Joshua 21:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. ”

• Joshua 21:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Levitical Cities. The cities promised by Moses to the Levites are here assigned to them. The sons of Aaron have 13 in Judah, the Levites 10 in Ephraim and Manasseh, 13 in Galilee, and 12 in the...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Caleb. Compare Joshua 14:14 ; 1 Chronicles 6:56 .

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• Joshua 21:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. The fields of the city - gave they to Caleb - This was an exclusive privilege to him...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 10-18. Which the Kohathites had; for their's was the first lot — Thus the Levite priests had for their part, as well in Simeon as in Judah, Hebron, excepting the country about it, which w...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• Joshua 21:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Assignment of Forty-eight Cities to the Levites 2. The injunction to Moses was given in the plains of Moab, and is recorded in Numbers 35:2-5 . 3-8. Number and localities of the cities dis...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER XXVIII. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES. Joshua 21:1-42 . ONCE and again we have found reference made to the fact that Levites received no territorial inheritance among their brethren (...

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• Joshua 21:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Jacob's prophecy concerning Simeon and Levi: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel, was fulfilled in the case of Levi in the distribution of the tribe through all the other tribes....

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• Joshua 21:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  I include all these verses in one point of view for the sake of shortness. If the Reader be desirous to look at them more particularly, he will discover how admirably they were all arranged and dispo...

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• Joshua 21:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof ,.... Which lay beyond the two thousand cubits: gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh, for his possession ; as Moses had promised, and Joshua...

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• Joshua 21:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. Ver. 12. Gave they to Caleb. ] Who was glad, no doubt, of the Levites' so near nei...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The fields and villages That is, all beyond the two thousand cubits expressed Numbers 35:5 . This is here mentioned, not as his peculiar case, but as one eminent instance, to show that it was so i...

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• Joshua 21:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES (vs.1-42) Since the Levites were not given a tribal inheritance as were the other tribes, it was necessary that they should have cities among all the tribes Their repr...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,   10 Which the children of Aaron,...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The fields of the city, i.e. all beyond the 2000 cubits expressed Numbers 35:5 . This is here mentioned, not as his peculiar case, but as one eminent instance, to show that it was so in all the...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  THE CITIES FOR THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 21:1 . The heads of the fathers] On this phrase, cf. note on chap. Joshua 14:1 . The fathers of the tribe of Levi were Gershon,...

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• Joshua 21:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Joshua 21:2 . Suburbs for our cattle. The levites sharing the tithe of corn, only needed cattle, which were tithed as well as the corn; but they were either burnt on the altar, or consumed in feas...

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• Joshua 21:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Unto the Levites . .. these cities. Ministers liberally treated The liberality both of God and of His people to the ministers of God is here very marvellous, in giving forty-eight cities to...

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• Joshua 21:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES . Joshua 21:1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites. We are not to suppose, with Calvin, that the Levites had been ove...

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• Joshua 21:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Cities of the Priests

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• Joshua 21:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 6:55-57 ; Joshua 14:13-15

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• Joshua 21:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The fields and villages — That is, all beyond the two thousand cubits expressed, Numbers 35:5 . This is here mentioned, not as his peculiar case, but as one eminent instance, to shew, that it was...

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