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Contemporary English Version

Joshua 21:22

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Kibzaim;   Levites;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Levite;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethhoron;   Jokmeam;   Kibzaim;   Kohath;   Levi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beth-Horon;   Jokmeam;   Joshua, the Book of;   Kibzaim;   Kohathites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Horon;   Jokmeam;   Joshua;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Suburb;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethhoron ;   Kibzaim ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Levites ;   Refuge, Cities of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Beth-Ho'ron;   Kibza'im;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beth-Horon;   Jokmeam;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Levi ;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities.
Hebrew Names Version
and Kivtza`im with its suburbs, and Beit-Horon with its suburbs; four cities.
King James Version
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
Lexham English Bible
Kibzaim and its pasturelands, and Beth-horon and its pasturelands; four cities.
English Standard Version
Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities;
New Century Version
Kibzaim, and Beth Horon. There were four towns and their pastures.
New English Translation
Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each—a total of four cities.
Amplified Bible
and Kibzaim with its pasture lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities.
New American Standard Bible
and Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbes: foure cities.
Legacy Standard Bible
and Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities.
Complete Jewish Bible
Kivtzayim with its surrounding open land and Beit-Horon with its surrounding open land — four cities.
Darby Translation
and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
Easy-to-Read Version
Kibzaim, and Beth Horon. In all, Ephraim gave them four towns and some land around each town for their animals.
George Lamsa Translation
Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-hauran with its suburbs; four cities.
Good News Translation
Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, with their pasture lands.
Literal Translation
and Kibzaim and its open lands, and Beth-horon and its open lands; four cities.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Kibzaim and the suburbes therof, Bethron and the suburbes therof.
American Standard Version
and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
Bible in Basic English
And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Cibzaim with her suburbes, and Bethhoron with her suburbes, foure cities.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.
King James Version (1611)
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs, foure cities.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:
English Revised Version
and Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.
Berean Standard Bible
Kibzaim, and Beth-horon-four cities, along with their pasturelands.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Sebsam, and Bethoron, with her subarbis;
Young's Literal Translation
and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs -- four cities.
Update Bible Version
and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
World English Bible
and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
New King James Version
Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities;
New Living Translation
Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns.
New Life Bible
Kibzaim with its fields, and Beth-horon with its fields, four cities.
New Revised Standard
Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands—four towns.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Kibzaim, with her pasture land, and Beth-horon, with her pasture land, - four cities.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Cibsaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities.
Revised Standard Version
Kib'za-im with its pasture lands, Beth-hor'on with its pasture lands--four cities;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Kibzaim with its pasture lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities.

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

Bethhoron: Joshua 16:3, Joshua 16:5, Joshua 18:13, Joshua 18:14, 1 Chronicles 6:68

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:10 - Bethhoron 1 Kings 9:17 - Bethhoron

Cross-References

Genesis 20:2
he told everyone that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
Genesis 20:17
Meanwhile, God had kept Abimelech's wife and slaves from having children. But Abraham prayed, and God let them start having children again.
Genesis 21:2
Although Abraham was very old, Sarah had a son exactly at the time God had said.
Genesis 21:3
Abraham named his son Isaac,
Genesis 26:26
Meanwhile, Abimelech had left Gerar and was taking his advisor Ahuzzath and his army commander Phicol to see Isaac.
Genesis 26:28
They answered, "We now know for certain that the Lord is with you, and we have decided there needs to be a peace treaty between you and us. So let's make a solemn agreement
Genesis 28:15
Wherever you go, I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't leave you—I will do all I have promised.
Genesis 30:27
But Laban told him, "If you really are my friend, stay on, and I'll pay whatever you ask. I'm sure the Lord has blessed me because of you."
Joshua 3:7
The Lord told Joshua, "Beginning today I will show the people that you are their leader, and they will know that I am helping you as I helped Moses.
2 Chronicles 1:1
King Solomon, the son of David, was now in complete control of his kingdom, because the Lord God had blessed him and made him a powerful king.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Kibzaim with her suburbs,.... Which seems to, be the same with Jokneam, 1 Chronicles 6:68; of it we read nowhere else;

and Bethhoron with her suburbs; upper Bethhoron, for there were two, an upper and a nether: see Joshua 16:3;

four cities; as mentioned by name.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of the cities of the non-priestly Kohathites, for Kibzaim we find Jokmeam in 1 Chronicles 6:68. This is perhaps another name for the same place, since both names may be derived from roots having a similar meaning; and for Gath-rimmon in 1 Chronicles 6:70, Bileam is given, and probably correctly; Gath-rimmon having apparently been repeated inadvertently from the preceding verse. Bileam is but another form of Ibleam Joshua 17:11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 21:22. Beth-horon — There were two cities of this name, the upper and the nether; but which is intended here, cannot be ascertained.


 
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