Joshua 20:1
And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 21:13And if a man lie not in wait, but God cause it to come to hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he may flee.
Deuteronomy 19:1When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou dost succeed them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses;
Joshua 6:2And the LORD said unto Joshua: 'See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and the king thereof, even the mighty men of valour.
Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him: 'Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land 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 →