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Joshua 21:39

Joshua 21:39
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Heshbon with her suburbs,.... Which was formerly the royal city of Sihon king of the Amorites, and was first given to and rebuilt by the Reubenites, but was upon the border of the tribe of Gad; and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Joshua 21:34-40

Merarite cities. Some of these places are not found in the list of Zebulonite cities in Jos 19:10-16. The text is considered corrupt.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 21:9-42

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…