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2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one d accord.

3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

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Five kings war against Gibeon drawers of water unto all the ce gregation; as the princes had promised them.

22 And Joshua called for them, and he 1.89,10. spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?

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5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. 6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 7 And the men of Israel said unto the h Hi-m vites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

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8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy J servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

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9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are i come, because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have I heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.

12 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:

13 And these bottles of wine which we filled, were new, and behold they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregationsware unto them.

16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.

17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were " Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.

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18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

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23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore 1afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

25 And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hard of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

27 And Joshua 1 made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

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king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace 28.21.1 with Israel, and were among them;

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2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all 2 Ch.217, the men thereof were mighty.

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3 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. 5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, dEx.15.14.. the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.

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20 This we will do to them: we will even let them live, lest w wrath be upon us, because off e.9.6. the oath which we sware unto them.

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21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them behewers of wood, and | b Ja 4.15.

7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

8 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter

The sun and moon stand still.

JOSHUA.-CHAP. XI.

at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

11 And it came to pass as they fled from /before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great J stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon 。 28.1.18. Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon 9 De.1.30. stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of " Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to P go down about a whole day.

14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.

15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. 18 And Joshua said, Roll great & stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

r Ju.6.2.
1 Sa. 13.6.
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Mat.27.

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Jer.48.10.
cut off the

tail.

v 2 Sa. 20.6.
Je.8.14.

wEx.11.7.

x I Sa.15.
32.

y 18.26.5.6.

Mal.4.3.

z Ps.18.40.

Seven kings more are conquered.

and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.

28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto i Libnah, and fought against Libnah :

30 And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel: and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he i did unto the king of Jericho.

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31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

32 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

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33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. 34 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him: and they encamped against it, and fought against it: 35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that 19 And stay ye not, but pursue after your b De 31.6,8. day, according to "all that he had done to enemies, and "smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.

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24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua call- c.14.13. ed for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet y upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

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36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:

37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it: 39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

41 And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea, even unto " Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto w Gibeon.

42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time; because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

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JOSHUA.-CHAP. XII. ⚫ sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king | 4. M. 255. of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the bord ders of Dor on the west,

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4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

b c.19.15.

Nu.34.11.
c.17.11.

Ju.1.27.
1 Ki.4.11.
e Ju.3.3.
f c. 13.11.

g Ge.31.49.
h Ju.7.12

1 Sa. 13.5.

i assembled
by ap
point-
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1 Ps. 20.7.
Is.31.1.

Ho.14.3.

5 And when all these kings were i met together, they came and pitched together at the m P.46.9. waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to-morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalthough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fell upon them

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8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great P Zidon, and unto 9 Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him he houghed their horses, and • burnt their chariots with fire.

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10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was thee head of all those kingdoms.

11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe and he burnt Hazor with fire.

12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.

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13 But as for the cities that stood still ▾ in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves: but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe. 15 ¶ As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua: he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.

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f De 2.30.
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Ro.9.18.

One and thirty kings smote.

20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses. 21 And at that time came Joshua and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.

22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in ; Ashdod, there remained. 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land m rested from war.

CHAPTER XII.

1 The two kings whose countries Moses took and disposed of. 7 The one and thirty kings on the other side Jordan, which Joshua smote.

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OW these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river a Arnon, unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

3 And from the plain to the sea of Chinnereth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under a Ashdothpisgah:

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5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites, and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Them did Moses the servant of the LORD, and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave i it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and 28.21.22 the half-tribe of Manasseh.

17.

8 De 20.16,
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33.

De.9.2.

c.15.13,14

i 1 Sa. 17.4.

1 Ch.18.1.
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2 Ch.26.6.
Ne.13.23,
24.

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&c.

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55.
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De.3.8,9.

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36.
3.6,16,17.

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springs of
Pisgah,
or, the hill.
De. 4.49.

16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of y Goshen and the valley, and the plain, and the d or, the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; 17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley. of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

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18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.

Na.21.33.

35.

Deal.

g De. 1.4.

De.3.8.14

7 ¶ And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon, even unto the mount Halak that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;

8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one;

10 The king of m Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

12 The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

13 The king of Debir, one; the king of Gei Nu.3229, der, one;

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21 And all the cities of the plain, and all Zep.24,5. the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. 22 Baalam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.

h 1 Sa.4.1.

NOW Joshua was old and stricken in years;
and the LORD said unto him, Thou art oldi Ju.1.36.
and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet
very much land to be possessed.

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2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines; and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the f Avites:

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4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the i borders of the Amorites: 5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon toward the sun-rising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.

6 All the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon untó Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I m drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.

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7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the halftribe of Manasseh,

15.18.

Ps.83.7.

k c.12.7.
I c.11.8.

m Ex.23.30,
31.

n c.14.1,2
o Nu.32.33

p Nu.21.30.
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q c. 12.5.

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35.

8 Nu.33.55.

23.12.13.

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23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof.

24 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.

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25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before f Rabbah;

26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinneroth, on the other side JorBealand dan eastward.

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30.

x the high
places of

house of
Baalme-

on.

Nu.32.38.

y Nu.21.23.

z springs
of Pis

gah, or,
the hill.
e. 12.3.

8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses • gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; 9 From Aroer that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst a De 3.10. of the river, and all the plain of Medebab Nu.31.8. unto Dibon;

10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;

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28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.

29 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:

31 And half Gilead, and 1 Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.

32 These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward.

33 But m unto the tribe of Levi, Moses gave

was their inheritance, as he said " unto them. CHAPTER XIV.

led not the Geshurites, nor the Maachath-1 Ch.223. not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel ites: but the Jeshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. 14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the " sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.

n De. 18.1.

a Nn.34.17,

18.

1 The nine tribes and a half are to have their inheritance by lot. 6 Caleb by privilege obtaineth Hebron.

AND these are the countries which the child

ren of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua

Inheritance of the nine tribes.

JOSHUA.-CHAP. XV. the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers A. M. 250. of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed for inheritance to them.

2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

B. C. 1444.

b Nu.25.55.
33.54.

34.13.

P.16.5,6

Ge.48.5.

1Ch.5.1,2

1Ch.6.54

..81.

e Nu.35.3.

3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half-tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none No.35.2 inheritance among them.

4 For the children of Joseph were e two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle, and for their substance. 5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

g Nu.32. 12.

h Nu.14.30.
De. 1.36,
33.

i Nu. 127,8.

Nu.13.6,

26.

Caleb's portion and conquest.

3 And it went out to the south side to d Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended upon the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: 4 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.

5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan: and their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea, at the uttermost part of Jordan:

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6 And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; Na.13.30 and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

14.6..18.

1 No.13.31,
32.
De.1.23,

36.

6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Je-m Nu.14.24. phunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thoun c.1.3. knowest the thing that the LORD said unto o Nu.14.30. Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.

7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.

8 Nevertheless, my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people 1 melt: but I wholly followed the LORD, my God.

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10 And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.

w Ge.23.2. x Ge.35.27. y c.11.23.

A. M. 2561.

B. C. 1443.

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b Nu.34.3..
5.

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7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:

8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto them fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to " Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:

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10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to P Timnah: 11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount to Acrab Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof: this is the coast of the children of Judah round about, according to their families.

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11 As yet I am as strong this day, as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my or, the strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. 12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thouf c.18.17. heardest in that day how the Anakims were c.7.26. there, and that the cities were great and fen-h c.5.9. ced if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.

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1 The borders of the lot of Judah. 13 Caleb's portion and conquest. 16 Othniel, for his valur, hath Achsah, Caleb's daughter, to wife. 21 The cities of Judah. 63 The Jebsites not conquered.

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13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, 2K1.23.10 according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.

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14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.

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16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give 2K 1.2,3, Achsah my daughter to wife.

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

18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field. And she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.

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