Joshua 21:23
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:23 in other translations
| BSB | From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon, |
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| WEB | Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, |
| ASV | And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs, |
| YLT | And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs, |
| DARBY | and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs, |
| BBE | And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands; |
| Webster | And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs, |
What does Joshua 21:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 21:9-40
Jos 21:9-42. The Cities of the Priests. 9-40. they gave ... these cities which are here mentioned by name--It was overruled by the unerring providence of the Divine Lawgiver that the cities of the priests lay within the territories of Judah and Benjamin. This was a provision, the admirable wisdom and propriety of which were fully manifested on the schism that took place in the reign of Rehoboam.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 21:9-42
By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every tribe had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel more…
Joshua 21:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 21:23
- Joshua 19:44-45
And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, And Jehud, and Bene–berak, and Gath–rimmon,
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Context
- Joshua 21:22
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.
- Joshua 21:23
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
- Joshua 21:24
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de la tribu de Dan á Eltheco con sus ejidos, á Gibethón con sus ejidos, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et de la tribu de Dan: Eltheké et sa banlieue, Guibbethon et sa banlieue, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und vom Stamme Dan: Elteke und seine Bezirke, Gibbethon und seine Bezirke, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | De tribu quoque Dan, Eltheco et Gabathon, |