Joshua 20:1
And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
In Context
2Appoint cities of refuge, a of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses:
Cross References
Exodus 21:13But he that did not lie in wait for him, but God delivered him into his hands: I will appoint thee a place to which he must flee.
Deuteronomy 19:1When the Lord thy God hath destroyed the nations, whose land he will deliver to thee, and thou shalt possess it, and shalt dwell in the cities and houses thereof :
Joshua 6:2And the Lord said to Josue: Behold I have given into thy hands Jericho, and the king thereof, and all the valiant men.
Joshua 13:1Josue was old, and far advanced in years, and the Lord said to him: Thou art grown old, and advanced in age, and there is a very large country left, which is not yet 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 →