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those　things；　and　worthy　of　the　virtue　of　those　laws　which　they
followed。　He　took　notice　also；　that　thirty…one　of　those　kings
that　ventured　to　give　them　battle　were　overcome；　and　every　army；
how　great　soever　it　were；　that　confided　in　their　own　power；　and
fought　with　them；　was　utterly　destroyed；　so　that　not　so　much　as
any　of　their　posterity　remained。　And　as　for　the　cities；　since
some　of　them　were　taken；　but　the　others　must　be　taken　in　length
of　thee；　by　long　sieges；　both　on　account　of　the　strength　of　their
walls；　and　of　the　confidence　the　inhabitants　had　in　them　thereby；
he　thought　it　reasonable　that　those　tribes　that　came　along　with
them　from　beyond　Jordan；　and　had　partaken　of　the　dangers　they　had
undergone；　being　their　own　kindred；　should　now　be　dismissed　and
sent　home；　and　should　have　thanks　for　the　pains　they　had　taken
together　with　them。　As　also；　he　thought　it　reasonable　that　they
should　send　one　man　out　of　every　tribe；　and　he　such　as　had　the
testimony　of　extraordinary　virtue；　who　should　measure　the　land
faithfully；　and　without　any　fallacy　or　deceit　should　inform　them
of　its　real　magnitude。

21。　Now　Joshua；　when　he　had　thus　spoken　to　them；　found　that　the
multitude　approved　of　his　proposal。　So　he　sent　men　to　measure
their　country；　and　sent　with　them　some　geometricians；　who　could
not　easily　fail　of　knowing　the　truth；　on　account　of　their　skill
in　that　art。　He　also　gave　them　a　charge　to　estimate　the　measure
of　that　part　of　the　land　that　was　most　fruitful；　and　what　was　not
so　good：　for　such　is　the　nature　of　the　land　of　Canaan；　that　one
may　see　large　plains；　and　such　as　are　exceeding　fit　to　produce
fruit；　which　yet；　if　they　were　compared　to　other　parts　of　the
country；　might　be　reckoned　exceedingly　fruitful；　yet；　if　it　be
compared　with　the　fields　about　Jericho；　and　to　those　that　belong
to　Jerusalem；　will　appear　to　be　of　no　account　at　all；　and
although　it　so　falls　out　that　these　people　have　but　a　very　little
of　this　sort　of　land；　and　that　it　is；　for　the　main；　mountainous
also；　yet　does　it　not　come　behind　other　parts；　on　account　of　its
exceeding　goodness　and　beauty；　for　which　reason　Joshua　thought
the　land　for　the　tribes　should　be　divided　by　estimation　of　its
goodness；　rather　than　the　largeness　of　its　measure；　it　often
happening　that　one　acre　of　some　sort　of　land　was　equivalent　to　a
thousand　other　acres。　Now　the　men　that　were　sent；　which　were　in
number　ten；　traveled　all　about；　and　made　an　estimation　of　the
land；　and　in　the　seventh　month　came　to　him　to　the　city　of　Shiloh；
where　they　had　set　up　the　tabernacle。

22。　So　Joshua　took　both　Eleazar　and　the　senate；　and　with　them　the
heads　of　the　tribes；　and　distributed　the　land　to　the　nine　tribes；
and　to　the　half…tribe　of　Manasseh；　appointing　the　dimensions　to
be　according　to　the　largeness　of　each　tribe。　So　when　he　had　cast
lots；　Judah　had　assigned　him　by　lot　the　upper　part　of　Judea；
reaching　as　far　as　Jerusalem；　and　its　breadth　extended　to　the
Lake　of　Sodom。　Now　in　the　lot　of　this　tribe　there　were　the　cities
of　Askelon　and　Gaza。　The　lot　of　Simeon；　which　was　the　second；
included　that　part　of　Idumea　which　bordered　upon　Egypt　and
Arabia。　As　to　the　Benjamites；　their　lot　fell　so；　that　its　length
reached　from　the　river　Jordan　to　the　sea；　but　in　breadth　it　was
bounded　by　Jerusalem　and　Bethel；　and　this　lot　was　the　narrowest
of　all；　by　reason　of　the　goodness　of　the　land；　for　it　included
Jericho　and　the　city　of　Jerusalem。　The　tribe　of　Ephraim　had　by
lot　the　land　that　extended　in　length　from　the　river　Jordan　to
Gezer；　but　in　breadth　as　far　as　from　Bethel；　till　it　ended　at　the
Great　Plain。　The　half…tribe　of　Manasseh　had　the　land　from　Jordan
to　the　city　of　Dora；　but　its　breadth　was　at　Bethsham；　which　is
now　called　Scythopolis。　And　after　these　was　Issachar；　which　had
its　limits　in　length；　Mount　Carmel　and　the　river；　but　its　limit
in　breadth　was　Mount　Tabor。　The　tribe　of　Zebulon's　lot　included
the　land　which　lay　as　far　as　the　Lake　of　Genesareth；　and　that
which　belonged　to　Carmel　and　the　sea。　The　tribe　of　Aser　had　that
part　which　was　called　the　Valley；　for　such　it　was；　and　all　that
part　which　lay　over…against　Sidon。　The　city　Arce　belonged　to
their　share；　which　is　also　named　Actipus。　The　Naphthalites
received　the　eastern　parts；　as　far　as　the　city　of　Damascus　and
the　Upper　Galilee；　unto　Mount　Libanus；　and　the　Fountains　of
Jordan；　which　rise　out　of　that　mountain；　that　is；　out　of　that
part　of　it　whose　limits　belong　to　the　neighboring　city　of　Arce。
The　Danites'　lot　included　all　that　part　of　the　valley　which
respects　the　sun…setting；　and　were　bounded　by　Azotus　and　Dora；　as
also　they　had　all　Jamnia　and　Gath；　from　Ekron　to　that　mountain
where　the　tribe　of　Judah　begins。

23。　After　this　manner　did　Joshua　divide　the　six　nations　that　bear
the　name　of　the　sons　of　Canaan；　with　their　land；　to　be　possessed
by　the　nine　tribes　and　a　half；　for　Moses　had　prevented　him；　and
had　already　distributed　the　land　of　the　Amorites；　which　itself
was　so　called　also　from　one　of　the　sons　of　Canaan；　to　the　two
tribes　and　a　half；　as　we　have　shown　already。　But　the　parts　about
Sidon；　as　also　those　that　belonged　to　the　Arkites；　and　the
Amathites；　and　the　Aradians；　were　not　yet　regularly　disposed　of。

24。　But　now　was　Joshua　hindered　by　his　age　from　executing　what　he
intended　to　do　（as　did　those　that　succeeded　him　in　the
government；　take　little　care　of　what　was　for　the　advantage　of　the
public）；　so　he　gave　it　in　charge　to　every　tribe　to　leave　no
remainder　of　the　race　of　the　Canaanites　in　the　land　that　had　been
divided　to　them　by　lot；　that　Moses　had　assured　them　beforehand；
and　they　might　rest　fully　satisfied　about　it；　that　their　own
security　and　their　observation　of　their　own　laws　depended　wholly
upon　it。　Moreover；　he　enjoined　them　to　give　thirty…eight　cities
to　the　Levites；　for　they　had　already　received　ten　in　the　country
of　the　Amorites；　and　three　of　these　he　assigned　to　those　that
fled　from　the　man…slayers；　who　were　to　inhabit　there；　for　he　was
very　solicitous　that　nothing　should　be　neglected　which　Moses　had
ordained。　These　cities　were；　of　the　tribe　of　Judah；　Hebron；　of
that　of　Ephraim；　Shechem；　and　of　that　of　Naphthali；　Cadesh；　which
is　a　place　of　the　Upper　Galilee。　He　also　distributed　among　them
the　rest　of　the　prey　not　yet　distributed；　which　was　very　great；
whereby　they　had　an　affluence　of　great　riches；　both　all　in
general；　and　every　one　in　particular；　and　this　of　gold　and　of
vestments；　and　of　other　furniture；　besides　a　multitude　of　cattle；
whose　number　could　not　be　told。

25。　After　this　was　over；　he　gathered　the　army　together　to　a
congregation；　and　spake　thus　to　those　tribes　that　had　their
settlement　in　the　land　of　the　Amorites　beyond　Jordan；　…　for　fifty
thousand　of　them　had　armed　themselves；　and　had　gone　to　the　war
along　with　them：　…　〃Since　that　God；　who　is　the　Father　and　Lord　of
the　Hebrew　nation；　has　now　given　us　this　land　for　a　possession；
and　promised　to　preserve　us　in　the　enjoyment　of　it　as　our　own　for
ever；　and　since　you　have　with　alacrity　offered　yourselves　to
assist　us　when　we　wanted　that　assistance　on　all　occasions；
according　to　his　command；　it　is　but　just；　now　all　our
difficulties　are　over；　that　you　should　be　permitted　to　enjoy
rest；　and　that　we　should　trespass　on　your　alacrity　to　help　us　no
longer；　that　so；　if　we　should　again　stand　in　need　of　it；　we　may
readily　have　it　on　any　future　emergency；　and　not　tire　you　out　so
much　now　as　may　make　you　slower　in　assisting　us　another　thee。　We；
therefore；　return　you　our　thanks　for　the　dangers　you　have
undergone　with　us；　and　we　do　it　not　at　this　thee　only；　but　we
shall　always　be　thus　disposed；　and　be　so　good　as　to　remember　our
friends；　and　to　preserve　in　mind　what　advantages　we　have　had　from
them；　and　how　you　have　put　off　the　enjoyments　of　your　own
happiness　for　our　sakes；　and　have　labored　for　what　we　have　now；
by　the　goodwill　of　God；　obtained；　and　resolved　not　to　enjoy　your
own　prosperity　till　you　had　afforded　us　that　assistance。　However；
you　have；　by　joining　your　labor　with　ours；　gotten　great　plenty　of
riches；　and　will　carry　home　with　you　much　prey；　with　gold　and
silver；　and；　what　is　more　than　all　these；　our　good…will　towards
you；　and　a　mind　willingly　disposed　to　make　a　requital　of　your
kindness　to　us；　in　what　case　soever　you　shall　desire　it；　for　you
have　not　omitted　any　thing　which　Moses　beforehand　required　of
you；　nor　have　you　despised　him　because　he　was　dead　and　gone　from
you；　so　that　there　is　nothing　to　diminish　that　gratitude　which　we
owe　to　you。　We　therefore　dismiss　you　joyful　to　your　own
inheritances；　and　we　entreat　you　to　suppose；　that　there　is　no
limit　to　be　set　to　the　intimate　relation　that　is　between　us；　and
that　you　will　not　imagine；　because　this　river　is　interposed
between　us；　that　you　are　of　a　different　race　from　us；　and　not
Hebrews；　for　we　are　all　the　posterity　of　Abraham；　both　we　that
inhabit　here；　and　you　that　inhabit　there；　and　it　is　the　same　God
that　brought　our　forefathers　and　yours　into　the　world；　whose
worship　and　form　of　government　we　are　to　take　care　of；　which　he
has　ordained；　and　are　most　carefully　to　observe；　because　while
you　continue　in　those　laws；　God　will　also　show　himself　merciful
and　assisting　to　you；　but　if　you　imitate　t