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KINGDOMS
21:32–22:7
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. So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon.
The rest of the L
evites—the Merari c lan—were given the following
towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kar
tah, Dimnah, and Nahalal—four towns.
From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their
pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz, Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four towns.
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, Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns. So in
all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.
The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory
given to the Levites came to forty-eight. Every one of these towns had
pasturelands surrounding it.
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. 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. 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.
Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the h alf-tribe
of Manasseh. 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. 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. 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. 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.” So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they
went home.
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