1 Chronicles 6:76

1 Chronicles 6:76 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
• New International Version (NIV)and from the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its common-lands, Hammon with its common-lands, and Kirjathaim with its common-lands.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:76

74They received these towns in land that belonged to Asher's tribe: Mashal with its fields, Abdon with its fields, 75Hukok with its fields and Rehob with its fields. They received these towns in land that belonged to Naphtali's tribe: Kedesh in Galilee with its fields, Hammon with its fields and Kiriathaim with its fields. 77The rest of Levi's descendants, who belonged to Merari's clan, received these towns: In land that belonged to Zebulun's tribe they received Rimmono with its fields and Tabor with its fields. 78They also received towns in land that belonged to Reuben's tribe on the east side of the Jordan River, beyond Jericho city. They received these towns and the fields around them: Bezer in the desert, Jahzah,

1 Chronicles 6:76 word by word

וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֗י אֶת־קֶ֤דֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל֙ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ וְאֶת־חַמּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־קִרְיָתַ֖יִם וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• Kedeshקֶ֫דֶשׁqedesh · KedeshH6943
• in Galileeגָּלִילgâlîyl gâlîylâh · GalileeH1551
• with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• and Hammonחַמּוֹןchammôn · HammonH2540
• and Kirjathaimקִרְיָתַ֫יִםqiryâthayim · KiriathaimH7156

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:76

• Joshua 12:22king of Kedesh, king of Jokneam in Carmel,
• Joshua 19:37Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
• 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 21:32The tribe of Naphtali gave them Kedesh in Galilee, a safe city, Hammoth Dor and Kartan, with their fields. That was three towns.
• Judges 4:6One day, Deborah told Abinoam's son Barak to come to her. He lived in Kedesh, a town in Naphtali. She said to Barak, ‘The Lord, Israel's God, has given you this command: “March to Mount Tabor with 10,000 men who belong to the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun.
• Joshua 19:35Their land included these strong cities: Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath and Kinnereth,
• Numbers 32:37The men in the tribe of Reuben built up again Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:76

• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 67-8167-81. they gave unto them of the cities of refuge--The names of the cities given here are considerably different from those applied to them (Jos 21:13-19). In the lapse of centuries, and from the revolutions of society, changes might have been expected to take place in the form or dialectic pronunciation of the names of those cities; and this will sufficiently account for the variations that are found in the lists as enumerated here and in an earlier…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:76

• Galilee
• Hammon
• Hammoth-Dor
• Kirjathaim
• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Kedesh
• Naphtali
• Galilee, Galilean
• Hammon
• Kirjathaim
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy

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