1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; Compare verse3 commentaries
2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. Compare verse3 commentaries
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. Compare verse3 commentaries
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. Compare verse3 commentaries
5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. Compare verse3 commentaries
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. Compare verse3 commentaries
7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. Compare verse3 commentaries
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. Compare verse3 commentaries
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name. Compare verse
10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. Compare verse
11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. Compare verse
12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Compare verse
13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, Compare verse
14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, Compare verse
15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, Compare verse
16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. Compare verse
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, Compare verse
18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. Compare verse
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. Compare verse
20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. Compare verse
21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, Compare verse
22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities. Compare verse
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, Compare verse
24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities. Compare verse
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities. Compare verse
26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. Compare verse
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities. Compare verse
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, Compare verse
29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities. Compare verse
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, Compare verse
31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. Compare verse
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. Compare verse
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. Compare verse
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, Compare verse
35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. Compare verse
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, Compare verse1 commentary
37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. Compare verse
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs, Compare verse
39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all. Compare verse
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. Compare verse
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. Compare verse
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. Compare verse
43 And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelled therein. Compare verse
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. Compare verse
45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass. Compare verse