Joshua 20:1
And LORD spoke to Joshua, saying,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 21:13And if a man does not lay in wait, but God delivers [him] into his hand, then I will appoint for thee a place where he shall flee.
Deuteronomy 19:1When LORD thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land LORD thy God gives thee, and thou succeed them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses,
Joshua 6:2And LORD said to Joshua, See, I have given Jericho into thy hand, and the king of it, and the mighty men of valor.
Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years, and LORD said to him, Thou are old and well stricken in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 20:1
This short chapter is concerning the cities of refuge, which we often read of in the writings of Moses, but this is the last time that we find mention of them, for now that matter was thoroughly settled. Here is, I. The law God gave concerning them, ver. 1-6 . II. The people's designation of the particular cities for that use, ver. 7-9 . And this remedial law was a figure of good things to come. Read the whole commentary →