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1 Chronicles 6:54 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 6 · verse 54
Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.1 Chronicles 6:54 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 6:54 in context
52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
54Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- KohathitesQŏhâthîya Kohathite or descendants of KehathH6956 →
- familiesmishpâchâha familyH4940 →
- castlesṭîyrâha wallH2918 →
- placesmôwshâba seatH4186 →
- coastsgᵉbûwlproperly, a cordH1366 →
- AaronʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →
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We have here an account of the Levites' cities. They are here called their castles (Ch1 6:54), not only because walled and fortified, and well guarded by the country (for it is the interest of every nation to protect its ministers), but because they and their possessions were, in a particular manner, the care of the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 54-81