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 Living Translation (NLT)Holon, Debir,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:58

56But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57And to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands, Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands, 59Ashan with its common-lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common-lands. 60And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen.

1 Chronicles 6:58 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hilenחִילֵןchîylên · HilenH2432
• with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh 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 common-land, Debir with its common-land,
• Joshua 10:3Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
• Joshua 12:13the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
• Joshua 15:49Dannah, Kirjath Sannah (which 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