Joshua 20:2
Appoint cities of refuge, a of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the Lord spoke to Josue, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and say to them:
Cross References
Numbers 35:6And among the cities, which you shall give to the Levites, six shall be separated for refuge to fugitives, that he who hath shed blood may flee to them: and besides these there shall be other forty-two cities,
Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set aside three cities beyond the Jordan at the east side,
Romans 8:1There is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh.
Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have the strongest comfort, who have fled for refuge to hold fast the hope set before us.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 20:2-7
The Cities of Refuge. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: 3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that… Read the whole commentary →