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The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The Israelites followed the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land.</p> <p class="bodytext"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The men of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> said about you and me to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I was forty years old when Moses, the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span>’s servant, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land and I brought back to him an honest report. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>My countrymen who accompanied me frightened the people, but I remained loyal to the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> my God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>That day Moses made this solemn promise: ‘Surely the land on which you walked will belong to you and your descendants permanently, for you remained loyal to the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> your God.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So now, look, the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> has preserved my life, just as he promised, these past forty-five years since the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> spoke these words to Moses, during which Israel traveled through the wilderness. Now look, I am today eighty-five years old. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Today I am still as strong as when Moses sent me out. I can fight and go about my daily activities with the same energy I had then. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now, assign me this hill country which the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. But, assuming the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> is with me, I will conquer them, as the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> promised.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>So Hebron remains the assigned land of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this very day because he remained loyal to the <span class="smallcaps">Lord</span> God of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/14-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba. Arba was a famous Anakite.) Then the land was free of war.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://netbible.com/">NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com.<br />Used by permission. 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