Joshua 21:24
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:24 in other translations
| BSB | Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands. |
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| WEB | Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities. |
| ASV | Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities. |
| YLT | Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs--four cities. |
| DARBY | Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities; |
| BBE | Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns. |
| Webster | Ajalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities. |
What does Joshua 21:24 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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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 21:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 21:24
- Joshua 19:42
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
- Joshua 10:12
Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
- 1 Chronicles 6:69
And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs:
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Context
- 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 21:25
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Joshua 21:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | A Ayalón con sus ejidos, á Gath-rimmón con sus ejidos: cuatro villas: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ajalon et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, quatre villes; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ajjalon und seine Bezirke, Gath-Rimmon und seine Bezirke: vier Städte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et Ajalon et Gethremmon, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quatuor. |