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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 21:25

Joshua 21:25. Half the tribe Namely, that half which dwelt in Canaan. read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:1-45

Cities for the Levites (20:1-21:45)The Levites were given forty-eight cities throughout Israel, along with surrounding pasture lands for their cattle (see 21:41-42; Numbers 35:1-8). Among these cities were six cities of refuge (Numbers 35:6). These were cities where a person who had killed another could flee for safety until he had been lawfully judged (Exodus 21:12-14). If he was found guilty of murder he was to be executed, but if he was found to have caused the death accidentally, he could... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 21:27

CITIES OF THE GERSHONITES"And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its suburbs; two cities. And out of the tribe of Isaachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs, Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities. And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs, Helkath with... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 21:1-42

2. The cities of the Levites 21:1-42The tribes also had to set aside 42 additional cities for the priests and Levites to inhabit (cf. Numbers 35:1-8). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 21:20-26

The other Kohathites’ towns 21:20-26There were 10 of these towns: four in Ephraim (Joshua 21:21-22), four in Dan (Joshua 21:23-24), and two in western Manasseh (Joshua 21:25). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 21:27-33

The Gershonites’ towns 21:27-33The Gershonites occupied 13 towns: two in eastern Manasseh (Joshua 21:27), four in Issachar (Joshua 21:28-29), four in Asher (Joshua 21:30-31), and three in Naphtali (Joshua 21:32). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 21:1-45

The Assignment of Forty-eight Cities to the Levites2. The injunction to Moses was given in the plains of Moab, and is recorded in Numbers 35:2-5.3-8. Number and localities of the cities distributed to each of the families of Levi.9-42. Detailed specification of the cities:—Cities of the Aaronites (Priests) in Judah and Benjamin (9-19); of the Kohathites in Ephraim, Dan, and W. Manasseh (20-26); of the Gershonites in E. Manasseh, Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali (27-33); of the Merarites in... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:1-42

CHAPTER XXVIII.THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES.Joshua 21:1-42. ONCE and again we have found reference made to the fact that Levites received no territorial inheritance among their brethren (Joshua 13:14, Joshua 13:33; Joshua 14:3-4). They had a higher privilege: the Lord was their inheritance. In the present chapter we have an elaborate account of the arrangements for their settlement; it will therefore be suitable here to rehearse their history, and ascertain the relation they now stood in to... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Joshua 21:1-45

8. The Portion of the Levites CHAPTER 21 1. The Levites, the children of Aaron, and their portions (Joshua 21:1-8 ) 2. Kohath (Joshua 21:9-26 ) 3. Gershon (Joshua 21:27-33 ) 4. Merari (Joshua 21:34-40 ) 5. The Lord’s faithfulness (Joshua 21:41-45 ) In chapters 13:14, 33 and 14:3, 4 the statement is made that Moses gave no inheritance to the Levites. The Lord was their inheritance. After the tribes had received their allotments the heads of the fathers of the Levites came to Joshua... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Joshua 21:25

21:25 And out of the {i} half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.(i) Who dwelt in Canaan. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 21:25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:1-45

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 21:27

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 21:1-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 21:20-26

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joshua 21:27-33

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 21:1-45

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Joshua 21:1-42

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Joshua 21:1-45

Geneva Study Bible - Joshua 21:25

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