Joshua 20:1
Then the LORD said to Joshua,
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
In Context
2“Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,
Cross References
Exodus 21:13If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
Deuteronomy 19:1When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land He is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their cities and houses,
Joshua 6:2And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.
Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.
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 →