Joshua 20:1
And the Lord spoke unto Joshua, saying,
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 21:13And if he did not lie in wait, but God let it come into his hand, then will I appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
Deuteronomy 19:1When the Lord thy God shall have cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou hast driven them out, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses:
Joshua 6:2And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho and its king, even the mighty men of valor.
Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old, well stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old, stricken in years, and of the land there remaineth yet very much to be taken possession of.
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 →