Joshua 21:15

Contemporary English Version

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

Hebrew Names Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Devir with its suburbs,

King James Version
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

Lexham English Bible
Holon and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,

English Standard Version
Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

New Century Version
Holon, Debir,

New English Translation
Holon, Debir,

Amplified Bible
and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands,

New American Standard Bible
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Holon with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes,

Legacy Standard Bible
Holon with its pasture lands, and Debir with its pasture lands,

Complete Jewish Bible
Holon with its surrounding open land; D'vir with its surrounding open land;

Darby Translation
and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

Easy-to-Read Version
Holon, Debir,

George Lamsa Translation
Halol with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

Good News Translation
Holon, Debir,

Literal Translation
and Holon and its open lands, and Debir and its open lands,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Holon and the suburbes therof, Debir and the suburbes therof,

American Standard Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

Bible in Basic English
And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Holon with her suburbes, Dabir with her suburbes:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;

King James Version (1611)
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;

English Revised Version
and Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs;

Berean Standard Bible
Holon, Debir,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Elon, and Dabir, and Ayn, and Lethan,

Young's Literal Translation
and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

Update Bible Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

World English Bible
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

New King James Version
Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land,

New Living Translation
Holon, Debir,

New Life Bible
Holon with its fields, Debir with its fields,

New Revised Standard
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Holon, with her pasture land, and Debir, with her pasture land;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Holon, and Dabir,

Revised Standard Version
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands,

Contextual Overview

⁹Towns from Judah, Simeon, Benjamin The descendants of Aaron from the Kohath clans of Levi were priests, and they were chosen to receive towns first. They were given thirteen towns and the pastureland around them. Nine of these towns were from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and four from Benjamin. Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Holon, Debir, Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh were from Judah and Simeon. Hebron, located in the hill country of Judah, was earlier called Arba's Town. It had been named after Arba, the ancestor of the Anakim. Hebron's pasturelands went along with the town, but its farmlands and the villages around it had been given to Caleb. Hebron was also one of the Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. Gibeon, Geba, Anathoth, and Almon were from Benjamin. ²⁰Towns from Ephraim, Dan, West Manasseh The rest of the Kohath clans of the Levi tribe received ten towns and the pastureland around them. Four of these towns were from the tribe of Ephraim, four from Dan, and two from West Manasseh. Shechem, Gezer, Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon were from Ephraim. Shechem was located in the hill country, and it was also one of the Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. Elteke, Gibbethon, Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon were from Dan. Taanach and Jibleam were from West Manasseh. ²⁷Towns from East Manasseh, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali The clans of Levi that were descendants of Gershon received thirteen towns and the pastureland around them. Two of these towns were from the tribe of East Manasseh, four from Issachar, four from Asher, and three from Naphtali. Golan in Bashan and Beeshterah were from East Manasseh. Kishion, Daberath, Jarmuth, and En-Gannim were from Issachar. Mishal, Abdon, Helkath, and Rehob were from Asher. Kedesh in Galilee, Hammothdor, and Kartan were from Naphtali. Golan in Bashan and Kedesh in Galilee were also Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. ³⁴Towns from Zebulun, Reuben, Gad The rest of the Levi clans were descendants of Merari, and they received twelve towns with the pastureland around them. Four towns were from the tribe of Zebulun, four from Reuben, and four from Gad. Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmonah, and Nahalal were from Zebulun. Bezer, Jazah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath were from Reuben. Bezer was located in the desert flatlands east of the Jordan River across from Jericho. Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer were from Gad. Bezer and Ramoth in Gilead were Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. ⁴¹The people of the Levi tribe had a total of forty-eight towns within Israel, and they had pastures around each one of their towns.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Holon: Joshua 15:51, 1 Chronicles 6:58, Hilen

Debir: Joshua 12:13, Joshua 15:49

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:38 - Debir

Cross-References

Genesis 21:1
The Lord was good to Sarah and kept his promise.

Genesis 21:3
Abraham named his son Isaac,

Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba,

Genesis 21:22
About this time Abimelech and his army commander Phicol said to Abraham, "God blesses everything you do!

Genesis 21:25
One day, Abraham told Abimelech, "Some of your servants have taken over one of my wells."

2 Kings 3:9
So Joram, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom led their troops out. But seven days later, there was no drinking water left for them or their animals.

Psalms 63:1

(A psalm by David when he was in the desert of Judah.)

You are my God. I worship you. In my heart, I long for you, as I would long for a stream in a scorching desert.

Isaiah 44:12
A metalworker shapes an idol by using a hammer and heat from the fire. In his powerful hand he holds a hammer, as he pounds the metal into the proper shape. But he gets hungry and thirsty and loses his strength.

Jeremiah 14:3
Rulers send their servants to the storage pits for water. But there's none to be found; they return in despair with their jars still empty.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Holon with her suburbs,.... :-;

and Debir with her suburbs; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.