1 Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle.
2 But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land.
3 Then Joshua asked them, “How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the lord, the God of your ancestors, has given to you?
4 Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to explore the land and map it out. They will then return to me with a written report of their proposed divisions of their new homeland.
5 Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north.