Joshua 13:1-7

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Land Still to Be Taken

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

²“This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines^(B) and Geshurites,^(C) ³from the Shihor River^(D) on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron^(E) on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers^(F) in Gaza, Ashdod,^(G) Ashkelon,^(H) Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites^(I) ⁴on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek^(J) and the border of the Amorites;^(K) ⁵the area of Byblos;^(L) and all Lebanon^(M) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon^(N) to Lebo Hamath.^(O)

⁶“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,^(P) that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out^(Q) before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,^(R) ⁷and divide it as an inheritance^(S) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

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Joshua 21:43-45

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⁴³So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors,^(A) and they took possession^(B) of it and settled there.^(C) ⁴⁴The Lord gave them rest^(D) on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies^(E) withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies^(F) into their hands.^(G) ⁴⁵Not one of all the Lord’s good promises^(H) to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

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Psalm 16:5-6

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⁵Lord, you alone are my portion^(A) and my cup;^(B)
you make my lot^(C) secure.
⁶The boundary lines^(D) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(E)