Joshua 18:1-19:48

New International Version

¹² On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan, passed the northern slope of Jericho and headed west into the hill country, coming out at the wilderness^(O) of Beth Aven.^{(P) 13} From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz^(Q) (that is, Bethel^(R)) and went down to Ataroth Addar^(S) on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

¹⁴ From the hill facing Beth Horon^(T) on the south the boundary turned south along the western side and came out at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim),^(U) a town of the people of Judah. This was the western side.

¹⁵ The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.^{(V) 16} The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.^(W) It continued down the Hinnom Valley^(X) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.^{(Y) 17} It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,^(Z) which faces the Pass of Adummim,^(AA) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan^(AB) son of Reuben. ¹⁸ It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah^[a](AC) and on down into the Arabah.^{(AD) 19} It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah^(AE) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,^(AF) at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.

²⁰ The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side.

Jericho, Beth Hoglah,^(AH) Emek Keziz, ²² Beth Arabah,^(AI) Zemaraim,^(AJ) Bethel,^{(AK) 23} Avvim,^(AL) Parah, Ophrah,^{(AM) 24} Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba^(AN)—twelve towns and their villages.

²⁵ Gibeon,^(AO) Ramah,^(AP) Beeroth,^{(AQ) 26} Mizpah,^(AR) Kephirah,^(AS) Mozah, ²⁷ Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, ²⁸ Zelah,^(AT) Haeleph, the Jebusite city^(AU) (that is, Jerusalem^(AV)), Gibeah^(AW) and Kiriath—fourteen towns and their villages.^(AX)

Beersheba^(BB) (or Sheba),^[b] Moladah,^{(BC) 3} Hazar Shual,^(BD) Balah, Ezem,^{(BE) 4} Eltolad,^(BF) Bethul, Hormah,^{(BG) 5} Ziklag,^(BH) Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susah, ⁶ Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen—thirteen towns and their villages;

⁷ Ain, Rimmon,^(BI) Ether and Ashan^(BJ)—four towns and their villages— ⁸ and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev).^(BK)

The boundary of their inheritance went as far as Sarid.^{(BO) 11} Going west it ran to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and extended to the ravine near Jokneam.^{(BP) 12} It turned east from Sarid^(BQ) toward the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath^(BR) and up to Japhia. ¹³ Then it continued eastward to Gath Hepher^(BS) and Eth Kazin; it came out at Rimmon^(BT) and turned toward Neah. ¹⁴ There the boundary went around on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.^{(BU) 15} Included were Kattath, Nahalal,^(BV) Shimron,^(BW) Idalah and Bethlehem.^(BX) There were twelve towns and their villages.

Jezreel,^(CB) Kesulloth, Shunem,^{(CC) 19} Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, ²⁰ Rabbith, Kishion,^(CD) Ebez, ²¹ Remeth, En Gannim,^(CE) En Haddah and Beth Pazzez. ²² The boundary touched Tabor,^(CF) Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh,^(CG) and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.

Helkath, Hali, Beten, Akshaph,^{(CK) 26} Allammelek, Amad and Mishal.^(CL) On the west the boundary touched Carmel^(CM) and Shihor Libnath. ²⁷ It then turned east toward Beth Dagon,^(CN) touched Zebulun^(CO) and the Valley of Iphtah El,^(CP) and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Kabul^(CQ) on the left. ²⁸ It went to Abdon,^[c](CR) Rehob,^(CS) Hammon^(CT) and Kanah,^(CU) as far as Greater Sidon.^{(CV) 29} The boundary then turned back toward Ramah^(CW) and went to the fortified city of Tyre,^(CX) turned toward Hosah and came out at the Mediterranean Sea^(CY) in the region of Akzib,^{(CZ) 30} Ummah, Aphek^(DA) and Rehob.^(DB) There were twenty-two towns and their villages.

³³ Their boundary went from Heleph and the large tree in Zaanannim,^(DD) passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel^(DE) to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan. ³⁴ The boundary ran west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok.^(DF) It touched Zebulun^(DG) on the south, Asher on the west and the Jordan^[d] on the east. ³⁵ The fortified towns were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,^(DH) Rakkath, Kinnereth,^{(DI) 36} Adamah, Ramah,^(DJ) Hazor,^{(DK) 37} Kedesh,^(DL) Edrei,^(DM) En Hazor, ³⁸ Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath^(DN) and Beth Shemesh.^(DO) There were nineteen towns and their villages.

Zorah, Eshtaol,^(DQ) Ir Shemesh, ⁴² Shaalabbin, Aijalon,^(DR) Ithlah, ⁴³ Elon, Timnah,^(DS) Ekron,^{(DT) 44} Eltekeh, Gibbethon,^(DU) Baalath,^{(DV) 45} Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,^{(DW) 46} Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.^(DX)