15. The southern border started near Kiriath Jearim and went to the Waters of Nephtoah.
16. Then it went down to the bottom of the hill. This was near the Valley of Ben Hinnom. It was the north side of the Valley of Rephaim. The border continued down the Hinnom Valley just south of the Jebusite city to En Rogel.
17. There it turned north and went to En Shemesh. It continued to Geliloth near the Adummim Pass in the mountains. Then it went down to the great Stone of Bohan. Bohan was the son of Reuben.
18. The border continued to the northern part of Beth Arabah. Then it went down into the Jordan Valley.
19. From there it went to the northern part of Beth Hoglah. It ended at the north shore of the Dead Sea. This is where the Jordan River flows into the sea. This was the southern border.
20. The Jordan River was the border on the eastern side. So this was the land given to the family groups of Benjamin. These were the borders on all sides.
21. Each family group of Benjamin received some of this land. And these are the cities they owned: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
22. Beth Arabah, Zemaraim and Bethel;
23. Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
24. Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba. There were 12 towns and all their villages.
25. The tribe of Benjamin also owned Gibeon, Ramah and Beeroth.
26. They owned Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,
27. Rekem, Irpeel and Taralah.
28. They also owned Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath. There were 14 towns and all their villages. All these areas are the lands the tribe of Benjamin was given.