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Joshua 19:37-48 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

37. Kedesh, Edrei and En Hazor;

38. Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. There were 19 towns and all their fields.

39. The cities and the towns around them were in the land that was given to the tribe of Naphtali. Each family group in that tribe got some of this land.

40. The seventh part of the land was given to the tribe of Dan. Each family group of Dan received some of the land.

41. Their land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

42. Shaalabbin, Aijalon and Ithlah;

43. Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

44. Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

45. Jehud, Bene Berak and Gath Rimmon;

46. Me Jarkon, Rakkon and the area near Joppa.

47. (But the Danites had trouble taking their land. There were strong enemies there. And the Danites could not easily defeat them. So the Danites went and fought against Leshem. They defeated Leshem and killed the people who lived there. So the Danites lived in the town of Leshem. They changed its name to Dan because he was the father of their tribe.)

48. All of these cities and towns were given to the tribe of Dan. Each family group got part of this land.

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