God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 6:68
68Jokmeam with its pastureland, Beth Horon with its pastureland,
1 Chronicles 6:68 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs,
- New International Version (NIV)Jokmeam, Beth Horon,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Jokmeam with its common-lands, Beth Horon with its common-lands,
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:68
66Some of the families of Kohath’s descendants had cities chosen by lot from the tribe of Ephraim. 67They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland, Jokmeam with its pastureland, Beth Horon with its pastureland, 69Aijalon with its pastureland, and Gath Rimmon with its pastureland. 70From half of the tribe of Manasseh, they were given Aner with its pastureland and Bileam with its pastureland for the families of the rest of Kohath’s descendants.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:68 word by word
וְאֶֽת־יָקְמְעָם֙ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית חוֹר֖וֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:68
- 1 Kings 4:12Baana, son of Ahilud, had Taanach, Megiddo, and all of Beth Shean. (This was near Zarethan, below Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah and over to Jokmeam.)
- Joshua 21:22Kibzaim, and Beth Horon.
- Joshua 10:10The Lord threw the enemy into disorder in front of Israel and defeated them decisively at Gibeon. He chased them along the road that goes to the slope of Beth Horon and continued to defeat them all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
- Joshua 16:5This is the territory for the families descended from Ephraim. The eastern border of the land they inherited is from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon.
- 1 Samuel 13:18Another column turned onto the road to Beth Horon. And one turned onto the road toward the region that overlooks the valley of Zeboim and the desert.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:68
- 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
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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
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