Joshua 21:18
16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
19 In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
20 The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
- KJV
- Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
- WEB
- Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.
- ASV
- Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
- DARBY
- Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
- BLB
- Anathoth and its pasturelands, and Almon and its pasturelands—four cities.
- ÅB
- Anatot med jorder og Almon med jorder - fire byer.
- OTB
- Anatot og Almon, sammen med deres beitemarker—fire byer.
- B1930
- Anatot med jorder og Almon med jorder - fire byer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 2:26
Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
Read in contextJeremiah 1:1
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
Read in contextIsaiah 10:30
Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!
Read in context1 Chronicles 6:60
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
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