TheWay BibleHome›Bible›Joshua›Joshua 21›Joshua 21:17
Joshua 21:17 KJV
Joshua · chapter 21 · verse 17
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,Joshua 21:17 · King James Version
Joshua 21:17 in context
15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BenjaminBinyâmîynBinjamin, youngest son of JacobH1144 →
- suburbsmigrâsha suburbH4054 →
- GibeonGibʻôwnGibon, a place in PalestineH1391 →
- tribemaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
- GebaGebaʻGeba, a place in PalestineH1387 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
We have here a particular account of the cities which were given to the children of Levi out of the several tribes, not only to be occupied and inhabited by them, as tenants to the several tribes in which they lay - no, their interest in them was not dependent and precarious, but to be owned and possessed by them as…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-42