Joshua 21:42

And he gave them peace from all nations round about: and none of their enemies durst stand against them, but were brought under their dominion.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

In Context

41And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: and they possessed it and dwelt in it.

43Not so much as one word, which he had promised to perform unto them, was made void, but all came to pass.

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Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:10-43

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to… Read the whole commentary →

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