Joshua 21:9

And the tribe of the children of Judah, and the tribe of the children of Simeon, and part of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

8And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.

10to the sons of Aaron of the family of Kohath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.

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Cross References

Joshua 21:13And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Libnah and the suburbs belonging to it;

1 Chronicles 6:65Out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth-gilead and her suburbs, and Mahanaim and her suburbs,

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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