Joshua 21:8

All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.

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In The King James Version

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

In Context

7The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.

9From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:

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Cross References

Numbers 32:2The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting,

Numbers 35:3These towns are to be their living-places, with land round them for their cattle and their food and all their beasts,

Joshua 21:3And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:2-9

The Cities of the Levites. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; 2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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