The Message

Joshua 19:24-48 The Message (MSG)

24. The fifth lot went to the tribe of Asher, clan by clan:

25-30. Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The western border touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath, then turned east toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, skirting Cabul on the left. It went on to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, all the way to Greater Sidon. The border circled back toward Ramah, extended to the fort city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Aczib, Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns and their villages.

31. These towns and villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.

32. The sixth lot came to Naphtali and its clans.

33. Their border ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

34. The border returned on the west at Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok, meeting Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and the Jordan on the east.The fort cities were:

35-38. Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh—nineteen towns and their villages.

39. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, the cities and their villages, clan by clan.

40-46. The seventh lot fell to Dan. The territory of their inheritance included:Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,Elon, Timnah, Ekron,Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the region facing Joppa.

47. But the people of Dan failed to get rid of the Westerners (Amorites), who pushed them back into the hills. The Westerners kept them out of the plain and they didn’t have enough room. So the people of Dan marched up and attacked Leshem. They took it, killed the inhabitants, and settled in. They renamed it Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their ancestor.

48. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, according to its clans, these towns with their villages.