Joshua 20:1
And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying: “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them:
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
In Context
2Separate the cities of refuge, about which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses,
Cross References
Exodus 21:13But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God delivered him into his hands, then I will appoint for you a place to which he must flee.
Deuteronomy 19:1“When the Lord your God will have destroyed the nations, whose land he will deliver to you, and when you possess it and live in its cities and buildings,
Joshua 6:2And the Lord said to Joshua: “Behold, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and all the strong men.
Joshua 13:1Joshua was old and advanced in age, and the Lord said to him: “You have grown old, and are aged, and a very wide land remains, which has not yet been divided by lot,
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 →