Joshua 18:2

2 There were still seven tribes in Israel who had not yet received any land as their inheritance.

Joshua 18:2 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:2

And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes,
&c.] Which were those of Benjamin, Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan:

which had not yet received their inheritance;
and for which the lots were not cast.

Joshua 18:2 In-Context

1 The whole congregation of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land was under their control.

2 There were still seven tribes in Israel who had not yet received any land as their inheritance.

3 So Joshua asked the Israelites, "How long are you going to waste time conquering the land which the LORD God of your ancestors has given you?

4 Choose three men from each tribe, and I will send them out. They will survey the land and write a description of it which shows [the borders of] their inheritance. Then they will come back to me.

5 They will divide the land into seven parts. Judah will stay within its territory in the south, and Joseph's descendants will stay within their territory in the north.