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1 Chronicles 6:59 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 6 · verse 59
And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:1 Chronicles 6:59 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 6:59 in context
57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BethshemeshBêyth ShemeshBeth-Shemesh, a place in PalestineH1053 →
- suburbsmigrâsha suburbH4054 →
- AshanʻÂshânAshan, a place in PalestineH6228 →
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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