Kings Defeated by Joshua

And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to (A)Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession (B)according to their allotments, (C)in the hill country, in the lowland, in the Arabah, in the slopes, in the wilderness, and in the Negeb, the land of (D)the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites): (E)the king of Jericho, one; (F)the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; 10 (G)the king of Jerusalem, one; (H)the king of Hebron, one; 11 (I)the king of Jarmuth, one; (J)the king of Lachish, one; 12 (K)the king of Eglon, one; (L)the king of Gezer, one; 13 (M)the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; 14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; 15 (N)the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; 16 (O)the king of Makkedah, one; (P)the king of Bethel, one; 17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; 18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; 19 (Q)the king of Madon, one; (R)the king of Hazor, one; 20 (S)the king of Shimron-meron, one; (T)the king of Achshaph, one; 21 (U)the king of Taanach, one; (V)the king of Megiddo, one; 22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; 23 (W)the king of Dor in (X)Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Galilee,[a] one; 24 the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings.

Land Still to Be Conquered

13 Now Joshua (Y)was old and advanced in years, and the Lord said to him, “You are old and advanced in years, and there remains yet very much land (Z)to possess. (AA)This is the land that yet remains: all the (AB)regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites (from the (AC)Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; (AD)there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of (AE)the Avvim, in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of (AF)the Amorites, and the land of the (AG)Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from (AH)Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to (AI)Lebo-hamath, all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to (AJ)Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians. I myself will drive (AK)them out from before the people of Israel. Only (AL)allot the land to Israel (AM)for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. Now therefore (AN)divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

The Inheritance East of the Jordan

With the other half of the tribe of Manasseh[b] the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, (AO)which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them: (AP)from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and (AQ)all the tableland of Medeba as far as Dibon; 10 (AR)and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the boundary of the Ammonites; 11 and Gilead, and the (AS)region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and all Mount Hermon, and (AT)all Bashan to Salecah; 12 (AU)all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone was left of (AV)the remnant of the Rephaim); (AW)these Moses had struck and driven out. 13 (AX)Yet the people of Israel did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites, but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day.

14 (AY)To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance. The offerings by fire to the Lord God of Israel are their inheritance, as he said to him.

15 And Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the people of Reuben according to their clans. 16 So their territory was from Aroer, (AZ)which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland by (BA)Medeba; 17 with Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the tableland; (BB)Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 18 (BC)and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, 19 and (BD)Kiriathaim, and (BE)Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar on the hill of the valley, 20 and (BF)Beth-peor, and (BG)the slopes of Pisgah, and (BH)Beth-jeshimoth, 21 that is, (BI)all the cities of the tableland, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, (BJ)whom Moses defeated with (BK)the leaders of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land. 22 (BL)Balaam also, the son of Beor, the one who practiced divination, was killed with the sword by the people of Israel among the rest of their slain. 23 And the border of the people of Reuben was the Jordan as a boundary. This was the inheritance of the people of Reuben, according to their clans with their cities and villages.

24 Moses gave an inheritance also to the tribe of Gad, to the people of Gad, according to their clans. 25 (BM)Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites, to Aroer, which is east of (BN)Rabbah, 26 and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from (BO)Mahanaim to the territory of Debir,[c] 27 and in the valley Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, (BP)Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, having the Jordan as a boundary, to the lower end of the Sea of (BQ)Chinnereth, eastward beyond the Jordan. 28 This is the inheritance of the people of Gad according to their clans, with their cities and villages.

29 And Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was allotted to the half-tribe of the people of Manasseh according to their clans. 30 Their region extended from (BR)Mahanaim, through all Bashan, the whole kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all (BS)the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities, 31 and half Gilead, and (BT)Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. These were allotted to the people of (BU)Machir the son of Manasseh for the half of the people of Machir according to their clans.

32 These are the inheritances that Moses distributed (BV)in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho. 33 (BW)But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel is their inheritance, (BX)just as he said to them.

The Inheritance West of the Jordan

14 These are the inheritances that the people of Israel received in the land of Canaan, which (BY)Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel gave them to inherit. Their inheritance was (BZ)by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes. (CA)For Moses had given an inheritance to the two and one-half tribes beyond the Jordan, (CB)but to the Levites he gave no inheritance among them. For (CC)the people of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion was given to the Levites in the land, but only cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for their livestock and their substance. The people of Israel did (CD)as the Lord commanded Moses; they allotted the land.

Caleb's Request and Inheritance

Then the people of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the (CE)Kenizzite said to him, “You know (CF)what the Lord said to Moses the man of God in Kadesh-barnea concerning you and me. I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord (CG)sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. But (CH)my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. And Moses swore on that day, saying, (CI)‘Surely the land (CJ)on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ 10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, (CK)just as he said, these (CL)forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, I am this day (CM)eighty-five years old. 11 (CN)I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and (CO)for going and coming. 12 So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the (CP)Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said.”

13 Then Joshua (CQ)blessed him, and he gave (CR)Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, (CS)because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel. 15 (CT)Now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba.[d] (Arba[e] was the greatest man among the Anakim.) (CU)And the land had rest from war.

The Allotment for Judah

15 The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward (CV)to the boundary of Edom, to (CW)the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south. And their south boundary ran from the end of the (CX)Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. It goes out southward of (CY)the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka, passes along to Azmon, goes out by (CZ)the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary. And the east boundary is the (DA)Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary goes up to (DB)Beth-hoglah and passes along north of (DC)Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to (DD)the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. And the boundary goes up to Debir from (DE)the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite (DF)the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of (DG)En-shemesh and ends at (DH)En-rogel. Then the boundary goes up by (DI)the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite ((DJ)that is, Jerusalem). And the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the Valley (DK)of Rephaim. Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain (DL)to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah ((DM)that is, Kiriath-jearim). 10 And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to (DN)Beth-shemesh and passes along by (DO)Timnah. 11 The boundary goes out (DP)to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount (DQ)Baalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea. 12 And the west boundary was (DR)the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.

13 According to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, (DS)Kiriath-arba, that is, (DT)Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak). 14 And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, (DU)Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak. 15 And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. (DV)Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher. 16 And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.” 17 (DW)And Othniel the son of Kenaz, (DX)the brother of Caleb, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. 18 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she got off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” 19 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Notas al pie

  1. Joshua 12:23 Septuagint; Hebrew Gilgal
  2. Joshua 13:8 Hebrew With it
  3. Joshua 13:26 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew Lidebir
  4. Joshua 14:15 Kiriath-arba means the city of Arba
  5. Joshua 14:15 Hebrew He

Here is a list of the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon(A) to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions. The lands included the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev.(B) These were the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These were the kings:(C)

the king of Jericho(D)one
the king of Ai(E) (near Bethel(F))one
10 the king of Jerusalem(G)one
the king of Hebronone
11 the king of Jarmuthone
the king of Lachish(H)one
12 the king of Eglon(I)one
the king of Gezer(J)one
13 the king of Debir(K)one
the king of Gederone
14 the king of Hormah(L)one
the king of Arad(M)one
15 the king of Libnah(N)one
the king of Adullam(O)one
16 the king of Makkedah(P)one
the king of Bethel(Q)one
17 the king of Tappuah(R)one
the king of Hepher(S)one
18 the king of Aphek(T)one
the king of Lasharonone
19 the king of Madonone
the king of Hazor(U)one
20 the king of Shimron Meronone
the king of Akshaph(V)one
21 the king of Taanach(W)one
the king of Megiddo(X)one
22 the king of Kedesh(Y)one
the king of Jokneam(Z) in Carmel(AA)one
23 the king of Dor (in Naphoth Dor(AB))one
the king of Goyim in Gilgalone
24 the king of Tirzah(AC)one
thirty-one kings in all.(AD)

Land Still to Be Taken

13 When Joshua had grown old,(AE) the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.

“This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines(AF) and Geshurites,(AG) from the Shihor River(AH) on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron(AI) on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers(AJ) in Gaza, Ashdod,(AK) Ashkelon,(AL) Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites(AM) on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek(AN) and the border of the Amorites;(AO) the area of Byblos;(AP) and all Lebanon(AQ) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon(AR) to Lebo Hamath.(AS)

“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,(AT) that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out(AU) before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,(AV) and divide it as an inheritance(AW) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

Division of the Land East of the Jordan

The other half of Manasseh,[a] the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the Lord, had assigned(AX) it to them.(AY)

It extended from Aroer(AZ) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau(BA) of Medeba as far as Dibon,(BB) 10 and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,(BC) out to the border of the Ammonites.(BD) 11 It also included Gilead,(BE) the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah(BF) 12 that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan,(BG) who had reigned in Ashtaroth(BH) and Edrei.(BI) (He was the last of the Rephaites.(BJ)) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.(BK) 13 But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur(BL) and Maakah,(BM) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.(BN)

14 But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.(BO)

15 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:

16 The territory from Aroer(BP) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba(BQ) 17 to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau,(BR) including Dibon,(BS) Bamoth Baal,(BT) Beth Baal Meon,(BU) 18 Jahaz,(BV) Kedemoth,(BW) Mephaath,(BX) 19 Kiriathaim,(BY) Sibmah,(BZ) Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, 20 Beth Peor,(CA) the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— 21 all the towns on the plateau(CB) and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs,(CC) Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba(CD)—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. 22 In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,(CE) who practiced divination.(CF) 23 The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.(CG)

24 This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:

25 The territory of Jazer,(CH) all the towns of Gilead(CI) and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;(CJ) 26 and from Heshbon(CK) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim(CL) to the territory of Debir;(CM) 27 and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,(CN) Sukkoth(CO) and Zaphon(CP) with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee[b](CQ)). 28 These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,(CR) according to their clans.

29 This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:

30 The territory extending from Mahanaim(CS) and including all of Bashan,(CT) the entire realm of Og king of Bashan(CU)—all the settlements of Jair(CV) in Bashan, sixty towns, 31 half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan).(CW) This was for the descendants of Makir(CX) son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, according to their clans.(CY)

32 This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab(CZ) across the Jordan east of Jericho.(DA) 33 But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance;(DB) the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance,(DC) as he promised them.(DD)

Division of the Land West of the Jordan

14 Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance(DE) in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar(DF) the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel(DG) allotted(DH) to them.(DI) Their inheritances were assigned by lot(DJ) to the nine and a half tribes,(DK) as the Lord had commanded through Moses. Moses had granted the two and a half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan(DL) but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest,(DM) for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim.(DN) The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.(DO) So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.(DP)

Allotment for Caleb

Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal,(DQ) and Caleb son of Jephunneh(DR) the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God(DS) at Kadesh Barnea(DT) about you and me.(DU) I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea(DV) to explore the land.(DW) And I brought him back a report according to my convictions,(DX) but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear.(DY) I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.(DZ) So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance(EA) and that of your children(EB) forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’[c]

10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised,(EC) he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved(ED) about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old!(EE) 11 I am still as strong(EF) today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous(EG) to go out to battle now as I was then. 12 Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day.(EH) You yourself heard then that the Anakites(EI) were there and their cities were large and fortified,(EJ) but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”

13 Then Joshua blessed(EK) Caleb son of Jephunneh(EL) and gave him Hebron(EM) as his inheritance.(EN) 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.(EO) 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba(EP) after Arba,(EQ) who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest(ER) from war.

Allotment for Judah(ES)

15 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom,(ET) to the Desert of Zin(EU) in the extreme south.(EV)

Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,(EW) crossed south of Scorpion Pass,(EX) continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea.(EY) Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. It then passed along to Azmon(EZ) and joined the Wadi of Egypt,(FA) ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their[d] southern boundary.

The eastern boundary(FB) is the Dead Sea(FC) as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary(FD) started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, went up to Beth Hoglah(FE) and continued north of Beth Arabah(FF) to the Stone of Bohan(FG) son of Reuben. The boundary then went up to Debir(FH) from the Valley of Achor(FI) and turned north to Gilgal,(FJ) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh(FK) and came out at En Rogel.(FL) Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom(FM) along the southern slope of the Jebusite(FN) city (that is, Jerusalem(FO)). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley(FP) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.(FQ) From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,(FR) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah(FS) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).(FT) 10 Then it curved westward from Baalah(FU) to Mount Seir,(FV) ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh(FW) and crossed to Timnah.(FX) 11 It went to the northern slope of Ekron,(FY) turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah(FZ) and reached Jabneel.(GA) The boundary ended at the sea.

12 The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.(GB)

These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.

13 In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb(GC) son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba(GD), that is, Hebron.(GE) (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)(GF) 14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites(GG)—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai,(GH) the sons of Anak.(GI) 15 From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). 16 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah(GJ) in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 17 Othniel(GK) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

18 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him[e] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

19 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev,(GL) give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.(GM)

Notas al pie

  1. Joshua 13:8 Hebrew With it (that is, with the other half of Manasseh)
  2. Joshua 13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth
  3. Joshua 14:9 Deut. 1:36
  4. Joshua 15:4 Septuagint; Hebrew your
  5. Joshua 15:18 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts (see also note at Judges 1:14) Othniel, he urged her