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New Living Translation

Joshua 21:22

Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns.

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 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

9 The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon 10 to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first: 11 Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.) 12 But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. 13 The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah, 14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15 Holon, Debir, 16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes. 17 From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba, 18 Anathoth, and Almon—four 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
Abraham introduced his wife, Sarah, by saying, "She is my sister." So King Abimelech of Gerar sent for Sarah and had her brought to him at his palace.
Genesis 20:17
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children.
Genesis 21:2
She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham named their son Isaac.
Genesis 26:26
One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander.
Genesis 26:28
They replied, "We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let's make a covenant.
Genesis 28:15
What's more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you."
Genesis 30:27
"Please listen to me," Laban replied. "I have become wealthy, for the Lord has blessed me because of you.
Joshua 3:7
The Lord told Joshua, "Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses.
2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him very powerful.

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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