13:1 When Joshua was very old,¹ the LORD told him, “You are very old,² and a great deal of land remains to be conquered. 13:2 This is the land that remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all the Geshurites, 13:3 from the Shihor River³ east of⁴ Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron (it is regarded as Canaanite territory),⁵ including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land⁶ 13:4 to the south;⁷ all the Canaanite territory,⁸ from Arah⁹ in the region of Sidon¹⁰ to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory; 13:5 the territory of Byblos¹¹ and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.¹² 13:6 I will drive out from before the Israelites all who live in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,¹³ all the Sidonians; you be sure to parcel it out to Israel as I instructed you.”¹⁴ 13:7 Now, divide up this land¹⁵ among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

13:8 The other half of Manasseh,¹⁶ Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands beyond the Jordan,¹⁷ just as Moses, the LORD’s servant, had assigned them. 13:9 Their territory started¹⁸ from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley), included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba as far as Dibon, 13:10 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who ruler in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border. 13:11 Their territory also included¹⁹ Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah— 13:12 the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He was one of the few remaining Rephaites.)²⁰ Moses defeated them and took their lands.²¹ 13:13 But the Israelites did not conquer²² the Geshurites and Maacathites; Geshur and Maacah live among Israel to this very day. 13:14 However, Moses²³ did not assign land as an inheritance²⁴ to the Levites; their inheritance²⁵ is the sacrificial offerings²⁶ made to the LORD God of Israel, as he instructed²⁷ them.

13:15 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Reuben²⁸ by its clans. 13:16 Their territory started at Aroer²⁹ (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) and included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba, 13:17 Heshbon and all its surrounding cities on the plain, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon, 13:18 Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath, 13:19 Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley, 13:20 Beth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth Jeshimoth. 13:21 It encompassed³⁰ all the cities of the plain and the whole kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon. Moses defeated him and the Midianite leaders Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba (they were subjects of Sihon and lived in his territory).³¹ 13:22 The Israelites killed Balaam son of Beor, the omen-reader,³² along with the others.³³ 13:23 The border of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan. The land allotted to the tribe of Reuben by its clans included these cities and their towns.³⁴

13:24 Moses assigned land to the tribe of Gad³⁵ by its clans. 13:25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory³⁶ as far as Aroer near³⁷ Rabbah. 13:26 Their territory ran³⁸ from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir. 13:27 It included the valley of Beth Haram,³⁹ Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the area east of the Jordan to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth.⁴⁰ 13:28 The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns.⁴¹

13:29 Moses assigned land to the half-tribe of Manasseh⁴² by its clans. 13:30 Their territory started at⁴³ Mahanaim and encompassed all Bashan, the whole kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all 60 cities in Havvoth Jair⁴⁴ in Bashan. 13:31 Half of Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities in the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were assigned to the descendents of Makir son of Manasseh, to half the descendents of Makir by their clans.

13:32 These are the land assignments made by Moses⁴⁵ on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan opposite Jericho.⁴⁶ 13:33 However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance⁴⁷ to the Levites; their inheritance⁴⁸ is the LORD God of Israel, as he instructed⁴⁹ them.