The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.

The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.

as well as all the towns around these cities as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the land assigned to the tribe of Simeon by its clans.

They assigned them Kiriath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas.

A long time passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, and Joshua was very old.

The Lord made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them.