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JOSHUA 22
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25 The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the
priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns.
26 So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands
were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.
27 The descendants of Gershon, another clan
within the tribe of Levi, received the following
towns with their pasturelands from the halftribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of
refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.
28 From the tribe of Issachar they received
the following towns with their pasturelands:
Kishion, Daberath, 29 Jarmuth, and En-gannim—
four towns.
30 From the tribe of Asher they received the
following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon, 31 Helkath, and Rehob—four towns.
32 From the tribe of Naphtali they received
the following towns with their pasturelands:
Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who
accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor,
and Kartan—three towns. 33 So in all, thirteen
towns with their pasturelands were allotted to
the clan of Gershon.
— promises —
from God
“The Lord your God fights
for you, just as he has
promised.”
JO S H UA 2 3:10
34 The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—
were given the following towns with their
pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, 35 Dimnah, and Nahalal—four
towns.
36 From the tribe of Reuben they received the
following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,* 37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four
towns.
38 From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth
in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim, 39 Heshbon,
and Jazer—four towns. 40 So in all, twelve towns
were allotted to the clan of Merari.
41 The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight. 42 Every one of these
towns had pasturelands surrounding it.
43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land he had
sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. 44 And the Lord
gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their
enemies could stand against them, for the Lord
helped them conquer all their enemies. 45 Not a
single one of all the good promises the Lord had
given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled;
everything he had spoken came true.
The Eastern Tribes Return Home
Then Joshua called together the tribes
of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh. 2 He told them, “You have done as
Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded
you, and you have obeyed every order I have
given you. 3 During all this time you have not
deserted the other tribes. You have been careful to obey the commands of the Lord your God
right up to the present day. 4 And now the Lord
your God has given the other tribes rest, as he
promised them. So go back home to the land
that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you
as your possession on the east side of the Jordan
River. 5 But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to
you. Love the Lord your God, walk in all his
ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him,
and serve him with all your heart and all your
soul.” 6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them
away, and they went home.
7 Moses had given the land of Bashan, east
of the Jordan River, to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (The other half of the tribe was given land
west of the Jordan.) As Joshua sent them away
and blessed them, 8 he said to them, “Go back
to your homes with the great wealth you have
taken from your enemies—the vast herds of livestock, the silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and the
large supply of clothing. Share the plunder with
your relatives.”
9 So the men of Reuben, Gad, and the halftribe of Manasseh left the rest of Israel at Shiloh
in the land of Canaan. They started the journey
back to their own land of Gilead, the territory
that belonged to them according to the Lord’s
command through Moses.
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The Eastern Tribes Build an Altar
10 But while they were still in Canaan, and when
they came to a place called Geliloth* near the
Jordan River, the men of Reuben, Gad, and the
half-tribe of Manasseh stopped to build a large
and imposing altar.
11 The rest of Israel heard that the people of
Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
had built an altar at Geliloth at the edge of the
land of Canaan, on the west side of the Jordan
River. 12 So the whole community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and prepared to go to war against
them. 13 First, however, they sent a delegation
led by Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, to
21:36 Hebrew Jahzah, a variant spelling of Jahaz. 22:10 Or to
the circle of stones; similarly in 22:11.