New King James Version
Joshua 21:20-39
20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.
21For they gave them Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), Gezer with its common-land,
22Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities;
23and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land,
24Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities;
25and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.
26All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath.
27Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities;
28and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land,
29Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities;
30and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land,
31Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities;
32and from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three cities.
33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
34And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land,
35Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities;
36and from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land,
37Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities;
38and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land,
39Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all.
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
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