Joshua 18:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Just before the men left camp, Joshua repeated their orders: “Explore the land and write a description of it. Then come back to Shiloh, and I will find out from the LORD how to divide the land.”

Cross References

Genesis 13:17

Now walk back and forth across the land, because I am giving it to you.

Isaiah 34:17

The LORD has decided where they each should live; they will be there for ever, generation after generation.

Romans 14:19

We should try to live at peace and help each other have a strong faith.

Joshua 15:1

The clans of the Judah tribe were given land that went south along the border of Edom, and at its furthest point south it even reached the Zin Desert.

Joshua 18:1

After Israel had captured the land, they met at Shiloh and set up the sacred tent.

Joshua 18:10

Joshua found out from the LORD how to divide the land, and he told the tribes what the LORD had decided.

Joshua 18:9

The men left and went across the land, dividing it into seven regions. They wrote down a description of each region, town by town, and returned to Joshua at the camp at Shiloh.

1 Samuel 14:41

Then Saul prayed, “Our LORD, God of Israel, why haven't you answered me today? Please show us who sinned. Was it my son Jonathan and I, or was it your people Israel?” The answer came back that Jonathan or Saul had sinned, not the army.