Joshua 21:15

Joshua 21:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
• New International Version (NIV)Holon, Debir,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land,

Context of Joshua 21:15

13So they gave the following cities with pasturelands to the descendants of Aaron, the priest. The nine cities from those two tribes were Hebron (a city of refuge for murderers), Libnah, 14Jattir, Eshtemoa, Holon, Debir, 16Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh. 17The tribe of Benjamin also gave them four cities: Gibeon, Geba,

Joshua 21:15 word by word

וְאֶת־חֹלֹן֙ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־דְּבִ֖ר וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Holonחֹלוֹןchôlôn chôlôn · HolonH2473
• with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• and Debirדְּבִירdebîyr debir · DebirH1688

Cross-references for Joshua 21:15

• Joshua 15:51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh.
• 1 Chronicles 6:58Hilen with its pastureland, Debir with its pastureland,
• Joshua 12:13the king of Debir, the king of Geder,
• Joshua 15:49Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (now called Debir),

Commentaries on Joshua 21:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-42Verses 9-42 By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every tribe had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel more diffused amongst us. (Jos…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-42The descendants of Aaron received thirteen cities, the rest of the Kohathite clan received ten, the descendants of Gershon received thirteen, and the Merari clan received twelve. There were a total of forty-eight Levitical cities. Each tribe had four Levitical cities, except Judah had eight, Simeon had one, and Naphtali had three. Six of the Levitical cities were also cities of refuge (20:7–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-429-40. they gave ... these cities which are here mentioned by name--It was overruled by the unerring providence of the Divine Lawgiver that the cities of the priests lay within the territories of Judah and Benjamin. This was a provision, the admirable wisdom and propriety of which were fully manifested on the schism that took place in the reign of Rehoboam.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 21:15

• Debir
• Hilen
• Levites
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Judah, Tribe of
• Levite
• Debir (2)
• Ezekiel
• Hilen
• Joshua (2)
• Levitical Cities
• Merari
• Palestine
• Palestine Exploration

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