
and
sacrifices
of
peace
offerings:
and
that
your
children
tomorrow
may
not
say
to
our
children:
You
have
no
part
in
the
Lord.
\VS{28}And
if
they
will
say
so,
they
shall
answer
them:
Behold
the
altar
of
the
Lord,
which
our
fathers
made,
not
for holocausts,
nor
for
sacrifice,
but
for
a
testimony
between
us
and
you.
\VS{29}God keep
us
from
any
such wickedness
that
we
should revolt
from
the
Lord,
and
leave
off
following
his steps,
by
building
an
altar
to
offer holocausts,
and
sacrifices,
and victims, beside
the
altar
of
the
Lord
our
God,
which
is erected
before
his
tabernacle.
\VS{30}And
when Phinees
the
priest,
and
the
princes
of
the embassage,
who
were
with
him,
had
heard
this,
they
were
satisfied:
and
they admitted most willingly
the
words
of
the
children
of Ruben,
and
Gad,
and
of
the half tribe
of Manasses.
\VS{31}And Phinees
the
priest
the
son
of
Eleazar
said
to
them:
Now
we
know
that
the
Lord
is
with
us,
because
you
are
not guilty
of
this revolt,
and
you
have
delivered
the
children
of
Israel
from
the
hand
of
the
Lord.
\VS{32}And
he
returned
with
the
princes
from
the
children
of Ruben
and
Gad,
out
of
the
land
of Galaad,
into
the
land
of Chanaan,
to
the
children
of
Israel,
and
brought
them
word
again.
\VS{33}And
the
saying
pleased
all
that heard
it.
And
the
children
of
Israel
praised
God,
and
they
no
longer
said
that
they
would
go
up
against
them,
and fight,
and
destroy
the
land
of
their
possession.
\VS{34}And
the
children
of Ruben,
and
the
children
of Cad
called
the
altar
which
they
had built,
Our
testimony,
that
the
Lord
is
God.

\par }\Chap{23}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
when
a
long
time
was
passed,
after
that
the
Lord
had
given
peace
to
Israel,
all
the nations
round
about
being subdued,
and Josue
being
now
old,
and
far
advanced
in
years:
\VS{2}Josue
called
for
all
Israel,
and
for
the
elders,
and
for
the princes,
and
for
the
judges,
and
for
the
masters,
and
said
to
them:
I
am
old,
and
far
advanced
in
years:
\VS{3}And
you
see
all
that
the
Lord
your
God hath
done
to
all
the
nations round
about,
how
he
himself hath
fought
for
you:
\VS{4}And
now
since
he hath divided
to
you
by
lot
all
the
land,
from
the
east
of
the
Jordan unto
the
great
sea,
and
many
nations yet
remain:
\VS{5}The
Lord
your
God
will
destroy
them,
and
take
them
away
from
before
your
face,
and
you
shall
possess
the
land
as
he hath
promised
you.
\VS{6}Only
take
courage,
and
be
careful
to
observe
all
things
that
are
written
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
Moses:
and
turn
not
aside
from
them
neither
to
the
right
hand
nor
to
the
left:
\VS{7}Lest
after
that
you
are
come
in
among
the
Gentiles,
who
will
remain
among
you,
you should
swear
by
the
name
of
their
gods,
and
serve
them,
and adore
them:
\VS{8}But cleave ye unto
the
Lord
your
God:
as
you
have
done
until
this
day.
\VS{9}And
then
the
Lord
God
will
take away
before
your eyes
nations
that
are
great
and
very
strong,
and
no
man
shall
be able
to resist
you.
\VS{10}One
of
you
shall
chase
a
thousand
men
of
the enemies:
because
the
Lord
your
God
himself
will
fight
for
you,
as
he hath
promised.
\VS{11}This only
take
care
of
with
all diligence,
that
you
love
the
Lord
your
God.
\VS{12}But
if
you
will embrace
the errors
of
these
nations
that dwell
among
you,
and
make marriages
with
them,
and join friendships:
\VS{13}Know ye
for
a
certainty
that
the
Lord
your
God
will
not
destroy
them
before
your
face,
but
they
shall
be
a pit
and
a
snare
in
your
way,
and
a stumblingblock
at
your
side,
and stakes
in
your
eyes,
till
he
take
you away
and
destroy
you
from
off
this excellent
land,
which
he hath
given
you.
\VS{14}Behold
this
day
I
am
going
into
the
way
of
all
the
earth,
and
you
shall
know
with
all
your
mind
that
of
all
the
words
which
the
Lord
promised
to perform
for
you,
not
one hath
failed.
\VS{15}Therefore
as
he hath
fulfilled
in
deed,
what
he
promised,
and
all
things prosperous
have
come:
so
Will
he
bring
upon
you
all
the evils
he hath
threatened,
till
he
take
you
away
and
destroy
you
from
off
this excellent
land,
which
he hath
given
you,
\VS{16}When
you
shall
have transgressed
the
covenant
of
the
Lord
your
God,
which
he hath
made
with
you,
and
shall
have
served strange
gods,
and adored
them:
then
shall
the indignation
of
the
Lord rise
up
quickly
and
speedily
against
you,
and
you
shall
be
taken
away
from
this excellent
land,
which
he hath
delivered
to
you.

\par }\Chap{24}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And Josue
gathered
together
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
in Sichem,
and
called
for
the ancients,
and
the princes,
and
the
judges,
and
the
masters:
and
they
stood
in
the
sight
of
the Lord:
\VS{2}And
he
spoke
thus
to
the
people:
Thus saith
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel:
Your
fathers
dwelt
of
old
on
the
other
side
of
the
river, Thare
the
father
of
Abraham,
and Nachor:
and
they
served strange
gods.
\VS{3}And
I
took
your
father
Abraham
from
the borders
of Mesopotamia:
and
brought
him
into
the
land
of Chanaan:
and
I
multiplied
his
seed,
\VS{4}And
gave
him
Isaac:
and
to
him again
I
gave
Jacob
and
Esau.
And
I
gave
to
Esau
mount
Seir
for
his
possession:
but
Jacob
and
his
children
went
down
into
Egypt.
\VS{5}And
I
sent
Moses
and
Aaron,
and
I
struck
Egypt
with many signs
and wonders.
\VS{6}And
I
brought
you
and
your
fathers
out
of
Egypt,
and
you
came
to
the
sea:
and
the
Egyptians
pursued
your
fathers
with
chariots
and
horsemen,
as far
as
the Red
Sea.
\VS{7}And
the children
of Israel
cried
to
the
Lord:
and
he
put
darkness
between
you
and
the
Egyptians,
and
brought
the
sea
upon
them,
and
covered
them.
Your
eyes
saw
all
that
I
did
in
Egypt,
and
you
dwelt
in
the
wilderness
a
long
time:
\VS{8}And
I
brought
you
into
the
land
of
the Amorrhite,
who
dwelt
beyond
the
Jordan.
And
when
they
fought
against
you,
I
delivered
them
into
your
hands,
and
you
possessed
their
land,
and slew
them.
\VS{9}And Balac
son
of Sephor
king
of
Moab
arose
and
fought
against
Israel.
And
he
sent
and
called
for
Balaam
son
of
Beor,
to
curse
you:
\VS{10}And
I
would
not
hear
him,
but
on
the contrary
I
blessed
you
by
him,
and
I
delivered
you
out
of
his
hand.
\VS{11}And
you
passed
over
the
Jordan,
and
you
came
to
Jericho.
And
the
men
of
that city
fought
against
you,
the Amorrhite,
and
the Pherezite,
and
the Chanaanite,
and
the Hethite,
and
the Gergesite,
and
the Hevite,
and
the
Jebusite:
and
I
delivered
them
into
your
hands.
\VS{12}And
I
sent
before
you
hornets:
and
I
drove
them
out
from
their places,
the
two
kings
of
the Amorrhites,
not
with thy
sword
nor
with thy
bow.
\VS{13}And
I
gave
you
a
land,
in
which
you
had
not laboured,
and
cities
to
dwell
in
which
you
built
not,
vineyards
and oliveyards,
which
you
planted
not.
\VS{14}Now
therefore
fear
the
Lord,
and
serve
him
with
a
perfect
and most sincere heart:
and
put
away
the
gods
which
your
fathers
served
in Mesopotamia
and
in
Egypt,
and
serve
the
Lord.
\VS{15}But
if
it
seem
evil
to
you
to
serve
the
Lord,
you
have
your
choice:
choose
this
day
that
which pleaseth
you,
whom
you
would rather
serve,
whether
the
gods
which
your
fathers
served
in Mesopotamia,
or
the
gods
of
the Amorrhites,
in
whose
land
you
dwell:
but
as
for
me
and
my
house
we
will
serve
the
Lord.
\VS{16}And
the
people
answered,
and
said:
God
forbid we
should
leave
the
Lord,
and
serve strange
gods.
\VS{17}The
Lord
our
God
he
brought
us
and
our
fathers
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
out
of
the
house
of
bondage:
and
did
very
great
signs
in
our
sight,
and
preserved
us
in
all
the
way
by
which
we
journeyed,
and
among
all
the
people
through
whom
we
passed.
\VS{18}And
he hath cast
out
all
the
nations,
the Amorrhite
the
inhabitant
of
the
land
into
which
we
are come.
Therefore
we
will
serve
the
Lord,
for
he
is
our
God.
\VS{19}And Josue
said
to
the
people:
You
will
not
be
able
to
serve
the
Lord:
for
he
is
a
holy
God,
and
mighty
and
jealous,
and
will
not
forgive
your wickedness
and
sins.
\VS{20}If
you
leave
the
Lord,
and
serve
strange
gods,
he
will
turn,
and
will afflict
you,
and
will
destroy
you
after
all
the
good
he hath
done
you.
\VS{21}And
the
people
said
to Josue:
No,
it
shall
not
be
so
as thou sayest,
but
we
will
serve
the
Lord.
\VS{22}And Josue
said
to
the
people:
You
are
witnesses,
that
you
yourselves
have
chosen
you
the
Lord
to
serve
him.
And
they
answered:
We
are
witnesses.
\VS{23}Now
therefore,
said
he,
put
away
strange
gods
from
among
you,
and
incline
your
hearts
to
the
Lord
the
God
of
Israel.
\VS{24}And
the
people
said
to Josue:
We
will
serve
the
Lord
our
God,
and
we
will
be
obedient
to
his commandments.
\VS{25}Josue therefore
on
that
day
made
a
covenant,
and
set
before
the
people commandments
and
judgments
in Sichem.
\VS{26}And
he
wrote
all
these
things
in
the volume
of
the
law
of
the
Lord:
and
he
took
a
great
stone,
and
set
it
under
the
oak
that
was
in
the
sanctuary
of
the
Lord.
\VS{27}And
he
said
to
all
the
people:
Behold
this
stone
shall
be
a testimony unto
you,
that
it hath
heard
all
the
words
of
the
Lord,
which
he hath
spoken
to
you:
lest
perhaps hereafter
you
will
deny
it,
and
lie
to
the
Lord
your
God.
\VS{28}And
he
sent
the
people
away
every
one
to
their
own
possession.
\VS{29}And
after
these
things Josue
the
son
of Null
the
servant
of
the
Lord
died,
being
a
hundred
and
ten
years
old:
\VS{30}And
they
buried
him
in
the
border
of
his
possession
in Thamnathsare,
which
is situate
in
mount
Ephraim,
on
the
north
side
of
mount Gaas.
\VS{31}And
Israel
served
the
Lord
all
the
days
of Josue,
and
of
the ancients
that
lived
a
long
time
after Josue,
and
that
had
known
all
the
works
of
the
Lord
which
he
had
done
in
Israel.
\VS{32}And
the
bones
of
Joseph
which
the
children
of
Israel
had
taken
out
of
Egypt,
they
buried
in Sichem,
in
that part
of
the
field
which
Jacob
had
bought
of
the
sons
of Hemor
the
father
of Sichem,
for
a
hundred
young ewes,
and
it
was
in
the
possession
of
the
sons
of
Joseph.
\VS{33}Eleazar
also
the
son
of
Aaron
died:
and
they
buried
him
in Gabaath
that belongeth
to Phinees
his
son,
which
was
given
him
in
mount
Ephraim.
\par }