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1 Chronicles 6:66

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 6:66 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
1 Chronicles 6:66 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
63Unto the sons of Merari [were given] by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.
65And 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 mentioned by name.
66And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,
68and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs,
69and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The writer evidently had before him Joshua 21:0, which he followed, as to its matter, closely. In some cases he perhaps modernised the ancient names (1 Chronicles 6:58, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Chronicles 6:72, etc.); in a few he substituted for the old an entirely new name, the modern apellation, probably, of the ancient site 1 Chronicles 6:70, 1 Chronicles 6:77. At one time, it would seem, his intention was to give the cities of the priests only, and to content himself with stating the mere number of the rest. His account of the matter was then brought to a conclusion, and summed up, in 1 Chronicles 6:64. But, afterward, either he or a later writer thought it best to add to the list of the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Coasts - Or, of their borders, of their country contained within its borders. Next: 1 Chronicles Chapter 7”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the residue: Ch1 6:61; Jos 21:20-26 1 Chronicles 6:67”
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