1 Chronicles 6:81 Explained in Context

Verse 54. ⁵⁴ Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

Verse 55. ⁵⁵ And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

Verse 56. ⁵⁶ But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

Verse 57. ⁵⁷ And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

Verse 58. ⁵⁸ And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

Verse 59. ⁵⁹ And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:

Verse 60. ⁶⁰ And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

Verse 61. ⁶¹ And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

Verse 62. ⁶² And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Verse 63. ⁶³ Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Verse 64. ⁶⁴ And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

Verse 65. ⁶⁵ And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

Verse 66. ⁶⁶ And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Verse 67. ⁶⁷ And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

Verse 68. ⁶⁸ And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,

Verse 69. ⁶⁹ And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:

Verse 70. ⁷⁰ And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.

Verse 71. ⁷¹ Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

Verse 72. ⁷² And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,

Verse 73. ⁷³ And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

Verse 74. ⁷⁴ And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,

Verse 75. ⁷⁵ And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:

Verse 76. ⁷⁶ And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

Verse 77. ⁷⁷ Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:

Verse 78. ⁷⁸ And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

Verse 79. ⁷⁹ Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:

Verse 80. ⁸⁰ And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

Verse 81. ⁸¹ And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.