Just in case you were not paying attention, the author(s) of Joshua provide a listing in Joshua 12 of all those defeated by first Moses and then Joshua.
As if the conquest listed in Joshua 12 was not enough, God reminds Joshua of that which is not conquered in Joshua 13. This region represented by the western lands to the coast, which remain Philistine strongholds, and then the northern region stretching into Lebanon. Eventually under David the Philistine lands will come under Israelite control, but the regions to the north never are conquered.
The remainder of the 13th chapter speaks of how the land to the east of the Jordan River is divided among the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh. Notice how they are ascribed by Moses. To the west of the Jordan, Joshua 14-15 outlines how this land is divided by Joshua and Eleazar to the tribe of Judah.
Romans 13
Paul turns his attention in this chapter to the relationship between the Christian community and the civil authorities. Since God is the ruler of all, then those civil authorities, who job it is to promote the good of society and to punish the wicked, are to be supported by the Christian community.
Paul, however, does not speak about the evil of civil authorities, and this fact is then perverted for other;s own selfish agenda. (See the German Christian Church during the Nazi reign.)
Paul, believing that Christ's return was imminent, exhorts the community to live in the love of Christ and to order their lives in a way reflective of being ready for this return.
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