Joshua 21:8

And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

7And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.

9From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:

Read all of Joshua 21

Cross References

Numbers 32:2they went to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the multitude, and they said:

Numbers 35:3cities as dwelling places, with their surrounding suburbs, so that they may lodge in the towns, and so that the suburbs may be for cattle and beasts of burden.

Joshua 21:3And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18Casting a lot suppresses contentions and passes judgment, even among the powerful.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Joshua 21:8