Joshua 21:18

Joshua 21:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
• New International Version (NIV)Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities.

Context of Joshua 21:18

16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes. 17From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba, Anathoth, and Almon—four towns. 19So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. 20The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim:

Joshua 21:18 word by word

אֶת־עֲנָתוֹת֙ וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־עַלְמ֖וֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Anathothעֲנָתוֹת‛ănâthôth · AnathothH6068
• with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• and Almonעַלְמוֹן‛almôn · AlmonH5960
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for Joshua 21:18

• Joshua 1:10Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel,
• 1 Kings 2:26Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your home in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not kill you now, because you carried the Ark of the Sovereign Lord for David my father and you shared all his hardships.”
• Isaiah 10:30Scream in terror, you people of Gallim! Shout out a warning to Laishah. Oh, poor Anathoth!
• Jeremiah 1:1These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests from the town of Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
• 1 Chronicles 6:60And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron.

Commentaries on Joshua 21:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Anathoth - Celebrated as the birthplace of Jeremiah, about three miles northward of Jerusalem, according to St. Jerome.Read the comment
• 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 21:18

• Almon
• Levites
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Alemeth
• Almon
• Anathoth
• Judah, Tribe of
• Levite
• Abiathar
• Allemeth
• Ezekiel
• Joshua (2)
• Levitical Cities

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