Joshua 13-15

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Land Still to Be Taken

13 When Joshua had grown old,^(A) the Lord said to him, “You are now very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.

²“This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines^(B) and Geshurites,^(C) ³from the Shihor River^(D) on the east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron^(E) on the north, all of it counted as Canaanite though held by the five Philistine rulers^(F) in Gaza, Ashdod,^(G) Ashkelon,^(H) Gath and Ekron; the territory of the Avvites^(I) ⁴on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek^(J) and the border of the Amorites;^(K) ⁵the area of Byblos;^(L) and all Lebanon^(M) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon^(N) to Lebo Hamath.^(O)

⁶“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,^(P) that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out^(Q) before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,^(R) ⁷and divide it as an inheritance^(S) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

Division of the Land East of the Jordan

⁸The other half of Manasseh,^[a] the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the Lord, had assigned^(T) it to them.^(U)

⁹It extended from Aroer^(V) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau^(W) of Medeba as far as Dibon,^(X) ¹⁰and all the towns of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,^(Y) out to the border of the Ammonites.^(Z) ¹¹It also included Gilead,^(AA) the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah^(AB)— ¹²that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan,^(AC) who had reigned in Ashtaroth^(AD) and Edrei.^(AE) (He was the last of the Rephaites.^(AF)) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.^(AG) ¹³But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur^(AH) and Maakah,^(AI) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.^(AJ)

¹⁴But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, since the food offerings presented to the Lord, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, as he promised them.^(AK)

¹⁵This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Reuben, according to its clans:

¹⁶The territory from Aroer^(AL) on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba^(AM) ¹⁷to Heshbon and all its towns on the plateau,^(AN) including Dibon,^(AO) Bamoth Baal,^(AP) Beth Baal Meon,^(AQ) ¹⁸Jahaz,^(AR) Kedemoth,^(AS) Mephaath,^(AT) ¹⁹Kiriathaim,^(AU) Sibmah,^(AV) Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, ²⁰Beth Peor,^(AW) the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth— ²¹all the towns on the plateau^(AX) and the entire realm of Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled at Heshbon. Moses had defeated him and the Midianite chiefs,^(AY) Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba^(AZ)—princes allied with Sihon—who lived in that country. ²²In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor,^(BA) who practiced divination.^(BB) ²³The boundary of the Reubenites was the bank of the Jordan. These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Reubenites, according to their clans.^(BC)

²⁴This is what Moses had given to the tribe of Gad, according to its clans:

²⁵The territory of Jazer,^(BD) all the towns of Gilead^(BE) and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;^(BF) ²⁶and from Heshbon^(BG) to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim^(BH) to the territory of Debir;^(BI) ²⁷and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah,^(BJ) Sukkoth^(BK) and Zaphon^(BL) with the rest of the realm of Sihon king of Heshbon (the east side of the Jordan, the territory up to the end of the Sea of Galilee^[b]^(BM)). ²⁸These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Gadites,^(BN) according to their clans.

²⁹This is what Moses had given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the family of the descendants of Manasseh, according to its clans:

³⁰The territory extending from Mahanaim^(BO) and including all of Bashan,^(BP) the entire realm of Og king of Bashan^(BQ)—all the settlements of Jair^(BR) in Bashan, sixty towns, ³¹half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the royal cities of Og in Bashan).^(BS) This was for the descendants of Makir^(BT) son of Manasseh—for half of the sons of Makir, according to their clans.^(BU)

³²This is the inheritance Moses had given when he was in the plains of Moab^(BV) across the Jordan east of Jericho.^(BW) ³³But to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance;^(BX) the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance,^(BY) as he promised them.^(BZ)

Division of the Land West of the Jordan

14 Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritance^(CA) in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar^(CB) the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel^(CC) allotted^(CD) to them.^(CE) ²Their inheritances were assigned by lot^(CF) to the nine and a half tribes,^(CG) as the Lord had commanded through Moses. ³Moses had granted the two and a half tribes their inheritance east of the Jordan^(CH) but had not granted the Levites an inheritance among the rest,^(CI) ⁴for Joseph’s descendants had become two tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim.^(CJ) The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.^(CK) ⁵So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.^(CL)

Allotment for Caleb

⁶Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal,^(CM) and Caleb son of Jephunneh^(CN) the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God^(CO) at Kadesh Barnea^(CP) about you and me.^(CQ) ⁷I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea^(CR) to explore the land.^(CS) And I brought him back a report according to my convictions,^(CT) ⁸but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear.^(CU) I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.^(CV) ⁹So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance^(CW) and that of your children^(CX) forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’^[c]

¹⁰“Now then, just as the Lord promised,^(CY) he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved^(CZ) about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old!^(DA) ¹¹I am still as strong^(DB) today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous^(DC) to go out to battle now as I was then. ¹²Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day.^(DD) You yourself heard then that the Anakites^(DE) were there and their cities were large and fortified,^(DF) but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”

¹³Then Joshua blessed^(DG) Caleb son of Jephunneh^(DH) and gave him Hebron^(DI) as his inheritance.^(DJ) ¹⁴So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.^(DK) ¹⁵(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba^(DL) after Arba,^(DM) who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest^(DN) from war.

Allotment for Judah^(DO)

15 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom,^(DP) to the Desert of Zin^(DQ) in the extreme south.^(DR)

²Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,^(DS) ³crossed south of Scorpion Pass,^(DT) continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea.^(DU) Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. ⁴It then passed along to Azmon^(DV) and joined the Wadi of Egypt,^(DW) ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their^[d] southern boundary.

⁵The eastern boundary^(DX) is the Dead Sea^(DY) as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary^(DZ) started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, ⁶went up to Beth Hoglah^(EA) and continued north of Beth Arabah^(EB) to the Stone of Bohan^(EC) son of Reuben. ⁷The boundary then went up to Debir^(ED) from the Valley of Achor^(EE) and turned north to Gilgal,^(EF) which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh^(EG) and came out at En Rogel.^(EH) ⁸Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom^(EI) along the southern slope of the Jebusite^(EJ) city (that is, Jerusalem^(EK)). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley^(EL) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.^(EM) ⁹From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah,^(EN) came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah^(EO) (that is, Kiriath Jearim).^(EP) ¹⁰Then it curved westward from Baalah^(EQ) to Mount Seir,^(ER) ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh^(ES) and crossed to Timnah.^(ET) ¹¹It went to the northern slope of Ekron,^(EU) turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah^(EV) and reached Jabneel.^(EW) The boundary ended at the sea.

¹²The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(EX)

These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.

¹³In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb^(EY) son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba^(EZ), that is, Hebron.^(FA) (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)^(FB) ¹⁴From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites^(FC)—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai,^(FD) the sons of Anak.^(FE) ¹⁵From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). ¹⁶And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah^(FF) in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” ¹⁷Othniel^(FG) son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

¹⁸One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him^[e] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

¹⁹She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev,^(FH) give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.^(FI)

²⁰This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans:

²¹The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev^(FJ) toward the boundary of Edom were:

Kabzeel,^(FK) Eder,^(FL) Jagur, ²²Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ²³Kedesh,^(FM) Hazor,^(FN) Ithnan, ²⁴Ziph,^(FO) Telem, Bealoth, ²⁵Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor),^(FP) ²⁶Amam, Shema, Moladah,^(FQ) ²⁷Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, ²⁸Hazar Shual,^(FR) Beersheba,^(FS) Biziothiah, ²⁹Baalah,^(FT) Iyim, Ezem,^(FU) ³⁰Eltolad,^(FV) Kesil, Hormah,^(FW) ³¹Ziklag,^(FX) Madmannah,^(FY) Sansannah, ³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain^(FZ) and Rimmon^(GA)—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.

³³In the western foothills:

Eshtaol,^(GB) Zorah,^(GC) Ashnah,^(GD) ³⁴Zanoah,^(GE) En Gannim,^(GF) Tappuah,^(GG) Enam, ³⁵Jarmuth,^(GH) Adullam,^(GI) Sokoh,^(GJ) Azekah,^(GK) ³⁶Shaaraim,^(GL) Adithaim and Gederah^(GM) (or Gederothaim)^[f]—fourteen towns and their villages.

³⁷Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, ³⁸Dilean, Mizpah,^(GN) Joktheel,^(GO) ³⁹Lachish,^(GP) Bozkath,^(GQ) Eglon,^(GR) ⁴⁰Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, ⁴¹Gederoth,^(GS) Beth Dagon,^(GT) Naamah and Makkedah^(GU)—sixteen towns and their villages.

⁴²Libnah,^(GV) Ether, Ashan,^(GW) ⁴³Iphtah, Ashnah,^(GX) Nezib, ⁴⁴Keilah,^(GY) Akzib^(GZ) and Mareshah^(HA)—nine towns and their villages.

⁴⁵Ekron,^(HB) with its surrounding settlements and villages; ⁴⁶west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod,^(HC) together with their villages; ⁴⁷Ashdod,^(HD) its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt^(HE) and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^(HF)

⁴⁸In the hill country:

Shamir,^(HG) Jattir,^(HH) Sokoh,^(HI) ⁴⁹Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir^(HJ)), ⁵⁰Anab,^(HK) Eshtemoh,^(HL) Anim, ⁵¹Goshen,^(HM) Holon^(HN) and Giloh^(HO)—eleven towns and their villages.

⁵²Arab, Dumah,^(HP) Eshan, ⁵³Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, ⁵⁴Humtah, Kiriath Arba^(HQ) (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

⁵⁵Maon,^(HR) Carmel,^(HS) Ziph,^(HT) Juttah,^(HU) ⁵⁶Jezreel,^(HV) Jokdeam, Zanoah,^(HW) ⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah^(HX) and Timnah^(HY)—ten towns and their villages.

⁵⁸Halhul, Beth Zur,^(HZ) Gedor,^(IA) ⁵⁹Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.^[g]

⁶⁰Kiriath Baal^(IB) (that is, Kiriath Jearim^(IC)) and Rabbah^(ID)—two towns and their villages.

⁶¹In the wilderness:^(IE)

Beth Arabah,^(IF) Middin, Sekakah, ⁶²Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi^(IG)—six towns and their villages.

⁶³Judah could not^(IH) dislodge the Jebusites^(II), who were living in Jerusalem;^(IJ) to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.^(IK)

Footnotes

Joshua 13:8 Hebrew With it (that is, with the other half of Manasseh)
Joshua 13:27 Hebrew Kinnereth
Joshua 14:9 Deut. 1:36
Joshua 15:4 Septuagint; Hebrew your
Joshua 15:18 Hebrew and some Septuagint manuscripts; other Septuagint manuscripts (see also note at Judges 1:14) Othniel, he urged her
Joshua 15:36 Or Gederah and Gederothaim
Joshua 15:59 The Septuagint adds another district of eleven towns, including Tekoa and Ephrathah (Bethlehem).

Luke 22:1-38

New International Version

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus^(A)

22 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,^(B) ²and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus,^(C) for they were afraid of the people. ³Then Satan^(D) entered Judas, called Iscariot,^(E) one of the Twelve. ⁴And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard^(F) and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. ⁵They were delighted and agreed to give him money.^(G) ⁶He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

The Last Supper^(H)^(I)^(J)^(K)^(L)

⁷Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.^(M) ⁸Jesus sent Peter and John,^(N) saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

⁹“Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.

¹⁰He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, ¹¹and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ ¹²He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”

¹³They left and found things just as Jesus had told them.^(O) So they prepared the Passover.

¹⁴When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles^(P) reclined at the table.^(Q) ¹⁵And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.^(R) ¹⁶For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”^(S)

¹⁷After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. ¹⁸For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

¹⁹And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it,^(T) and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

²⁰In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant^(U) in my blood, which is poured out for you.^[a] ²¹But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table.^(V) ²²The Son of Man^(W) will go as it has been decreed.^(X) But woe to that man who betrays him!” ²³They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

²⁴A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.^(Y) ²⁵Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. ²⁶But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest,^(Z) and the one who rules like the one who serves.^(AA) ²⁷For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.^(AB) ²⁸You are those who have stood by me in my trials. ²⁹And I confer on you a kingdom,^(AC) just as my Father conferred one on me, ³⁰so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom^(AD) and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.^(AE)

³¹“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked^(AF) to sift all of you as wheat.^(AG) ³²But I have prayed for you,^(AH) Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”^(AI)

³³But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”^(AJ)

³⁴Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”

³⁵Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals,^(AK) did you lack anything?”

“Nothing,” they answered.

³⁶He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. ³⁷It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’^[b];^(AL) and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”

³⁸The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.”

“That’s enough!” he replied.

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