Summary
The chapter opens with the second lot drawn for the tribe of Simeon, whose inheritance lies within Judah’s territory, listing thirteen cities and villages. The third lot assigns Zebulun’s inheritance, detailing twelve cities from Sarid to Bethlehem. The fourth lot covers Issachar’s sixteen cities from Jezreel to the Jordan. The fifth lot assigns Asher twenty‑two cities from Helkath to Rehob. The sixth lot grants Naphtali nineteen cities from Heleph to Bethshemesh. The seventh lot gives Dan a smaller coast but notes their conquest of Leshem, renamed Dan. The chapter concludes with the Israelites giving Joshua a city in Ephraim and summarizes the division conducted by lot in Shiloh.