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Joshua 21:23 KJV
Joshua · chapter 21 · verse 23
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,Joshua 21:23 · King James Version
Joshua 21:23 in context
21For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- GibbethonGibbᵉthôwnGibbethon, a place in PalestineH1405 →
- EltekehʼEltᵉqêʼEltekeh or Elteke, a place in PalestineH514 →
- suburbsmigrâsha suburbH4054 →
- tribemaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
- DanDânDan, one of the sons of JacobH1835 →
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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