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Joshua 21:42

Joshua 21:42
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

These cities were everyone with their suburbs round about them,.... Which reached to the space of two thousand cubits on every side; and such a space was assigned to everyone of the above cities for…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

After this verse, the Septuagint introduces a passage (in part a repetition from Jos 19:49-50), recording the grant of a special inheritance to Joshua, and also that he buried at Timnath-serah the…

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Joshua 21:34-42

The Cities of the Merarites

34. And unto the families of the children of Merari were assigned twelve cities, viz.,

(a) Four in Zebulun,

(b) Four in Reuben,

(c) Four in Gad.

Jokneam See Jos 19:11;…