Joshua 18:2 but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.

◄ Joshua 18:2 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.

English Standard Version
There remained among the people of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not yet been apportioned.

New American Standard Bible
There remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.

King James Bible
And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Seven tribes among the Israelites were left who had not divided up their inheritance.

International Standard Version
Seven tribes remained among the Israelis for whom their inheritances had not yet been allocated.

American Standard Version
And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But there remained seven tribes of the children of Israel, which as yet had not received their possessions.

Darby Bible Translation
And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes whose inheritance had not been distributed to them.

Young's Literal Translation
And there are left among the sons of Israel who have not shared their inheritance, seven tribes,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

18:2-10 After a year or more, Joshua blamed their slackness, and told them how to proceed. God, by his grace, has given us a title to a good land, the heavenly Canaan, but we are slack to take possession of it; we enter not into that rest, as we might by faith, and hope, and holy joy. How long shall it be thus with us? How long shall we thus stand in our own light, and forsake our own mercies for lying vanities? Joshua stirs the Israelites up to take possession of their lots. He is ready to do his part, if they will do theirs.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Jos 18:2-9. The Remainder of the Land Described.

2. there remained … seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance—The selection of Shiloh for the seat of worship, together with the consequent removal of the camp thither, had necessarily interrupted the casting of lots, which was commenced by fixing localities for the tribes of Judah and Joseph. Various causes led to a long delay in resuming it. The satisfaction of the people with their change to so pleasant and fertile a district, their preference of a nomad life, a love of ease, and reluctance to renew the war, seem to have made them indifferent to the possession of a settled inheritance. But Joshua was too much alive to the duty laid on him by the Lord to let matters continue in that state; and accordingly, since a general conquest of the land had been made, he resolved to proceed immediately with the lot, believing that when each tribe should receive its inheritance, a new motive would arise to lead them to exert themselves in securing the full possession.