Joshua 16 (NET)

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Joshua 16:1¹The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 18:12 Josh 8:15 2 Kgs 2:19-21 Josh 15:61

Joshua 16:2²The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 18:13 Gen 28:19 1 Chr 27:33 2 Sam 16:16 Judg 1:22-26

Joshua 16:3³It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Chr 8:5 Josh 10:33 Josh 18:13 1 Chr 7:24 1 Chr 7:28 1 Kgs 9:15-17 Num 34:6

Joshua 16:4⁴Joseph’s descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 17:14

Joshua 16:5⁵The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 18:13 Josh 16:2

Joshua 16:6⁶It then extended on to the sea, with Micmethath on the north. It turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and crossed it on the east to Janoah.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 17:7 Josh 18:1

Joshua 16:7⁷It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and extended to the Jordan River.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Chr 7:28 Josh 3:16 Josh 6:1 Josh 6:26 Num 33:48

Joshua 16:8⁸From Tappuah it went westward to the Valley of Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the land assigned to the tribe of Ephraim by its clans.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 17:8-9 Josh 12:17 Josh 16:3-6 Josh 19:28 Num 34:6

Joshua 16:9⁹Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh’s territory, along with their towns.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Josh 17:9

Joshua 16:10¹⁰The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Judg 1:29 Deut 7:1-2 1 Kgs 9:16 Josh 17:13 1 Kgs 9:21 Num 33:52-55 Josh 15:63