1 Chronicles 6:57

1 Chronicles 6:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
• New International Version (NIV)So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
• English Standard Version (ESV)To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:57

55They had Hebron city in Judah's land. They had the fields around the city. 56But Jephunneh's son, Caleb, had the villages around the city, with their fields. Aaron's descendants received these towns with the fields around them: Hebron (a safe city), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58Hilen, Debir, 59Ashan, Juttah and Beth-Shemesh.

1 Chronicles 6:57 word by word

וְלִבְנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֗ן נָתְנוּ֙ אֶת־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֶת־חֶבְר֥וֹן וְאֶת־לִבְנָ֖ה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־יַתִּ֥ר וְאֶֽת־אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And to the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• of refugeמִקְלָטmiqlâţ · refugeH4733
• and Libnahלִבְנָהlibnâh · LibnahH3841
• with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• and Jattirיַתִּירyattîyr · JattirH3492
• and Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמוֹעַ'eshtemôa‛ 'eshtemôa‛ 'eshtemôh · EshtemoaH851

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:57

• 1 Samuel 22:10Ahimelech asked the Lord what David should do. Then he gave some food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine to David.’
• 2 Chronicles 31:15Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shecaniah helped him. They lived in the towns where the priests lived. They faithfully shared the people's gifts among the other Levites and priests, group by group. They included everyone, young and old.
• Numbers 35:13You must choose six towns to be safe places.
• Joshua 20:7So they chose these towns: Kedesh in Galilee (in the hill country of Naphtali), Shechem (in the hill country of Ephraim), and Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah).
• Joshua 10:29After that, Joshua and his army marched from Makkedah to Libnah. They attacked Libnah city.
• Joshua 15:42He also gave them Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
• Joshua 21:13Hebron was one of the safe cities. The descendants of Aaron, the priest, received Hebron, Libnah,
• 1 Chronicles 4:17Ezrah's sons were: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah. Her father was the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were: Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah became the father of Eshtemoa. Mered had another wife who belonged to Judah's tribe. Her sons were Jered, Heber and Jekuthiel. Jered became the father of Gedor. Heber became the father of Soco. And Jekuthiel became the father of Zanoah.
• Joshua 15:48These towns were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:57

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 56-81Verses 56-81 The writer evidently had before him 1 Chronicles 6:58, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Chronicles 6:72, etc.); in a few he substituted for the old an entirely new name, the modern apellation, probably, of the ancient site 1 Chronicles 6:70, 1 Chronicles 6:77. At one time, it would seem, his intention was to give the cities of the priests only, and to content himself with stating the mere number of the rest. His account of the matter was then brought to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54-81The list of Levitical cities comes from Joshua 21. It follows a geographical order, with families grouped by specific areas. This list shows Israel's unity and completeness. It presents the Levites as settled in the land just like the other tribes.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:57

• Eshtemoa
• Jattir
• Levites
• Libnah
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Hebron
• Judah
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Eshtemoa
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary