Joshua 18:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

so Joshua told the people: The Judah tribe has already settled in its land in the south, and the Joseph tribes have settled in their land in the north. The tribes of Gad, Reuben, and East Manasseh already have the land that the LORD's servant Moses gave them east of the River Jordan. And the people of Levi won't get a single large region of the land like the other tribes. Instead, they will serve the LORD as priests. But the rest of you haven't done a thing to take over any land. The LORD God who was worshipped by your ancestors has given you the land, and now it's time to go ahead and settle there. Seven tribes still don't have any land. Each of these tribes should choose three men, and I'll send them to explore the remaining land. They will divide it into seven regions, write a description of each region, and bring these descriptions back to me. I will find out from the LORD our God what region each tribe should get.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

Laziness leads to poverty; hard work makes you rich.

Proverbs 13:4

No matter how much you want, laziness won't help a bit, but hard work will reward you with more than enough.

Proverbs 15:19

Being lazy is like walking in a thorn patch, but everyone who does right walks on a smooth road.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Work hard at whatever you do. You will soon go to the world of the dead, where no one works or thinks or reasons or knows anything.

Zephaniah 3:16

Jerusalem, the time is coming, when it will be said to you: “Don't be discouraged or grow weak from fear!

Matthew 20:6

Finally, about five in the afternoon the man went back and found some others standing there. He asked them, “Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?”

John 6:27

Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so.”

Joshua 1:6

Long ago I promised the ancestors of Israel that I would give this land to their descendants. So be strong and brave! Be careful to do everything my servant Moses taught you. Never stop reading The Book of the Law he gave you. Day and night you must think about what it says. If you obey it completely, you and Israel will be able to take this land.

Joshua 13:1

Many years later, the LORD told Joshua: Now you are very old, but there is still a lot of land that Israel has not yet taken.

Joshua 18:2

There were still seven tribes without any land,

Judges 18:9

“Let's go!” the five men said. “We saw some very good land with enough room for all of us, and it has everything we will ever need. What are you waiting for? Let's attack and take it. You'll find that the people think they're safe, but God is giving the land to us.”