1 Chronicles 6:58

1 Chronicles 6:58 in other versions

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

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:58

56but they gave the fields of the city and its settlements to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57To the sons of Aaron they gave the following cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah together with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, 59Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; 60and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. Their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities in all.

1 Chronicles 6:58 word by word

וְאֶת־חִילֵז֙ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ אֶת־דְּבִ֖יר וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• Hilenחִילֵןchîylên · HilenH2432
• with its pastureמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• Debirדְּבִירdebîyr debir · DebirH1688

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:58

• Joshua 15:51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
• Joshua 21:15Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
• Joshua 10:3Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
• Joshua 12:13the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
• Joshua 15:49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:58

• 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 6:58

• Hilen
• Levites
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Debir (2)
• Genealogy
• Hilen
• Holon
• Palestine
• Phinees
• Shimei

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