<p class="bodytext">So they selected<n id="1" /> Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

They buried him in his allotted territory<n id="1" /> in Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley,

<p class="bodytext">These cities were<n id="1" /> in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

<p class="bodytext">At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country<n id="1" /> &#8211; from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel.<n id="2" /> Joshua annihilated them and their cities.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then Joshua built an altar for the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel on Mount Ebal,

and the northern kings who ruled in<n id="1" /> the hill country, the Arabah south of Kinnereth,<n id="2" /> the lowlands, and the heights of Dor to the west.

including the hill country, the lowlands,<n id="1" /> the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev &#8211; the land of<n id="2" /> the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites:p>

Their territory also included<n id="1" /> Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah &#8211;

<t /><p class="bodytext">Joshua conquered the whole land,<n id="1" /> including the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowlands,<n id="2" /> the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowlands,

from Mount Halak on up to Seir, as far as Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and executed them.<n id="1" />

It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).

It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

She told them, &#8220;Head<n id="1" /> to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don&#8217;t find you.<n id="2" /> Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you<n id="3" /> to return. Then you can be on your way.&#8221;

They went<n id="1" /> to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them<n id="2" /> to return. Their pursuers<n id="3" /> looked all along the way but did not find them.<n id="4" />

Then the two men returned &#8211; they came down from the hills, crossed the river,<n id="1" /> came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

Canaanites came<n id="1" /> from the east and west; Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites from the hill country; and Hivites from below Hermon in the area<n id="2" /> of Mizpah.

and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead as far as the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.p>

the territory of Byblos<n id="1" /> and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.<n id="2" />

It then extended to the slope of Ekron to the north, went toward Shikkeron, crossed to Mount Baalah, extended to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.p>