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Joshua 21:20-45
20The allotted cities to the remaining clans of Kohath’s descendants, who were Levites, came from the tribe of Ephraim.
21The Israelites gave them: Shechem, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
22Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands — four cities.
23From the tribe of Dan they gave: Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,
24Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands — four cities.
25From half the tribe of Manasseh they gave: Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands — two cities.
26All ten cities with their pasturelands were for the clans of Kohath’s other descendants.
27From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave to the descendants of Gershon, who were one of the Levite clans: Golan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in Bashan, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands — two cities.
28From the tribe of Issachar they gave: Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
29Jarmuth with its pasturelands, and En-gannim with its pasturelands — four cities.
30From the tribe of Asher they gave: Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
31Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands — four cities.
32From the tribe of Naphtali they gave: Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands — three cities.
33All thirteen cities with their pasturelands were for the Gershonites by their clans.
34From the tribe of Zebulun, they gave to the clans of the descendants of Merari, who were the remaining Levites: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,
35Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands — four cities.
36From the tribe of Reuben they gave: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,
37Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands — four cities.
38From the tribe of Gad they gave: Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
39Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands — four cities in all.
40All twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari’s descendants, the remaining Levite clans.
41Within the Israelite possession there were forty-eight cities in all with their pasturelands for the Levites.
42Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.
43So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
44The Lord gave them rest on every side according to all he had sworn to their ancestors. None of their enemies were able to stand against them, for the Lord handed over all their enemies to them.
45None of the good promises the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed. Everything was fulfilled.
Commentaries on Joshua 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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