Joshua 21:34

Cities of Merari's Descendants

34 From the tribe of Zebulun, [they gave] to the clans of the descendants of Merari, who were the remaining Levites: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21:34 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:34

And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of
the Levites
The descendants of the youngest son of Levi, who were all that remained of the Levites unprovided of cities: out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs;
which lay near Carmel, and was a royal city; (See Gill on Joshua 12:22); and Kartah with her suburbs;
perhaps the same with Kattath, ( Joshua 19:15 ) .

Joshua 21:34 In-Context

32 From the tribe of Naphtali [they gave]: Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands-three cities.

33 All 13 cities with their pasturelands were for the Gershonites by their clans.

34 From the tribe of Zebulun, [they gave] to the clans of the descendants of Merari, who were the remaining Levites: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,

35 Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands-four cities.

36 From the tribe of Reuben, [they gave]: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,