1Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of IsraelstylusJoshua 14:1, Joshua 14:1, Joshua 17:4, Joshua 19:51, Joshua 17:42at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”stylusJoshua 18:1, Joshua 18:1, Numbers 35:2, Numbers 35:8, Numbers 35:23So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:stylusGenesis 49:7, Genesis 49:7, Deuteronomy 33:8, Deuteronomy 33:10, 1 Chronicles 6:544The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.stylus1 Chronicles 6:54, 1 Chronicles 6:60, Joshua 21:8, Joshua 21:19, Joshua 24:335The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.stylusJoshua 21:20, Joshua 21:26, Joshua 21:20, Joshua 21:26, Exodus 6:166The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.stylusJoshua 21:27, Joshua 21:33, Joshua 21:27, Joshua 21:33, 1 Chronicles 6:717And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.stylusJoshua 21:34, Joshua 21:40, Joshua 21:34, Joshua 21:40, 1 Chronicles 6:638So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.stylusJoshua 21:3, Joshua 21:3, Numbers 33:54, Proverbs 16:33, Joshua 18:69From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by namestylus1 Chronicles 6:65, Joshua 21:13, Joshua 21:18, 1 Chronicles 6:65, Joshua 21:1310to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:stylusJoshua 21:4, Joshua 21:4, Exodus 6:18, Numbers 3:19, Exodus 6:2011They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)stylus1 Chronicles 6:55, 1 Chronicles 6:55, Luke 1:39, Luke 1:39, Genesis 35:2712But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.stylus1 Chronicles 6:55, 1 Chronicles 6:57, Joshua 14:13, Joshua 14:15, 1 Chronicles 6:5513So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,stylusJoshua 15:42, Joshua 15:42, Joshua 10:29, Joshua 20:7, Joshua 15:5414Jattir, Eshtemoa,stylusJoshua 15:48, Joshua 15:50, Joshua 15:48, Joshua 15:50, 1 Samuel 30:2715Holon, Debir,stylusJoshua 15:51, Joshua 15:49, Joshua 15:51, Joshua 15:49, Joshua 12:1316Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.stylusJoshua 15:10, Joshua 15:55, 1 Chronicles 6:59, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 15:5517And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,stylusJoshua 18:24, Joshua 18:25, Joshua 9:3, Joshua 18:24, Joshua 18:2518Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.stylusJeremiah 1:1, Isaiah 10:30, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Kings 2:26, Jeremiah 1:119In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.stylus20The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities:stylus1 Chronicles 6:66, 1 Chronicles 6:66, Joshua 21:5, Joshua 21:521From the tribe of Ephraim they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,stylusJoshua 20:7, Joshua 20:7, 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:17, Genesis 33:1922Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.stylusJoshua 16:3, Joshua 18:13, Joshua 18:14, Joshua 16:5, 1 Chronicles 6:6823From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,stylusJoshua 19:44, Joshua 19:45, Joshua 19:44, Joshua 19:4524Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.stylusJoshua 10:12, 1 Chronicles 6:69, Joshua 19:42, Joshua 10:12, 1 Chronicles 6:6925And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.stylusJoshua 17:11, Judges 5:19, Joshua 17:11, Judges 5:1926In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.stylus27This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.stylus1 Chronicles 6:71, 1 Chronicles 6:71, Deuteronomy 1:4, Joshua 20:8, Deuteronomy 4:4328From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,stylus1 Chronicles 6:72, 1 Chronicles 6:73, Joshua 19:12, 1 Chronicles 6:72, 1 Chronicles 6:7329Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.stylusJoshua 10:3, Joshua 12:11, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 12:1130From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,stylus1 Chronicles 6:74, 1 Chronicles 6:75, Joshua 19:25, Joshua 19:28, 1 Chronicles 6:7431Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.stylusJudges 18:21, Judges 1:31, 1 Chronicles 6:75, Judges 18:21, Judges 1:3132And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.stylusJoshua 20:7, 1 Chronicles 6:76, Joshua 20:7, 1 Chronicles 6:76, Joshua 19:3533In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.stylus34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:stylus1 Chronicles 6:77, 1 Chronicles 6:77, Joshua 19:11, Joshua 12:22, Joshua 21:735From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah, Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.stylus36From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,stylusJoshua 20:8, Joshua 20:8, Deuteronomy 4:43, Deuteronomy 4:43, Numbers 21:2337Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.stylus38And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,stylusGenesis 32:2, Genesis 32:2, 1 Kings 22:3, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:839Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.stylus1 Chronicles 6:81, Joshua 13:17, Jeremiah 48:32, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:3040In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.stylus41For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.stylusGenesis 49:7, Numbers 35:1, Numbers 35:8, Deuteronomy 33:10, Genesis 49:742Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.stylus43Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.stylusGenesis 13:15, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 23:27, Exodus 23:3144And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.stylusJoshua 11:23, Joshua 11:23, Hebrews 4:9, Deuteronomy 31:3, Deuteronomy 31:545Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.stylus1 Kings 8:56, 1 Kings 8:56, Numbers 23:19, Joshua 23:14, Joshua 23:15