Joshua 13
International Children’s Bible
Land Still to Be Taken
13 When Joshua was very old, the Lord spoke to him. He said, “Joshua, you have grown old. But there is still much land for you to take. 2 You have not yet taken the land of Geshur and the land of the Philistines. 3 You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River at the border of Egypt to Ekron in the north. That belongs to the Canaanites. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders. They are at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvites. 4 They live south of the Canaanite land. 5 You have not yet defeated the Gebalites. And there is also the area of Lebanon east of Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
6 “The Sidonians are living in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim. But I will force out all of them ahead of the Israelites. Be sure to remember this land when you divide the land among the Israelites. Do this as I told you.
7 “Now divide the land among the nine tribes and the western half-tribe of Manasseh.”
Dividing the Land
8 The eastern half-tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had received their land. The Lord’s servant Moses gave them the land east of the Jordan River. 9 Their land started at Aroer at the Arnon Ravine. It continued to the town in the middle of the ravine. And it included the whole plain from Medeba to Dibon. 10 All the towns that Sihon king of the Amorites ruled were in that land. He ruled in the city of Heshbon. The land continued to the area where the Ammonites lived. 11 Gilead was also there. And the area where the people of Geshur and Maacah lived was in that land. All of Mount Hermon and all of Bashan as far as Salecah was included. 12 All the kingdom of Og king of Bashan was in the land. In the past he ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. Og was one of the last of the Rephaites. In the past Moses had defeated them and had taken their land. 13 The Israelites did not force out the people of Geshur and Maacah. They still live among the Israelites today.
14 The tribe of Levi was the only one that did not get any land. Instead, they were to be given all the burned sacrifices made to the Lord, the God of Israel. That is what the Lord had promised them.
15 Moses had given each family group from the tribe of Reuben some land. This is the land they were given: 16 It was the land from Aroer near the Arnon Ravine to the town of Medeba. This included the whole plain and the town in the middle of the ravine. 17 The land continued to Heshbon. It included all the towns on the plain. These towns were Dibon, Bamoth Baal and Beth Baal Meon. 18 They included Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah and Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley. 20 They also included Beth Peor, the hills of Pisgah and Beth Jeshimoth. 21 So that land included all the towns on the plain and all the area that Sihon the king of the Amorites had ruled. He ruled from the town of Heshbon. But Moses had defeated him and the leaders of the Midianites. Those leaders included Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. All these leaders fought together with Sihon. And they lived in that country. 22 The Israelites killed many people during the fighting. They also killed Balaam of Beor. He tried to use magic to tell the future. 23 The land given to Reuben stopped at the shore of the Jordan River. So the land given to the family groups of Reuben included all these towns and their fields that were listed.
24 This is the land Moses gave to the tribe of Gad. He gave it to all the family groups: 25 He gave them the land of Jazar and all the towns of Gilead. He also gave them half the land of the Ammonites. It went as far as Aroer near Rabbah. 26 It included the area from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim. It included the area from Mahanaim to the land of Debir. 27 The land included the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon. All the other land Sihon king of Heshbon had ruled was also included in it. This is the land on the east side of the Jordan River. It continued to the end of Lake Galilee. 28 All this is the land Moses gave to the tribe of Gad. It included all the towns that were listed. Moses gave it to all the family groups.
29 This is the land Moses had given to the eastern half-tribe of Manasseh. Half of all the family groups in the tribe of Manasseh were given this land: 30 The land started at Mahanaim. It included all of Bashan and the land ruled by Og king of Bashan. It also included all the Towns of Jair in Bashan. There were 60 cities in all. 31 It also included half of Gilead, Ashtaroth and Edrei. (These were the cities where Og king of Bashan had ruled.) All this land had been given to the family of Makir son of Manasseh. Half of all his sons had been given this land.
32 Moses had given this land to these tribes on the plains of Moab. It was across the Jordan River east of Jericho. 33 But Moses had given no land to the tribe of Levi. The Lord, the God of Israel, promised that he himself would be the gift for the Levites.
Josué 13
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
II.— REPARTO DE LA TIERRA ENTRE LAS TRIBUS (13—21)
Territorios aún sin conquistar
13 Era ya Josué viejo y muy entrado en años cuando el Señor le dijo:
— Eres viejo; tienes muchos años y es mucha todavía la tierra por conquistar. 2 Quedan aún todos los distritos de los filisteos y todos los de los guesuritas. 3 Desde el río Sijor, en la frontera de Egipto, hasta el término de Ecrón por el norte, es considerado como de los cananeos. Quedan los cinco principados filisteos: el de Gaza, el de Asdod, el de Ascalón, el de Gat y el de Ecrón. Quedan los avitas, 4 al sur, y toda la región de los cananeos, desde Arah, territorio de los sidonios, hasta Afec y hasta la frontera de los amorreos. 5 Queda además la región de los guiblitas y todo el Líbano oriental, desde Baal Gad, al pie del monte Hermón, hasta el Paso de Jamat. 6 Aún he de expulsar ante los israelitas a todos los habitantes de la montaña, desde el Líbano hasta Misrefot, al occidente, y a todos los sidonios. A ti te corresponde repartir a suertes la tierra como heredad entre los israelitas, según te he ordenado. 7 Distribuye, pues, esta tierra como heredad entre las nueve tribus y la media tribu de Manasés.
El reparto entre las tribus de Transjordania
8 Las tribus de Rubén y de Gad, así como la otra media tribu de Manasés, habían recibido ya como heredad la parte que en el reparto hecho por Moisés, siervo del Señor, se les había asignado en Transjordania, 9 a saber: el territorio que va desde Aroer, a orillas del río Arnón, incluida la ciudad que está en medio de la vaguada y toda la llanura desde Madabá hasta Dibón; 10 todas las ciudades de Sijón, rey amorreo que reinó en Jesbón, hasta la frontera con los amonitas. 11 Y también Galaad junto con el territorio de los guesuritas y de los macatitas, además de toda la montaña del Hermón y todo Basán hasta Salcá. 12 Y en Basán, todo el reino de Og que reinó en Astarot y en Edreí, y era el último residuo de los refaítas. A estos reyes los había derrotado y expulsado Moisés. 13 Pero los israelitas no consiguieron expulsar ni a los guesuritas ni a los macatitas, de manera que Guesur y Macá siguen todavía hoy viviendo en medio de Israel.
14 Sólo a la tribu de Leví no se le asignó heredad, pues el Señor, Dios de Israel, había de ser su heredad, tal como él se lo había dicho.
Territorio de Rubén
15 Moisés había asignado a la tribu de Rubén una parte, por clanes. 16 Les correspondió el territorio que va desde Aroer, a orillas del río Arnón, incluida la ciudad que está en medio de la vaguada y toda la llanura hasta Madabá; 17 Jesbón con todas las ciudades de la llanura: Dibón, Bamot Baal, Bet Baal Meón, 18 Jasá, Quedemot, Mefat, 19 Quiriatáin, Sibmá y Seret Sajar, en el monte y en el valle; 20 Bet Peor, las laderas del Pisga, Bet Jesimot, 21 todas las ciudades de la llanura y todo el reino de Sijón, rey amorreo que reinó en Jesbón y a quien derrotó Moisés, lo mismo que a Eví, Requen, Sur, Jur y Rebá, príncipes de Madián y vasallos de Sijón, que vivían en aquella región. 22 (Al adivino Balaán, hijo de Beor, los israelitas lo habían pasado a cuchillo junto con los demás). 23 Así pues, el territorio de los rubenitas lindaba con el Jordán. Esta fue la heredad de los descendientes de Rubén, por clanes: las ciudades y sus aldeas.
Territorio de Gad
24 A la tribu de Gad, es decir, a los descendientes de Gad, les había asignado Moisés por clanes 25 un territorio que comprendía: Jacer con todas las ciudades de Galaad y la mitad del país de los amonitas, hasta Aroer, que está enfrente de Rabá; 26 desde Jesbón hasta Ramat Mispá y Betonín; desde Majanáin hasta el territorio de Lodebar. 27 Y en el valle: Bet Harán, Bet Nimrá, Sucot, Safón y el resto del reino de Sijón, rey de Jesbón. El Jordán era el límite hasta el extremo sur del mar de Kinéret, por el lado oriental del Jordán. 28 Esta fue la heredad de los descendientes de Gad, por clanes: las ciudades y sus aldeas.
Territorio de media tribu de Manasés
29 A media tribu de Manasés le había asignado Moisés, por clanes, 30 un territorio que, desde Majanáin, comprendía todo el territorio de Og, rey de Basán, todas las Aldeas de Jaír en Basán: sesenta ciudades. 31 La mitad de Galaad junto con Astarot y Edreí, ciudades del reino de Og en Basán, fue para la mitad de los descendientes de Maquir, hijo de Manasés, por clanes.
32 Este es el reparto que, como heredad, hizo Moisés en las estepas de Moab, al otro lado del Jordán, al oriente de Jericó. 33 Pero Moisés no asignó heredad a la tribu de Leví, pues el Señor, el Dios de Israel, había de ser su heredad, como les había dicho.
Joshua 13
King James Version
13 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
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 Avites:
4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I 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.
7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
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 of the river, and all the plain of Medeba 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;
11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
14 Only unto the tribes 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.
15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.
16 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,
18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,
20 And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,
21 And all the cities of the plain, and all 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 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
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.
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 Rabbah;
26 And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
27 And in the valley, Betharam, 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 Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
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 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 unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
Joshua 13
New King James Version
Remaining Land to Be Conquered
13 Now Joshua (A)was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. 2 (B)This is the land that yet remains: (C)all the territory of the Philistines and all (D)that of the Geshurites, 3 (E)from Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the (F)five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also (G)the Avites; 4 from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians (H)as far as Aphek, to the border of (I)the Amorites; 5 the land of (J)the [a]Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, (K)from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath; 6 all the inhabitants of the mountains from Lebanon as far as (L)the [b]Brook Misrephoth, and all the Sidonians—them (M)I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only (N)divide[c] it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you. 7 Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”
The Land Divided East of the Jordan
8 With the other half-tribe the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, (O)which Moses had given them, (P)beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them: 9 from Aroer which is on the bank of the River Arnon, and the town that is in the midst of the ravine, (Q)and all the plain of Medeba as far as Dibon; 10 (R)all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the children of Ammon; 11 (S)Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salcah; 12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei, who remained of (T)the remnant of the giants; (U)for Moses had [d]defeated and [e]cast out these.
13 Nevertheless the children of Israel (V)did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachathites, but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
14 (W)Only to the tribe of Levi he had given [f]no inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, (X)as He said to them.
The Land of Reuben
15 (Y)And Moses had given to the tribe of the children of Reuben an inheritance according to their families. 16 Their territory was (Z)from Aroer, which is on the bank of the River Arnon, (AA)and the city that is in the midst of the ravine, (AB)and all the plain by Medeba; 17 (AC)Heshbon and all its cities that are in the plain: Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 18 (AD)Jahaza, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 19 (AE)Kirjathaim, (AF)Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the mountain of the valley, 20 Beth Peor, (AG)the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— 21 (AH)all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, (AI)whom Moses had struck (AJ)with the princes of Midian: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were princes of Sihon dwelling in the country. 22 The children of Israel also killed with the sword (AK)Balaam the son of Beor, the [g]soothsayer, among those who were killed by them. 23 And the border of the children of Reuben was the bank of the Jordan. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben according to their families, the cities and their villages.
The Land of Gad
24 (AL)Moses also had given an inheritance to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad according to their families. 25 (AM)Their territory was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, (AN)and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, which is before (AO)Rabbah, 26 and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir, 27 and in the valley (AP)Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, (AQ)Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as its border, as far as the edge (AR)of the [h]Sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of the Jordan eastward. 28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad according to their families, the cities and their villages.
Half the Tribe of Manasseh (East)
29 (AS)Moses also had given an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh; it was for half the tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families: 30 Their territory was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and (AT)all the towns of Jair which are in Bashan, sixty cities; 31 half of Gilead, and (AU)Ashtaroth and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the (AV)children of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the children of Machir according to their families.
32 These are the areas which Moses had [i]distributed as an inheritance in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan, by Jericho eastward. 33 (AW)But to the tribe of Levi Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, (AX)as He had said to them.
Footnotes
- Joshua 13:5 Or Giblites
- Joshua 13:6 Heb. Misrephoth Maim, lit. Burnings of Water
- Joshua 13:6 apportion
- Joshua 13:12 Lit. struck
- Joshua 13:12 dispossessed
- Joshua 13:14 no land as a possession
- Joshua 13:22 diviner
- Joshua 13:27 Sea of Galilee
- Joshua 13:32 apportioned
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