He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
Parallel translations
- WEB He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
- KJV He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
- NKJV He also drove out the nations before them, Allotted them an inheritance by survey, And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
- NASB He also drove out the nations from them And apportioned them as an inheritance by measurement, And had the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
- NLT He drove out the nations before them; he gave them their inheritance by lot. He settled the tribes of Israel into their homes.
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Quick answer
God drove out the nations and gave Israel their inheritance. He settled His people in the promised land.
Overview
God 'drove out the nations' and allotted the land 'for an inheritance' to Israel's tribes. The conquest fulfilled His covenant promise to Abraham. This securing of an inheritance by God's power points to the imperishable inheritance kept in heaven for those who belong to Christ (1 Peter 1:4).
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- Josh 13:7Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
- Ps 44:2With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
- Neh 9:22–25You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.
- Deut 6:10–12And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
- Ps 105:44–45He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
- Ps 136:18–22and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever.
- Josh 6:1–21Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
- Num 33:54And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
- Josh 19:51These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
- Ps 135:10–12He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
- Josh 23:4See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.
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