Joshua 21:9

They gave from the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon the following towns, specifically named,

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In The King James Version

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,

In Context

8So the Israelites gave the Levites by lot these towns and pastures, as the Lord had instructed through Moses.

10to the families of the Kothaites, descendants of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, since the first lot fell to them:

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Cross References

Joshua 21:13They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest the following towns and their pastures: Hebron (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Libnah,

1 Chronicles 6:65They allotted the towns already mentioned by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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 →

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