The book is the first of the twelve historical books, which records the history of the chosen people from their first occupation of the land of Canaan as a nation to the return from the captivity. It is named for its leading character, by whom part of it was written. Within that book the verse belongs to the part dealing with the conquering of the Canaanites and the division of the land. More particularly, chapters 13 to 22 contain the account of the distribution of the land and are based on written documents in which the property was accurately described. Chapters 11 to 21 record the division and settling of the Promised Land among the tribes, showing Israel's lack of faith and slowness to possess, and ending with God's faithfulness in working all that He had promised so that none of His good word failed. The chapter contains the list of eleven mountain cities that fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, and the verse gives three of the names in that list.
The book is the first of the twelve historical books, which records the history of the chosen people from their first occupation of the land of Canaan as a nation to the return from the captivity. It is named for its leading character, by whom part of it was written. Within that book the verse belongs to the part dealing with the conquering of the Canaanites and the division of the land. More particularly, chapters 13 to 22 contain the account of the distribution of the land and are based on written documents in which the property was accurately described. Chapters 11 to 21 record the division and settling of the Promised Land among the tribes, showing Israel's lack of faith and slowness to possess, and ending with God's faithfulness in working all that He had promised so that none of His good word failed. The chapter contains the list of eleven mountain cities that fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, and the verse gives three of the names in that list.