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JOSHUA CHAPTER 19
The second lot falls to Simeon; his borders among the tribe of Judah, whose inheritance was too great for them, Jos_19:1-9. The third lot falls to Zebulun, Jos_19:10-16. The fourth to Issachar, Jos_19:17-23. The fifth to Asher, Jos_19:24-31. The sixth to Naphtali, Jos_19:32-39. The seventh to Dan, Jos_19:40-48. The children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua, Jos_19:49,50. The division of the land finished, Jos_19:51.
This was so ordered by God’s providence, partly, to fulfil that threatening that he would
divide and scatter this tribe
in Israel, Gen_49:7, which was hereby done in part, because they had no distinct part of their own, but were as inmates to Judah; partly, because now upon the more exact survey of the land it appeared to Joshua and Eleazar and all the princes and people, even to the tribe of Judah themselves, that the part given to Judah did far exceed the proportion which either they needed and could occupy, or which the other tribes could expect; and partly, because this was the least of the tribes, as is evident from Num_26:11, and therefore fittest to be put within another tribe.