1 Now Joshua 1was 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 2to possess.
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3This is the land that yet remains: all the 4regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites
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(from the 5Shihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; 6there are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of 7the Avvim,
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in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of 8the Amorites,
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and the land of the 9Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from 10Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to 11Lebo-hamath,
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all the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to 12Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians. I myself will drive 13them out from before the people of Israel. Only 14allot the land to Israel 15for an inheritance, as I have commanded you.
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Now therefore 16divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh. ”
In this chapter Joshua is informed by the Lord, or put in mind, that part of the land of Canaan remained unconquered, and which it was; and is directed to divide the whole land among the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 13:1-9; and since the two tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the other half tribe of Manasseh, had received their inheritance on the other side Jordan, Jos 13:8; that is described in general, Jos 13:9-14; and, then the particular portion of Reuben, Jos 13:15-23; and of Gad, Jos 13:24-28; and of the half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 13:29-33.