1. Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle.
2. But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land.
3. Then Joshua asked them, “How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the lord, the God of your ancestors, has given to you?
4. Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to explore the land and map it out. They will then return to me with a written report of their proposed divisions of their new homeland.
5. Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north.