The Israelites killed Balaam son of Beor, the omen reader, along with the others.

Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron.

When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, captured it, Caleb gave Acsah his daughter to him as a wife.

Whenever the Israelites were strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

seven Israelite tribes had not been assigned their allotted land.

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

It then turned on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.

So we decided to build this altar, not for burnt offerings and sacrifices,

The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can worship other gods!

The people said to Joshua, “No! We really will worship the Lord!”

The people said to Joshua, “We will worship the Lord our God and obey him.”

They buried him in his allotted territory in Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

The Lord said, “The men of Judah should take the lead. Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”

Whenever Israel was strong militarily, they forced the Canaanites to do hard labor, but they never totally conquered them.

The men of Ephraim did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites lived among them in Gezer.

The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in the coastal plain.

The people buried him in his allotted land in Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

This is why the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; he did not hand them over to Joshua.

The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)