<p class="poetry">They will summon peoples to the mountain,p> <p class="poetry">there they will sacrifice proper<n id="1" /> sacrifices;p> <p class="poetry">for they will enjoy<n id="2" /> the abundance of the seas,p> <p class="poetry">and the hidden treasures of the shores.<n id="3" />p>

and all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the distant<n id="1" /> sea,

Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria)<n id="1" /> and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea<n id="2" /> in the west.<n id="3" />

He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel<n id="1" /> and Ai.

The army was in position &#8211; the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into<n id="1" /> the middle of the valley.p>

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.

These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.<n id="1" />

It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt,<n id="1" /> and ended at the sea. This was their<n id="2" /> southern border.p>

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>

Ashdod with its surrounding towns and settlements, and Gaza with its surrounding towns and settlements, as far as the Stream of Egypt<n id="1" /> and the border at the Mediterranean Sea.<n id="2" />p>

It then extended on to the sea, with Micmethath on the north. It turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and crossed it on the east to Janoah.

The southern side started on the edge of Kiriath Jearim and extended westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

Their border went up westward to Maralah and touched Dabbesheth and the valley near<n id="1" /> Jokneam.

It then turned toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre,<n id="1" /> turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea near Hebel, Aczib,

<p class="poetry">Gilead stayed put<n id="1" /> beyond the Jordan River.p> <p class="poetry">As for Dan &#8211; why did he seek temporary employment in the shipyards?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Asher remained<n id="3" /> on the seacoast,p> <p class="poetry">he stayed<n id="4" /> by his harbors.<n id="5" />p>

Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east covered the valley like a swarm of locusts.<n id="1" /> Their camels could not be counted; they were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore.

<p class="bodytext">God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding<n id="1" /> was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

Under the rim all the way around it<n id="1" /> were round ornaments<n id="2" /> arranged in settings 15 feet long.<n id="3" /> The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with &#8220;The Sea.&#8221;<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">King Solomon also built ships<n id="1" /> in Ezion Geber, which is located near Elat in the land of Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

He told his servant, &#8220;Go on up and look in the direction of the sea.&#8221; So he went on up, looked, and reported, &#8220;There is nothing.&#8221;<n id="1" /> Seven times Elijah sent him to look.<n id="2" />