"When they had made an end of dividing the land," and all the tribes had been allotted their inheritance. Joshua presented his claim. To him, as to Caleb, a special promise of inheritance had been given; yet he asked for no extensive province, but only a single city. "They gave him the city which he asked, . . . and he built the city, and dwelt therein." The name given to the city was Timnath-serah, "the portion that remains"--a standing testimony to the noble character and unselfish spirit of the conqueror, who, instead of being the first to appropriate the spoils of conquest, deferred his claim until the humblest of his people had been served.

Da israelitterne var færdige med udskiftningen af landet, og alle stammerne havde fået tildelt deres arvelod, fremkom Josua med sit ønske. Han havde ligesom Kaleb fået løfte om en særskilt arvelod, men bad blot om en enkelt by. Og de gav ham den by, han udbad sig, ..... og han befæstede byen og bosatte sig der. Byen blev kaldt Timnat-Sera, den part, som er tilbage, som et stadigt vidnesbyrd om den ædle karakter og uselviske ånd, byens erobrer besad. Han gjorde nemlig ikke krav på at få det første, der blev erobret af landet, men ventede, til de ringeste i hans folk havde fået deres arvelod.