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Joshua 21:19

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 21:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Joshua 21:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
18Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,
22and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, etc.] Those of the Kohathites that came from him: [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs; and just so many are mentioned by name in (<062111>Joshua 21:11-18).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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 upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple. return to 'Top of Page'”
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