1At that time in the fifth year after the children of Israel had passed over

2And Abianus king of Chittim went forth in that year, that is in the

3And Hadad the king of Edom heard of his report, and he went forth to meet

4And the hand of Chittim prevailed over the children of Esau, and the

5And the children of Chittim pursued them and they reached Hadad king of

6And Abianus ordered him to be slain, and Hadad king of Edom died in the

7And the children of Chittim continued their pursuit of Edom, and they smote

8And the children of Chittim ruled over Edom, and Edom became under the hand

9And from that time they could no more lift up their heads, and their

10And Abianus placed officers in Edom and all the children of Edom became

11And when he returned he renewed his government and built for himself a

12In those days, after the children of Israel had driven away all the

13And the Lord said to Joshua, Thou art old, advanced in life, and a great

14Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and

15And he divided the whole land to the tribes of Israel as an inheritance,

16But to the tribe of Levi he gave no inheritance, the offerings of the Lord

17And Joshua gave Mount Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephuneh, one portion

18Therefore Hebron became an inheritance to Caleb and his children unto this

19And Joshua divided the whole land by lots to all Israel for an

20And the children of Israel gave cities to the Levites from their own

21And they went to inherit the land according to their boundaries, and the

22By the word of the Lord did they give to him the city which he required,

23These are the inheritances which Elazer the priest and Joshua the son of

24And the Lord gave the land to the Israelites, and they possessed it as the

25And the Lord gave to the Israelites rest from all their enemies around

26And Joshua called to all the children of Israel and he blessed them, and

27And the children of Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and the

28And it came to pass in those days, that Abianus king of Chittim died, in

29And during his reign he brought forth an army, and he went and fought

30He then heard that Edom had revolted from under the hand of Chittim, and

31And for many years there was no king in Edom, and their government was

32And it was in the twenty-sixth year after the children of Israel had

33And Joshua called to all Israel, to their elders, their judges and

34Now therefore strengthen yourselves to keep and to do all the words of the

35And Joshua greatly exhorted the children of Israel to serve the Lord all

36And all the Israelites said, We will serve the Lord our God all our days,

37And Joshua made a covenant with the people on that day, and he sent away

38And it was in those days, when the children of Israel were dwelling

39And these are the names of the cities wherein they buried the twelve sons

40And they buried Reuben and Gad on this side Jordan, in Romia, which Moses

41And Simeon and Levi they buried in the city Mauda, which he had given to

42And Judah they buried in the city of Benjamin opposite Bethlehem.

43And the bones of Issachar and Zebulun they buried in Zidon, in the portion

44And Dan was buried in the city of his children in Eshtael, and Naphtali

45And the bones of Joseph they buried in Shechem, in the part of the field

46And they buried Benjamin in Jerusalem opposite the Jebusite, which was

47And at the end of two years, Joshua the son of Nun died, one hundred and

48And the other affairs of Joshua and his battles and his reproofs with

49And the children of Israel buried Joshua in the border of his inheritance,

50And Elazer the son of Aaron died in those days, and they buried him in a

Chapter 90

The Edomites are Smitten by Chittim. The Land is Divided, and the