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1 Chronicles 6:81
81Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
1 Chronicles 6:81 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Heshbon with its common-lands, and Jazer with its common-lands.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:81
79Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands; 80and from the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
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וְאֶת־חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔יהָ וְאֶת־יַעְזֵ֖יר וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:81
- Numbers 21:25Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its surrounding settlements.
- Numbers 32:37And the Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh and Kiriathaim,
- Deuteronomy 2:24“Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge. See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
- Joshua 13:26and from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir;
- Nehemiah 9:22“You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan.
- Numbers 32:1The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock.
- Joshua 13:25The territory of Jazer, all the towns of Gilead and half the Ammonite country as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
- Joshua 21:39Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:81
- 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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