Joshua 21

1Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.Cross-references: Ex 6:14 · Ex 6:25 · Num 34:17 · Josh 14:1 · Josh 17:4 · Josh 19:51

2They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”Cross-references: Num 35:2 · Josh 18:1 · Ezek 48:9 · Matt 10:10 · Gal 6:6 · 1Tim 5:17

3The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.Cross-references: Gen 49:7 · Deut 33:8 · 1Chr 6:54

4The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.Cross-references: Josh 21:8 · Josh 24:33 · 1Chr 6:54

5The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.Cross-references: Gen 46:11 · Ex 6:16 · Num 3:27 · Josh 21:20 · 1Chr 6:18 · 1Chr 6:61 · +1 more

6The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.Cross-references: Ex 6:16 · Num 3:21 · Josh 21:27 · 1Chr 6:62 · 1Chr 6:71

7The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.Cross-references: Ex 6:19 · Num 3:20 · Josh 21:34 · 1Chr 6:63 · 1Chr 6:77

8The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.Cross-references: Num 32:2 · Num 33:54 · Num 35:3 · Josh 18:6 · Josh 21:3 · Prov 16:33 · +1 more

9They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:Cross-references: Josh 21:13 · 1Chr 6:65

10and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.Cross-references: Ex 6:18 · Ex 6:20 · Num 3:2 · Num 3:19 · Num 3:27 · Num 4:2 · +1 more

11They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.Cross-references: Gen 23:2 · Gen 35:27 · Josh 14:15 · Josh 15:13 · Josh 15:54 · Josh 20:7 · +6 more

12But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.Cross-references: Josh 14:13 · 1Chr 6:55

13To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Num 35:6 · Josh 10:29 · Josh 15:42 · Josh 15:54 · Josh 20:7 · 1Chr 6:56 · +1 more

14Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Josh 15:48 · Josh 15:50 · 1Sam 30:27

15Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Josh 12:13 · Josh 15:49 · Josh 15:51 · 1Chr 6:58

16Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.Cross-references: Josh 15:10 · Josh 15:42 · Josh 15:55 · 1Sam 6:9 · 1Sam 6:12 · 1Chr 6:59

17Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Josh 9:3 · Josh 18:24 · 1Chr 6:60

18Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.Cross-references: 1Ki 2:26 · 1Chr 6:60 · Isa 10:30 · Jer 1:1

19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

20The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.Cross-references: Josh 21:5 · 1Chr 6:66

21They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Gen 33:19 · Josh 16:10 · Josh 20:7 · Judg 9:1 · 1Ki 9:15 · 1Ki 12:1 · +1 more

22Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.Cross-references: Josh 16:3 · Josh 16:5 · Josh 18:13 · 1Chr 6:68

23Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Josh 19:44

24Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.Cross-references: Josh 10:12 · Josh 19:42 · 1Chr 6:69

25Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.Cross-references: Josh 17:11 · Judg 5:19

26All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

27They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.Cross-references: Deut 1:4 · Deut 4:43 · Josh 20:8 · 1Chr 6:71

28Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Josh 19:12 · 1Chr 6:72

29Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.Cross-references: Josh 10:3 · Josh 10:23 · Josh 12:11

30Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Josh 19:25 · 1Chr 6:74

31Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.Cross-references: Judg 1:31 · Judg 18:21 · 1Chr 6:75

32Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.Cross-references: Josh 19:35 · Josh 19:37 · Josh 20:7 · 1Chr 6:76

33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

34To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Josh 12:22 · Josh 19:11 · Josh 19:15 · Josh 21:7 · 1Chr 6:77

35Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.

36Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Num 21:23 · Deut 4:43 · Josh 13:18 · Josh 20:8 · 1Chr 6:78

37Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.

38Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,Cross-references: Gen 32:2 · Deut 4:43 · Josh 20:8 · 2Sam 17:24 · 2Sam 19:32 · 1Ki 22:3 · +1 more

39Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.Cross-references: Num 21:26 · Num 32:1 · Num 32:3 · Num 32:35 · Num 32:37 · Josh 13:17 · +4 more

40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

41All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.Cross-references: Gen 49:7 · Num 35:1 · Deut 33:10

42Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.

43So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.Cross-references: Gen 12:7 · Gen 13:15 · Gen 15:13 · Gen 26:3 · Gen 28:4 · Gen 28:13 · +7 more

44Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.Cross-references: Ex 23:31 · Deut 7:22 · Deut 31:3 · Josh 1:13 · Josh 1:15 · Josh 11:23 · +3 more

45Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.Cross-references: Num 23:19 · Josh 23:14 · 1Ki 8:56 · 1Cor 1:9 · 1Thess 5:24 · Titus 1:2 · +1 more