1 Now 1Joshua was old and advanced in years when the LORDsaid to him, "You are old and advanced in years, and verymuch of the landremains to be possessed.
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"This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and all those of the 2Geshurites;
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from the Shihorwhich is east* of Egypt, even as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it is counted as Canaanite ); the 3fivelords of the Philistines: the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, the Ekronite; and the Avvite
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to the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as 4Aphek, to the border of the 5Amorite;
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and the land of the 6Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, toward the east*, 7from Baal-gadbelowMountHermon as far as Lebo-hamath.
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"All the inhabitants of the hillcountry from Lebanon as far as 8Misrephoth-maim, all the Sidonians, I will drive them out from before* the sons of Israel; 9onlyallot it to Israel for an inheritance as I have commanded you.
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"Now therefore, apportionthisland for an inheritance to the ninetribes and the half-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.