{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/joshua/13","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T15:24:10.149Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Joshua","bookSlug":"joshua","chapter":13,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":12,"nextChapter":14,"totalChapters":24,"totalVerses":33},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"To wit, all Galilee, Philistia, and all Gessuri. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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, "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And his confines. The country also of Libanus towards the east from Baalgad under mount Hermon to the entering into Emath. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And now divide the land in possession to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasses, "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"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: "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And all the cities of Sehon, king of the Amorrhites, who reigned in Hesebon, unto the borders of the children of Ammon. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Galaad, and the borders of Gessuri and Machati, and all mount Hermon, and all Basan as far as Salecha, "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And the children of Israel would not destroy Gessuri and Machati: and they have dwelt in the midst of Israel, until this present day. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And Moses gave a possession to the children of Ruben according to their kindreds. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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, "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Hesebon, and all their villages, which are in the plains. Dibon also, and Bamothbaal, and the town of Baalmaon, "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Jassa, and Cidimoth, and Mephaath, "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And Cariathaim, and Sabama, and Sarathasar in the mountain of the valley. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Bethphogor and Asedoth, Phasga and Bethiesimoth, "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Balaam also the son of Beer the soothsayer, the children of Israel slew with the sword among the rest that were slain. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad and to his children by their kindreds a possession, of which this is the division. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"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: "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And from Hesebon unto Ramoth, Masphe and Betonim: and from Manaim unto the borders of Dabir. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"This is the possession of the children of Gad by their families, their cities, and villages. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"He gave also to the half tribe of Manasses and his children possession according to their kindreds, "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"This possession Moses divided in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan, over against Jericho on the east side. "},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"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. 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